Autumn

NanKate Re my last post... sorry, should of course have said 'DG' not 'DCs'.

One of my favourite songs.
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Yes, NanKate whenever we enjoy warm, sunny days in October I think of it as 'wedding weather'. It's good to know of another couple who remember the very special weather when they were married on that same day so long ago!

Your Ruby album sounds lovely, what a thoughtful gift. I'm sure your DCs will enjoy seeing the photos... and no doubt find the clothes hilarious historically interesting (if they are anything like the outfits Joe and I wore in those days)!

hollydaze I haven't seen our local waterfall with actual water since El Niño about 15 years ago. I'd love to see yours! hollydaze It seems like we've been on red alert for years! Even our river is dry . And I'm on the coast!

It poured with rain in Cheshire this morning and woke me up at 6 am ish.

It has been a lovely September. Our Indian summers quite often are.

I am now frantically trying to get my tender garden plants safely stowed away.

Perfect for this particular autumn we're having, anno. One of my favourite poems.

we are simply praying for rain

I 'secretly' pray for rain sometimes MariClaire so that the waterfalls become impressive again - I can't make it known to people here about that or I'd probably be lynched

Thank you Anno-will print- so beautiful.

Thank you Anno for reminding me of the wonderful poem by Keats, so emotively written.

I'm really enjoying Autumn this year despite the first rain coming earlier than usual in the Algarve. Maybe that is why, Winter still seems faraway and I found the Summer more wearing than I normally do.
We will be in the UK in October and I'm looking forward to seeing the trees in all their glory. Someone once told me that the trees were not as colourful in Devon because they did not have such hard frosts. Can anyone tell me if that is true?

MarieClaire, here in the Algarve we are not allowed to have bonfires until November because of the danger of wildfires.

This autumn, more than any other I've known has reminded me of Keats's Ode to Autumn.

We have just come back from a walk in Bushy Park, what a lovely afternoon, sun shining and really warm. I love the trees this time of the year, quite a few stags antlers visible through the long grass, slightly wary of them I believe the rutting season is nearly upon us.

Thisledo, I used to love driving from Dundee over to Blairgowrie. The autumn colours were wonderful. I'll be up in Dundee this weekend, but it might be a couple of weeks too early.

Love going to the woods in autumn and kicking the leaves..

Your beautiful descriptions have inspired me to make a trip to England in the Autumn, my favorite season as well. Here on the US West Coast we are simply praying for rain. Although wildfire season still goes through November.

1971 here too- but on 29th May - didn't see the weather as I was stuck in hospital for many months- but that autumn in London, near Richmond Park, was glorious.

Autumn is a joy to behold in rural Perthshire. Will be driving down the A9 in a couple do weeks, can't wait to see wonderful colours. We'll worth a visit if you get the chance.

Well how lovely Joy to find someone else married on the same day and year. Whenever there is blue sky and sunshine in the Autumn I say 'this is just like our wedding day'.

I wish I could relive my life but with the knowledge I have now.

For our Ruby Wedding our DS had made up a lovely album of photos of us during those years. No doubt when the grandchildren look at it in a year or two they will ask who that young couple was.

NanKate Snap! We too were married on 23.10.1971 and the weather was amazing. I will never forget the warmth of the sun on my face when the pics were taken. Can it really be nearly 43 years ago?

Autumn is second favourite, behind Spring. I have mixed feelings about Summer as I am a Goldilocks sort of girl - I like the temperature neither too hot nor too cold, but just right! After the Summer it is so lovely to go out into the garden and feel that crispness in the air that comes on a blue Autumn day. I do enjoy the long Summer evenings with a glass of something cold and white though!

PRINTMISS Thank you. I loved your words about Autumn, and feel just the same about this season. My birthday and wedding anniversary are both in October and are often wonderful crisp, sunny days.

I find I am sleeping a lot better now that the darker evenings and mornings are with us. Nights are comfortable and days are pleasant.

We wanted to get married on September 19th but some friends beat us to it so, instead, we opted for October 10th. It poured with rain on their wedding day and ours was sunny and bright but a little blustery.

That was 1970 and indeed,*nankate*, where did the time go!

The Autumnal Equinox, when the nights become longer than the days. I must say I am NOT an autumn lover. The colours are lovely but I prefer the spring time, with the promise of the long days and short nights, when the birds start to sing at 03.00, and the summer visitors start arriving, ie, the swallows and house martins and of course the swifts. Winter has it's beauty, but it is cold and usually, here in the north, miserable.

"Where are the days of spring, aye, where are they".

Autumn was my favourite season until my mid 50's, when I began to properly appreciate the joys that spring brings. I still love the autumn though, and am especially enjoying this one, with its warm sunshine to enhance the beauty of the colours.