It is the weekend before my birthday and to celebrate (or is that commiserate), a short excursion was penciled in my diary a few weeks ago. A weekend away was ruled out due to the timing of my bathroom repairs.
This time of year is always a little tricky for days out, because most places I [...]
Archive for the tag 'Autumn'
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Tea and Cake
22 Comments CherryPie on Nov 4th 2012
Filed under Out & About
Wenlock Edge
From A. E. Houseman’s ‘A Shropshire Lad’
On Wenlock Edge the wood’s in trouble
His forest fleece the Wrekin heaves;
The gale, it plies the saplings double,
And thick on Severn snow the leaves.
‘Twould blow like this through holt and hanger
When Uricon the city stood:
‘Tis the old wind in the old anger,
But then it threshed another wood.
Then, ’twas before [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 20th 2012
Filed under Science & Nature
Autumn Contemplations
I invite you to join me at Vision & Verb where I contemplate Autumn and our untypical English Summer.
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 19th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About, Science & Nature
Sunny Sunday in Autumn
Autumn is not quite ready to be photographed yet, it seems all the best trees are in all the wrong places to be able to get a decent photograph. I did however enjoy my lunch out, a leisurely drive and a short walk. Here are a couple of photos that I did manage [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
Autumn is in the Air
As I headed to work this morning the rain was torrential and there were rivers of water on the road and there was a distinct autumn feel to the air. I noticed on my short walk from the car park to my office building that the leaves on the trees now had slight autumnal hues [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Sep 24th 2012
