Have you noticed that Autumn, the most blissful season of all, is here?
Quietly she came, and began whispering in my ear some weeks ago; the quality of light is softening daily as the sun drops closer to the horizon; the days are noticeably shorter; nights are drawing in; curtains are closed earlier now; the heating is needed to take the chill off the early morning and late evening air; the hedgerows and trees are offering up their ripening fruits; the world that dwells far above the Equator prepares to slow down and rest.
Although the air feels Autumnal, and the light is Autumnal, the trees and fruits seem still a little way behind, but here are some photos of what is happening in and around and near my cottage ~~~
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| Rosa Rugosa grown into rich ruby red hips |
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| Japanese Wind Anemones fill my borders |
Won't you join me on a gentle stroll around the valley this pleasantly warm and sunny Autumn afternoon? Let us take a peek and see what is happening as we traipse along the high~hedge boundered byways of the Shire ~~~
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| A trout lies well camouflaged on the muddy river bottom |
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| Leaves still wear the green of Summer and show no sign of turning yet |
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| Conkers ripening high up on the Horse Chestnut Tree |
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| View from Pen Lan looking up the river valley to the village |
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| I think he might be stuck! He certainly chewed up the surface of the lane! |
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| Looking down the river valley all is lush and verdant green and out of site the ocean lies |
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| The winding shady lane that leads back to the village and a blue sunny sky |
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| The stream is low in water and is nothing more than a trickle |
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| Crab Apples ripening for jam and jelly making |
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| My favourite Autumn fruit ~ Blackberries ~ deep juicy jewels ~ gems of goodness |
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| A net of spiderweb covered in dewy crystal droplets of early morning rain |
Each day now I am picking a small bowl of wild blackberries from the vines about my cottage and soon I will decide what to make with them as they assemble in the freezer ~~~ the more you pick, the more you get, and with heavy rains coming in tomorrow I hope the following days of sun will give a bumper crop to pick ~~~
Until next time
Deborah
