Autumn

[Victors Mate]

Autumn my all time favourite season. The harvest, the vendange and the hedgerows’ bounty. Today a walk. The temperature required one thin sweater. The day bright and sunny.
Over the common. It’s funny how quiet everything is away from the solid walls which bounces the sound back at you from all directions time and time again. I fancy I heard a skylark but it might have been wishful thinking to suit my mood.
Back home more homemade soup to make. I do begin to think you can have too many tomatoes still I looked at the plants and there is no more than another 10 to 14 lbs to come. A lunch of the aforesaid tomato soup and a hunk of home made bread accompanied by a glass of totally unsuitable claret. Why? Well just because that is what I fancied drinking. And as the French say of red wine “a bottle a day keeps the doctor away”. OK maybe they don’t but I do and they should .
What is to look forward to? Well we know of a stand of chestnut trees that everyone else seems to have forgotten about. The there is a harvest festival or two and then, of course the delights and self indulgent prospect of the joys of leaf scuffing walks along the bridle path. Oh how I do love autumn

[ron1863]

Lovely sentiments as I too love Autumn, especially the colours of the leaves on the trees and the crisp clean air when out on the moors. Brilliant for photography too.

[Meles meles]

Its one of the best times to walk,as you say so many changes to look at.The change in air. Every living thing is busy doing something in preperation for the cold months to come. For many of us humans its about getting the last walks done before we stay in by the radiator or cosy fire.
(Not me though, I enjoy being out there, seeing who or what is mad enough to still be out there, apart from myself that is)

[pressld2]

Beautifully put Victors Mate. If I had to pick a favourite season I, too, would go for autumn although it's only just ahead of winter and spring. I usually find summers too hot and sticky for comfort - not this year though!

Dave P.

[KIDSTYPIKE]

Beautifully written Victors Mate.
I love the Autumn, the air is clearer, temperatures cooler all so much better for walking on the fells and for taking photographs.

Dave

[Hoppingmad]

Agree with all re the photography. So many subjects about in Autumn. Who cares if it's not as warm?

[September]

Well said Victors Mate! I share your feelings on autumn, and I'm looking forward to the annual camping/bonfire/celebration with my friends in a month or so. Is it me, or is the smell of leaf mulch and bonfire smoke together the most romantic smell in the world?

If anyone would like to read a piece I submitted in the Art forum on the subject of autumn, here's a linky: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/wildlife-art/16666-falling-horse-chestnuts.html#post165338

[ChasCreek]

Yes, I love Autumn as well. Cooler weather doesn't bother me as to be honest the neccessity to wear a jacket gives me all of those pockets back to carry all of the 'essential' bits I want to take with me!

Spring has to be my favourite season though, knowing that the evenings will be lighter longer, Autumn proably my second favourite season but with the less favourable knowledge that the evenings will be getting darker earlier.

I was walking along the River Dart a couple of days back at around half six in the morning and the air did have a distinct chill to it, but in a refreshing way rather than I want to be back home by a log fire way.

[Billy Wobble Dagger]

We had our first fog of Autumn this morning. I have always thought that fog is the strangest of our weather types. This morning it was very patchy and it watched rolled in over the airfield. The temperature has risen now and it has all burnt off.

BWD