Coastal path near Elmscott

An early-morning shot of the sea cliffs on the South West Coastal Path near Elmscott.

We had a great weekend staying at a hostel here, for Simon's stag-do. The weather was perfect, the countryside beautiful, and the company excellent.

But, for all that, there is a tangible sense of summer drawing to a close. We're three weeks from the equinox but things are feeling distinctly autumnal: kids going back to school this week; and the steady ticking of the clock counting down to the start of October is now very loud -- things are going to be insanely busy at work from October until Christmas; and I'm really not looking forward to it at all.