The meteorological calendar gives the 1st September as the start of Autumn and according to John Keats, it is the ' Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!' Today, it certainly was!
It was actually raining to begin with but this gave way to gentle mizzle. Belinda accompanied me and we tried to stick to well trodden paths so we didn't get too wet! However, it was warm so we ended up with our jackets around our waists...
We were amazed how high the maize or sweetcorn had grown and marvelled at the enormous fungi we saw attached to the bark of a tree. Would love to know its name and whether it is edible!
Our walk took us past Kilver Court and gave us great views of the Charlton Viaduct. We noticed that the Horse Chestnut tree's leaves had already started to change colour and fall...
The allotments had all the signs of vegetables harvested and the promise of more... Seeing two orange pumpkins reminded me to look out some recipes, for the season ahead. I recently read a butternut squash risotto with sage recipe, which seemed worth a try!
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