Autumn approaches

So it's getting a little chillier, a little wetter, a little darker; the seasons are rolling through their cycle. It's time to feed the bees, make sure there are plenty of stores to keep them safe throughout the winter.

Pumpkins and unusual squashes are beginning to appear in the stores and farm shops. Warming soups and stews are increasingly on the dinner menu.

Honey bees on helenium flowers

It's been incredibly rainy. But interspersed with this inclement weather there has been some lovely sunny spells. The fungi are thriving on the damp woodland floor.

The berries on the Whitebeam shine bright red against the blue sky. And the ivy is in flower, tempting many flower visitors, including the rather pretty Ivy bee.

The gorgeous ivy bee, Colletes hederae, is a species of plasterer bee.

The leaves shine pretty hues of red, yellow and brown.

If you go down to the woods today...I guarantee it'll be pretty peachy!

Oh, The Places You'll Go!

 

Have you been here? 

On a very wet and windy Sunday afternoon, I searched for some video clips for Sam who is a huge fan of Dr Seuss' hilariously silly rhymes. I came across this fantastic clip, and it made me smile...LOTS!!!
How bonkers, how fab, I want to go there...

Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!

It's Dr Seuss' "Oh, The Places You'll Go", filmed at The Burning Man festival. This is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, in the United States. What an appropriate setting for this fabulous story!

It's opener there
in the wide open air.

Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you.

And then things start to happen,
don't worry. Don't stew.
Just go right along.
You'll start happening too.

OH!
THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

You'll be on your way up!
You'll be seeing great sights!
You'll join the high fliers
who soar to high heights. 

Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So...get on your way!

A perfect video clip to brighten a dreary Autumn Sunday afternoon...