Following A Tree

 It was a misty morning last week when I walked up the lane to see what the Oaks were doing. They are losing a few leaves but most are still on the tree and still a lot of green to be seen

with others turning brown and yellow.

There are a couple of Ash trees up the lane that were much yellower and fewer leaves hanging on

 

The huge sugar beet field on one side of the lane is still waiting to be harvested

And now you can definitely see this field below, on the other side of the lane, was sown with oil-seed rape straight into the stubble - I wasn't sure last month.

And in the photo below the wheat ( I assume it's winter sown wheat) is coming through, turning the field from brown to green. The grass on the edge at the bottom of the photo has been sprayed with weed-killer so it doesn't spread into the field.

In the hedgerow the blackberries have gone mouldy and shrivelled

But there are still lots of rose-hips, for a bit of colour

With the dogwood leaves turning purple before they fall

And just one pink campion hanging on on the grass verge

A Robin flew before me all along the hedge as I walked and then this small bird appeared and sat still long enough for me to zoom in although it wouldn't turn for a better photo - I'm not sure but it could be a Meadow Pipit because 10 minutes later a whole flock of them took off and flew across the field climbing, gliding and singing as they went.

My new header photo for Halloween week is a full moon behind clouds with the spooky Olive tree that's out the front of my bungalow

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Sue