A chilly start

I might try and post 26 blogs during the month of September, each beginning with a consecutive letter of the alphabet.

 

Nice and bright here today, but with a distinct Autumnal feel, rather than a late Summer one.

 

It’s always a wee bit depressing when we say goodbye to another calendar month, but in truth I’ve always preferred Sept to Aug. It pains me to wish away Summertime, but August is normally a month that promises so much and normally delivers so little – we hope for bright days at the beach and end up with cold days, cuddling for warmth. September normally bring exactly what you expect – darker evenings, cooler days and a distinct slide towards the Hell of Winter. On the positive side, however, there are gorgeous colours once again as the natural world sheds its Summer skin and proudly displays its Autumn hues, the NFL kicks back into life, and we also get the delights of LESS holidaymakers in the East of England. I hate to sound like one of those people who wants to put up the shutters and keep out non-county-born visitors, but it is nice when litter-leaving families bugger off back to their homeland and we see an older, better class of tourist! Ones who appreciate our countryside, rather than just using it as a playground.

RC 1-9-20