As part of Heritage Open Days at the weekend, Abingdon Baptist Church was open and had an exhibition by Abingdon Flower Club. A lot of work had gone into the displays. At the hall’s centre, a bouquet had been placed with a picture of the late Queen with a candle burning. On the stage, a cross decorated with flowers echoed the neon cross behind.

The other flowers were grouped into the four seasons, starting with Spring

and then to summer with tea on the lawn.

There were bare branches and cotton wool and sparkles for winter. But before winter, autumn was shown with red and orange and purple flowers and some twirling looping flowers like fireworks and a harvest festival display of homely produce. Nowadays, harvest festivals are more likely to include tins or packets so that donations can be used by organisations such as the homeless and asylum welcome.

There have been harvests this September, and two people sent me pictures of the Green Gym cutting hay. More of them tomorrow.

Anne sent me a reminder that September 24th will be the Oxfordshire Great Big Green Week, with activities under the museum arches, and apple pressing and eco-art in the basement.