Changing colour

Most of August has felt more like October, with overcast skies and a cool northerly wind. But today a plume of hot air coming up from the Mediterranean turned September back into high summer, though the leaves of the Winged Spindle clearly know that Autumn's in the offing.

I meant to get out for a walk, but somehow other things got in the way - finishing a Powerpoint presentation for a workshop I'm leading in a couple of weeks, mowing the lawn, shopping for food, preparing jerk chicken for dinner and discussing some of next year's work with Chris. Tomorrow I'll try and go for a morning walk to avoid the unexpected heat!