Spring came late this year, jostling with glorious summer (while it lasted). Now, as temperatures drop and nights draw in, autumn makes its way centre-stage. Summer’s legacy of sunshine (recall the heatwave?) seems rather fruitful in our countryside and a host of blackberries has now given way to a myriad acorns (2013 is looking like a mast year for oaks), haws (Hawthorn berries) and hips (Dog-rose fruits) amongst many others lending browns and deep reds to the developing hues of nature’s autumnal palette.
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- Quercus robur (Common Oak) – Acorns
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- Rosa canina (Dog-rose) – Hips
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- Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) – Haws
September 23, 2013
