A walk up the road this week really showed how Autumn is approaching even though Summer hasn't gone......it's been in the high 20's this week and still no rain.
Zooming into the village from the top of the 'hill'.
Not sure what the Sugar Beet harvest will be like if we don't get more rain
A Bridleway goes off this back road but it only goes to the main A140 road, so no way to do a circular horse or bike ride.
Lots of small Sloes
The wheat has been cut and the bales carted away
This was ahead of me hopping down onto the road and then disappearing into the hedge every time I took a step nearer, and popping out again and despite the camera zooming in these were the 'best' photos! I think it's just a young Yellow Hammer?
It's a good year for acorns
There are several clumps of Horseradish on a rough bit of a field entrance but I'm not going to bother to dig up the roots!
I've got some busy days coming up so taking a short blogging break. I'll be back Monday or Tuesday.
That last pic.....I've seen that a lot, didn't realise it was horseradish! Have a nice break.
ReplyDeleteI planted a root at the Smallholding because Colin liked Horseradish sauce - but we never ate Beef and I never dug it up to make any!
DeleteWe said the same yesterday - at supper time it 'felt' like early September not the beginning of August.
ReplyDeleteThe blackbirds are busy stripping all the berries from my Rowan trees and around the garden some leaves are already beginning to turn colour.
Very gloomy in the evenings now once the sun has disappeared - much too soon!
DeleteI noticed a lot of leaves on the ground in the garden yesterday. Even though we've had a lot of rain here in the past few weeks, plants and trees have made their decision - prepare!
ReplyDeleteYou are lucky to have rain - it's much needed here
Deletewe were always told that a heavy hedgerow harvest was a sign of a bad winter to come ...ho hum
ReplyDeleteWe will see what happens I guess
DeleteIt does seem quite autumnal, we have brown leaves falling from the Tulip tree and have raked up several buckets of them also the light is fading more quickly now in the late evenings. Enjoy your blogging break.
ReplyDeleteThank you -just a few busy days
DeleteWhen out and about recently there was a big old Chestnut tree dropping its yellow leaves following that very hot spell - looked very autumnal indeed. We've had some windy days, with some rain (yay!) and that with cooler temperatures have given a nod to autumn.
ReplyDeleteA good blackberry crop hereabouts just needing to ripen but have yet to find a Sloe bush with more than a couple of sloes on it! Hay Castle Car Park perchance . . .
Horse Chestnut trees are always early to fall here, they get a disease with big brown spots. Doesn't do any permanent damage thankfully
DeleteWe’ ve had too little rain and the leaves are falling due to lack of water. It’s making everywhere really dusty and it’s been unpleasantly humid for days now. I am trying to wash all the curtains one at a time as it’s £35 at the laundry per pair and I can manage if the weather stays dry. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about dust - windows open wide due to the heat but so much dust blowing in
DeleteYou saw some beautiful nature on your walk. I didn't realize that sloes looked so much like our huckleberries. I need to look them up for more details! We finally got some rain yesterday -- it was sorely needed. They got it at home too -- much more than here --and I'm afraid my basement is flooded to the max. We'll see.
ReplyDeleteOh no to the flooded basement - not what you want to hear.
DeleteSloes are the fruit of the Blackthorn and impossible to eat - People use them to give a flavour to Gin to make a liqueur for winter
Have an enjoyable weekend, Sue!
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteNice to see the vegetation around you. Lots of different farm fields too.
ReplyDeleteYes all sorts being grown around here this year
DeleteWith the nights already starting to draw in and going so much cooler it's definitely starting to feel that Summer wants to escape us. We have had almost 'April showers' here today which has been really strange. Bright, hot sunshine interspersed with heavy short showers, over and over again.
ReplyDeleteThe farming and growing around you is impressive. It is great to see fields that produce a product. You are fortunate to have some cool weather. It is 100 degrees F today and humid. Most oppressive. I can't wait for Fall weather. Enjoy your long weekend.
ReplyDeleteSo agree about the rather early 'turn of the year'
ReplyDeleteHave a good few days
Alison in Wales x
I noticed avery Autumnal evening tonight - very early methinks
ReplyDeleteWe have blackberries ready to pick in a few places around here...those in the photo look parched...that old wheel is turning still isn't it. x
ReplyDeleteIt does feel very Autumnal all of a sudden. Your pretty bird is a Yellowhammer. I love seeing them flitting along the hedgerows - so perky and colourful, they always make me smile!
ReplyDeleteOur Rowan tree berries are not ripe yet but other things seem to be coming to an end prematurely. The heat adversely affected the raspberry canes and there is very little fruit this year...not enough rain I think 🤔 Ditto with the runner beans. Lots of leaves, few flowers and beans.
ReplyDeleteHave a great few days 😀
The vegetation says the season s changing.
ReplyDeleteI watched Larkrise to Candleford and one episode had after the wheat was harvested the towns people were able to go and collect any leftover bits of wheat for their families
ReplyDeleteCathy.
It was an old tradition in UK called gleaning or leaving. It meant that families would have some flour for their winter stores. They would take the wheat to the Miller to be ground and he would take a portion as payment. We might see a resurgence of this if times get harder!
DeleteHave a lovely blogging break.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
It is starting to feel autumnal around here too. Some of the trees are starting to shed a few leaves, poor things. xx
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. It still looks so very dry. Things here are still so hot, but I can see the summer coming to an end. The cycle of wildflowers is moving on to late summer flowers now and the leaves on the trees are getting a darker green in colour. I can't wait for things to cool down a little!
ReplyDeleteI listened to the crickets last night and knew it too. Summer's winding down. How fast the seasons seem to be changing.
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