Following a request in the September enews, members have sent us a great selection of fine photos taken in their gardens and on local walks. Many, many thanks to all contributors.
Now, to set the scene, here is a timely poem from our resident poet, Judy Ingman.
Autumn
Summer’s ended. Now it’s Autumn’s call
Leaves unlinking, feathering to fall
Oranges, yellows, reds all down
As Autumn changes greens to brown.
Stormy rains wet paths and flood
Slimy grounds become slushy mud.
Fields stripped bare to the horizon strain
While walkers trudge on the uneven terrain.
Clouds and Sun intermix together
Whilst our Planet accepts the cooler weather.
Landscapes open into Nature’s soul
As all life adapts for Winter’s cold.
Judy 1/10/2020
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- “Season of mists …….”
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- “Slimy grounds become slushy mud………. “
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- Hesperantha coccinea crimson flag lily
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- Shield-fern frond
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- Ripe fern spores
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- Cyclamen hederifolia
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- Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’
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- Geranium ‘Buxton’s Blue’
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- Persicaria ‘Firetail’ seen through Japanese Birch
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- Long-tailed tits 15th October
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- Long-tailed tits in Amelanchier
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- Autumn Reflections
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- Caryopteris Clandonensis
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- Sedum spectabile and comma-butterfly
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- Actaea Simplex (bottle brush)
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- Penstemon
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- Saffron Crocus September bloom
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- Floribunda Rose (double) ‘Dearest’
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- Old red Rose (double) David Austin
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- Last of the Summer Vine?
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- A lovely Aughton Garden in Autumn
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- Nerines
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- Rudbeckia (rustic dwarf)
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- Lucifer and wild flower mix
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- Aster Frikartii
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- Eucomis pine apple lily
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- Dahlia (3 months of bloom)
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- Autumn garden in bloom
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- Shades of Autumn
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- Earthstar (Geastraceae)
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- Earthstar close-up
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- Edible, but poisonous, shaggy mane
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- Hardy Fuschia
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- Acer Autumn Hues
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- Pumpkin Pickers
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- More Pumpkin Pickers
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- Sandfield Park Spooky Woods
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- Apple harvest
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- Migrating geese
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- Autumn falls on Martin Mere
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- Martin Mere Spring Duckling family – all grown up by Autumn
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- Rufford branch canal 1
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- Rufford branch canal 2
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- Rufford branch canal 3
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- A Bijou Bug Hotel (National Trust Design)
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- While Gorse Hill Nature Reserve has a whole chain of BIG Bug Hotels
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- Gorse Hill Seldom Pond
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- Coronation Park Duck Pond
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- “If Winter comes can Spring be far behind?”
As an extra treat of a seasonal music and photos, check out this YouTube video suggested by CXLVII.
Last Updated on February 21, 2022