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Last throes of Autumn
For a brief moment this morning the sun shone brightly and set the hedgerow ablaze.
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” Jim Bishop
Squirrel
This little fellow was doing what squirrels do best, eating nuts!
Autumn Leaves
“Autumn… the year’s last, loveliest smile.”
William Cullen Bryant
Autumn Bouquet
Gorgeous autumnal colours in this bouquet of flowers.
Autumn Colour Wheel
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
Albert Camus
One tree, so many colours!
Autumn
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old
And darker days are drawing near
The winter winds will be much colder
Now you’re not here
Justin Hayward – Forever Autumn
Apples and Pears
Harvest time!
Betula pendula (Silver Birch)
There are not many leaves left on the Silver Birch trees!
Raspberries, Autumn
I find the autumn fruiting raspberries are much tastier than the summer ones. They fruit on canes they grow that year, rather than the previous season’s canes, as with the summer raspberries. Simply cut all the canes down to the ground in February and new canes will form and fruit the same year.
