An autumnal medley featuring photos taken during our walk on 17th October 2024. Enjoy
17th October 2024
Our native trees tend to be late autumnal-turners. But the chestnut tree isn’t native, thus its leaves are amongst the earliest to turn yellow and brown and drop to the ground. Below: a pioneering birch thrusts through the chestnut leaves, the attached polypore brackets forming like a ladder
17th October 2024
17th October 2024
Moss and lichen are year-round features where the ground and air is damp…
17th October 2024
17th October 2024
I know the song says ‘The holly and the ivy’ but here the berries are rowan and holly
17th October 2024
17th October 2024
Beech leaves, gold in the sudden sun…
17th October 2024
17th October 2024
The mist is gone, now all is bright and clear in the sun
17th October 2024
17th October 2024
So busy looking at trees, we forget the lower woodland storey: Bracken, gorse and (below) the seed-heads of wood-sage caught it that wonderful golden autumnal sun
17th October 2024
That’s all for now folks. Don’t forget Fungi Friday!
crispina kemp 
Marvellous share
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Thank you 🙂
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Both the views are lovely Crispina.
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Thank you, Sadje 🥰
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You’re most welcome
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This is lovely, Crispina. Such a difference from this side of the pond!
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It helps that the sun was shining (unlike this week!)
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Yes, for sure. Ours was late because of the sun, too.
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