We woke up to a beautiful morning in Eskdale. Clear blue sky, warm sunshine though just a wee nip in the breeze to remind us that it’s really autumn. It’s a shame that the numpties in the car on the other side of the campsite started their engine and shone their headlights into our tent at some ungodly of the morning and woke us up!
Leisurely breakfast, pack up and the long drive home. Great weekend. 
And the rain keeps falling! The temperature fell yesterday though it’s warm with the wet today. I took advantage of a break in the rain to go to get some bread. The sweet chestnuts are falling and bursting. Autumn is on its way.
Tail end of Cyclone Debbie is dumping its rain on New Zealand. Wet! Another French film this evening – perfect weather for going to the cinema. A social commentary whose message was bleak but which managed to leave you with a sense of hope for humanity. ‘Standing Tall‘ or ‘La Tête Haute’ tells the story of a young boy growing up and surviving against the odds with the help of a judge with compassion and a social worker who recognises himself in the boy. A few tears were shed!
Today’s photo is from the rain. A splash of red in the wet.
More rain today, torrential but fleeting. Loving the autumn colours.
It is hard to believe that only a few weeks away from the shortest day it is still warm enough to sit outside for breakfast. Nigel and I went for a gentle stroll around the beautiful Hamilton Gardens this morning which means that I have heaps of photos to choose from today. Too many! So this one is my pick just because it sort of represents history. All the others are in our Flickr stream.
Enjoyed a good run out at Waipa today. Probably not the best training programme this week – 3.7km Monday, 7.6km Friday both round the lake in Hamilton (dead flat) followed by 15km off road at Waipa on Saturday. But the knee held out! I did stop a couple of times to take photos though. So many mushrooms about at the moment.
Love the colours in Autumn. I had to edit this photo because it just didn’t turn out with the vibrancy of colour that was actually there. There is something comforting about fallen leaves, the warm colours and memories of kicking my feet through piles of them in the garden or out on walks with my family as a little girl.
Back home, the sun shone, a day in the garden clearing up and uncovering surprises. It is still so warm in our Indian Summer that our veggies are still coming and although feijoas are pretty much done, it is citrus season and we have limes and clementines.
Feijoas have arrived!
Home again and how good is my own bed!? A great night’s sleep, a good day’s work and a lovely evening out with Nigel. The moon has been beautiful this week and getting rounder! We watched as it rose high in the sky, silvery shiny in the inky darkness.
