Someone is picking the leaves off trees at the UK parliament, one by one

In scenes that would be better suited to the rose gardens of Alice In Wonderland’s Queen of Hearts, someone is manually picking the leaves off the trees at Westminster Palace.

The unbelievable sight at the home of the UK parliament was first spotted by the Daily Telegraph's Senior Political Correspondent, Christopher Hope, who tweeted a photo of the work in progress, captioned: "This is how Autumn happens in the Palace of Westminster. The lady on the ladder is pulling the leaves off the trees."

This is how Autumn happens in the Palace of Westminster. The lady on the ladder is pulling the leaves off the trees. pic.twitter.com/ruOEq9MW22

— Christopher Hope📝 (@christopherhope) November 14, 2014