The title says it all. It is now late Autumn in England and Winter is so close it surely is just a strong gust of wind away. The sun makes the odd cameo appearance once or twice a week, but apart from those cherished moments the days seem blanketed in a dull, cloud-filtered light.
The flipside of the cooler weather is getting to witness the change of seasons, particularly the changing hues of leaves. In Didsbury it is accentuated by all the parks, wood-land and tree-lined avenues. It has been fun walking through drifts of leaves and seeing great textured carpets of red, yellow and brown scattered across lawns.
Today Kellie and I wandered through Didsbury Park, which four months ago had trees in full bloom like those that grace the banner of this blog. It is rather bare now - the flowers and leaves of the trees have disappeared, leaving a collection of ragged wooden skeletons behind. No wonder badgers hibernate for the winter - there's nothing to see, and neither the light nor time to do so anyway!
