My walk up the lane to take photos of the Oaks happened right at the end of August, a beautiful sunny morning, blue skies all round. Things were starting to look Autumnal with acorns now a good size and the barley and wheat all harvested.
Leaves were beginning to looks old, spotted with brown and some with mildew
In the hedgerow a few blackberries beginning to ripen and the red comes from the poisonous Woody Nightshade. Rose Hips are still mostly orange and very oddly I didn't notice any Hawthorn berries.
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| A few blackberries - my least favourite fruit so I leave them for the birds |
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| Rose Hips |
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| Pretty but Deadly! |
The barley field is just stubble, probably to be ploughed later. Further up the lane the wheat field had been disc harrowed so maybe it's been sown straight in with something as there were bird scarer guns set up on the other side of the field.
That green field in front of the houses, which is bigger than it looks in this photo, will have houses built on it very soon - a 'consultation' evening is being held for villagers to go and look at the plans. Complaints and comments won't make any difference as it's already been agreed by the Council!
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| Stubble field |
The Sugar Beet field is looking well, several more months of growing still to come before it's harvested
I've never seen so many of these Robin's Pincushions on the Dog Roses before, there were so many. It must be a very good year for the gall wasp.
I've never seen so many of these Robin's Pincushions on the Dog Roses before, there were so many. It must be a very good year for the gall wasp.
"The Robin's pincushion is a red, round, hairy growth that can be seen on wild roses. It is caused by the larvae of a tiny gall wasp that feeds on the host plant, but causes little damage."
It really will be proper Autumn next time I go up the lane for photos
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Sue
There are mostly Beech Trees here and they are slowly changing colour. I started picking blackberries end of July and have made jelly with them and some in freezer for crumbles but nearly over now, the rain has spoiled them. Plenty of Haws here but not many rose hips and no fungi yet but it feels like Autumn, very cool mornings and evenings. Sweep next week then I can light the stove for a few hours. Sarah Browne.
ReplyDeleteThe Lime trees in the churchyard are losing leaves really quickly especially after we had two spells of pouring rain on Tuesday
DeleteAutumn is definitely on its way🍂🍁🍂🍁
ReplyDeleteIt suddenly became Autumn here yesterday - a different feel to the air and brisk wind
DeleteThank you…it is pouring with rain again this morning so your reminder of how beautiful Autumn can be was very welcome!
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame the Woody Nightshade is poisonous as it's so pretty.
DeleteBury factory opens on 16 Sept so in theory those beet could be lifted any time from now.
ReplyDeleteIt will be a month or three for this field, they are not very big yet
DeleteYes, the Autumn Chill is in the air!
ReplyDeleteHouses are needed but where to build without issue or controversy? It's the same here, cut and dried long before the public have their say.
Another village a few miles away has had nearly 400 new houses in the last 3 years with no extra facilities of course! Quite a lot of the 400 are still for sale.
DeleteRobin's Pincushions are so pretty. I think all the galls are interesting.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen so many - they were all along the hedge
DeleteAmazing how rapidly the harvest gets done these days; when I was a schoolboy helping out on the farm there was always much still to do when term started in September.
ReplyDeleteHarvest, plough, sow - each job done in a day and all done in a week
DeleteI'm loving following the changing seasons through 'your' tree lens.
ReplyDeleteWe were shocked when we got to Mum's in Manchester on Wednesday the trees all along the main road were really shedding their leaves, it looked beautiful with them all raining down, but it just seemed a little bit early.
We had a couple of spells of heavy rainfall on Tuesday and the road was awash with leaves from the churchyard Lime trees getting washed down the hill
DeleteA great post Sue, describing the changing of the season in your village. Our season is changing also…..Spring is in the air!
ReplyDeleteAfter spending a good few weeks in a different part of the country where there are just two seasons (wet/dry) I’m looking forward to returning home to see the ‘awakening’ in all its glory.
We have four seasons in a day sometimes - never boring to talk about the weather here!
DeleteThank you for the photo of the Robins pincushion, I'd never seen one before.
ReplyDeleteA lovely post.
Alison in Wales x
There's a post about them in the Flower Fairies posts somewhere
DeleteWe are much further ahead here to Autumn although today it was uncomfortably warm! The trees are noticeably brown and of course darkness is falling much earlier. I like autumn so will be happy when the temperature drops and autumn is really here. Catriona
ReplyDeleteHave to put the light on now when I make my 8pm cuppa, just a few days ago it was still light enough - as usual I'm not looking forward to winter after autumn
DeleteThere is always something of interest each season when observing an oak tree. And I love seeing the countryside you show around it as well.
ReplyDeleteOur green fields are also disappearing beneath housing as the city is growing so fast, and it is all outwards not upwards. I guess people have to live somewhere, but I hate watching the farms disappear one by one.
The growing fields are beautiful, even the harvested fields are wide open vistas. The acorns are starting to drop from my Oak trees. The squirrels are well supplied.
ReplyDeleteJust small acorns here right now. I need to get out and collect a few. I just love how smooth and compact they are.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I've not heard of Woody Nightshade before - and I thought they were red currants! Presumably the birds know to avoid them? So how do they propagate if not by being spread by bird droppings?
ReplyDeleteLovely photo of your Oak tree. And not a power/telegraph pole in sight.