On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to meTen lords a-leapingNine ladies dancingEight maids a-milkingSeven swans a-swimmingSix geese a-layingFive gold rings (five golden rings)Four calling birdsThree French hensTwo turtledovesAnd a partridge in a pear tree
The Twelve Days of Christmas start on Christmas Day and last until the evening of the 5th January – also known as Twelfth Night. The Twelve Days have been celebrated in Europe since before the middle ages and were a time of celebration. I may not have a partridge or a pear tree, but I have selected 12 photos from December / January to get me through this period.
Cornwall in Colours 
Oh yes! An almost-final-fling for the Christmas season.
I thought these were leaping, sort of… and ignoring the one in the background there are 10! Serendipity. Again.
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They look so juicy! (I know they are not edible.) My 11th is rather dull, colourwise: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2023/01/03/on-the-tenth-day-of-hogswatch/
Even birds seem to ignore them, though I have seen a robin attempting a nibble.
Such a vibrant colour!
They keep these red berries all year round, very welcome at this time of year.
Gorgeous berry photo, Jude. As we didn’t have our Christmas until the First of January, I think we may be extending the 12-day allowance.
Best wishes, Pete. x
You could copy the late Queen’s example and keep some decorations up until Candlemas which is 2 Feb. January can feel discouragingly dark and dreary, a month to endure rather than enjoy.
Perfect Christmas colours.
Beautiful berries – very Christmassy!
Aren’t they such a glorious shade of red, Jude? I have berries on one of my Skimmias (must check which it is, a female partner for Kew Green), which always remind me of the red cherry Christmas lights I have just taken down
I have the common Rubella (m) and bought two females, one was supposed to be the one with white berries, ‘Kew White’ but they both turned out to be Nymans 😕 Kew Green does look very attractive.
When I was commenting I did Google to check, as I thought I had both Kew White and Kew Green – I checked in daylight and the berries are on Kew White!! I checked back and I bought it from Crocus in March 2019 so I have emailed and basically asked them to replace it with the correct plant, which hopefully they will do…