Friday 11.10.2013

Two days of wild, wet and windy and then today: crisp and cool on the top of the hill while in the shelter of the woods the sun had real warmth and it was all bird song, grassy scents and quite beautiful light.

The real autumn sight though was the yards and yards of spider`s threads strung out between trees and grasses,shimmering in the sunlight.
Question: do they do that all year and we just don`t see it or is there some reason for increased spinning activity at this time of year? A homework question for Simon Mayo I think....(a Radio Five Live reference for those of a different persuasion).


Most recent favourite read btw: a so-called Young Adult book entitled A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. A well written narrative involving a boy coping with loss and a talking yew tree.......and the genesis of the book has an interesting back story too. Watch this space.