The church on the hill

The colours on the trees cannot get much more rich but I have been thinking that for a few days now.  But for those colours, I could have believed summer had returned, so bright was the light and so warm the sunshine.  Two of my regulars were missing in the market so I made a quick trip into town to buy my fish and other provisions.  I was back in time for coffee on the square before having lunch with a friend.  I returned home to read Laudato Si, the Pope's encyclical on the environment.  Now I shall settle down for the rugby.