Newforms Gathering 2013

Last weekend was the Newforms National Gathering for 2013. This year the gathering was at St John's College, Nottingham, an Anglican training college. The facilities were good and the staff were friendly and helpful.

Half and half

Maple leaves falling

Right now some of the trees have half the leaves still on the tree while the other half are lying on the ground.

This sycamore in Eynesbury has deposited leaves in a circle on the grass. They are such a lovely, luminous, summery yellow.

We are at last stating to get frosty nights and it's only a matter of time before all the leaves will be on the ground.

Then winter will start in earnest. But so far it still feels like autumn, and very nice too.

This year's leaves will decay and act as a mulch for next year's spring flowers. There is absolutely no waste in the natural world. And that's more than can be said for human technology.

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Autumn colour

Glorious autumn colour

There are some lovely autumn colours around at the moment. These trees outside our local supermarket are looking really lovely. [Tweet this]

The weather has been very mild, much warmer than we expect in mid to late October, and the colours develop best when it's not too cold.

But this is nothing compared to some of the photos out there. Try this Google search to bring up some really glorious photos!

There's also a good Wikipedia article with more information on autumn colour for anyone interested.

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Flowers in the autumn

Summer flowers cling on

Summer is over and autumn is well under way. But summer is reluctant to give up altogether.

This photo shows bedding plants in the centre of St Neots, right by the river. They're still in full bloom, looking great and promising to continue until the frost gets them, perhaps in November.

It seems the plants are reluctant to give in to shorter days and long, cold nights.

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