It Depends.

What you see from a field entrance on the road above us. 

On the left, seed heads and dried stems. 

On the right, (see extra) a gnarled, moss-encrusted hawthorn, showing enough berries to feed many flocks of finches. 

Today was a very frustrating day, mostly spent 'packing' - that's to say changing my mind, not finding things, discovering that favourite garments  far too tatty to merit a place in the suitcase, attempting to find replacements for said items ( on line, so will things come in time??), finally abandoning the whole project (after all, I have till Sunday, don't I). 

I was hoping to get it done while TM was out of the way - he doesn't understand  why I get so knotted up about it. He'll start on Sunday morning, and be ready and standing, jingling the car keys, and I'll still be dithering....