The End of Summer

Walking with the dog today, the penultimate day of August, I was really struck by the various signs that Summer is over and Autumn is creeping round the corner.

The sloes look ready to pick to make the Festive Sloe Gin.

 The autumnal colours are beginning to appear in the hedgerows.

There were enough blackberries for me to pick a handful to add to the apple pastry slice for pudding tonight.

The cob nuts, though still not ready for picking, are peeking through the green foliage.

Only two days until September, colleges and Unis will be going back and our boys will be away until the Christmas Break.