Last evening as soon as it went dark there were fireworks popping and fizzing around and about for the celebration of Diwali. This morning we have sunshine and have been for a local walk. I have washing drying outside flapping in the breeze. Wheelie bins were emptied early so we could fetch them in before our walk. Today was the last collection of garden waste until next Spring so the bin will be washed out and put away.
Below are some glorious Autumn Trees spotted on yesterday's walk. Leaves crunching underfoot, fungi growing through the fallen leaves and a Walnut tree.
There was a partial eclipse of the sun today sometime between 10a.m. and noon. We were out walking but didn't sense anything different. The winter sun seemed low as usual, I always struggle to see in winter sunlight. I remember a few years ago we saw a partial eclipse in Wales, the birds went quiet and the light faded slightly, we watched it with our backs to the sun, reflected through a hastily constructed pin hole camera made from cardboard.
Apparently it's world pasta day today. I didn't know, did you?
Beautiful colours in your neck of the woods. Those mushrooms are amazing - I've never seen anything like that here. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteThank you, things are looking good at the moment, I was pleased to see the mshrooms:)
DeleteI didn't know it was world pasta day today. It's Leek and Bacon risotto for us tonight so pasta will have to be tomorrow :-)
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoyed your risotto, we didn't have pasta either but do eat it quite often:)
DeleteBeautiful autumnal hues Rosie. I didn't know it was world pasta day but I was right on trend as I had orzo pasta in my home made soup at lunchtime! x
ReplyDeleteThank you Simone. your soup sounds delicious, it is certainly soup season:)
DeleteThose little mushrooms! I see them portrayed in artwork but never knew they were anything but artistic fancy. How cute they are. No pasta here today. It will be venison tenderloin, baked potatoes and green beans, all from our gardens and land.
ReplyDeleteGood to be able to grow your own food and eat from local produce. Yes, they are real - Fly Agaric and yes they always appear in illustrations of fungi. No pasta today for us either:)
DeleteLovely autumn colours and Fly Agaric too :) I didn't know it was World Pasta day today either!
ReplyDeleteOH spotted when it was nearly past that it was a partial solar eclipse today. He has a special coated piece of glass so that you can look at it safely. Although I still only did a brief glimpse!!!! Years ago we went to Devon Kingsbridge to see the total eclipse. Drove over night and slept in the car. Quite an adventure for the children. Gosh it went so dark and all the birds stopped singing and started to fly to roost!
It's eerie isn't it how the birds go quiet, I suppose it's like a false dusk for them. Your Devon adventure sounds wonderful and something children will always remember. We do eat pasta, in fact Paul makes lasagne. I bought him one of those hand roller machines ages ago and he does use it:)
DeleteI didn't know about the pasta although we actually did have some for dinner! Mr CK was watching the partial eclipse on a website and started a make a pinhole camera but then the clouds rolled in . . . typical! Your autumn photos are gorgeous. 😊
ReplyDeleteAh, glad you had pasta on it's special day. The clouds always appear just at the wrong time don't they? That little village green was full of lovely autumnal delights:)
DeleteBeautiful autumnal photos & love the fungi. We've noticed the red spotty toadstools always pop up in the same place each year. We've one that never fails to appear outside the corner house of our street. Ooh, didn't know about world pasta day, but had leftover pasta (cooked too much one night) mixed with an assortment of veg & bacon, so that is a coincidence. Take care & hugs.
ReplyDeleteApparently they love a birch tree nearby and the ones we spotted were all under a silver birch. Ha, you must have known somewhere that it was pasta day, your meal sounds lovely:)
DeleteTerrific fall shots.
ReplyDeleteThank you William, it was such a lovely place:)
DeleteJust as well I had pasta for dinner lol! B x
ReplyDeleteHa, yes, glad you had pasta, we had vegetable tart with salad:)
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