Today I managed a short visit to Attingham Park, it was nice to have a few minutes away from my busy schedule. There was hardly anyone else around on the route that I took, just me and nature. I particularly wanted some pictures of the trees still laden with their autumn leaves next to the snow on the ground. As you can see there are still quite a number of trees complete with their leaves. They won’t be there for much longer though the cold snap was making the leaves fall to the ground like confetti, as you can see in the last photo.
It was very chilly at -4 so I think I deserved my cup of coffee and a piece of my favourite cake. When I was struggling to get a slice out of the stand which was rather high up and difficult to reach I think I rather annoyed the man standing next to me in the queue. I think he thought I was in his way but there was not a lot I could do, struggling with a bag, a camera and cake whilst trying not to drop anything…
Attingham Park warden, Ron Ironmonger explains why the colours have been particularly good this year:
The best autumn colours are experienced when there has been a warm, wet spring combined with a summer that has not been too hot or dry and there has been a spell of warm sunny days with cool but non freezing nights in early autumn.
If you click on the top left photograph it explains in more detail about autumn colours.
It was very chilly at -4 so I think I deserved my cup of coffee and a piece of my favourite cake.
Completely agree and wonderful pics.
It was delicious although I was a little bit distracted because I had inadvertently done something stupid in relation to the sun and a lens :-/
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Only one place to be now – indoors by the fire!
Dxx
The walk just had to be done
Beautiful winter images. Am so wishing for our first snow! And – I just love how you take us along with us to the places you visit.
Thanks Marcie, I am glad you enjoy my journeys as much as I do
Such beautiful sceneries! The Park certainly deserves a visit. And the cake adds a sweet touch to the environment. Go for it, Cherie.;-)
It is one of my favourite places to be for lots of reasons
The cake is sheer indulgence on my part
Great shots! Such a lovely and serene view in the parc. Looks really cold!
It was very chilly, I kept walking
Plenty of snow around then? Sadly (and I don’t entirely mean that…) there isn’t any here in London…
I think London would be quite photogenic with snow
Obviously more leaves have left over here.
Lovely photographs. Mylady. How do you call this kind of season? Wintaumn?
The leaves are acting quite strange…
I think you have identified the season, it is Wintaumn
It’s a great word, and it goes so well with the photos.
I am glad you like it
Wonderful suspension of autumn/winter. I love the contrast especially in the last photo,Cherie.
Thanks Uber, I am glad you like them
I love the cake there….so I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing, we just chilled out and the w/e so lovely to see the snowy scenes
The coffee cake there is the best ever, so yes I did enjoy
I am glad you had a chilled out weekend, we all need those every now and then
A younger version of a “red Coat”?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/sites/inpictures/images/snow_meera340.jpg
What a cutie
Apparently at around that age I was dressed in a lovely white coat, gloves and hat. As always happens parents blink for one minute and the child is out of sight…
A couple of minutes later I was found in the coal bunker with a black coat, gloves and hat.
A true story just for you
Nowadays I think the colour red suits me better
Thanks for the story.
Red?
I’m sure it suits you.
The song, “Lady in Red”…