When anyone asks me what my favourite season is I can never decide because they each have their good points but, this year, our late-arriving autumn has certainly been magnificent. On Wednesday I caught the train to Radyr for a meander around Forest Farm Nature Reserve and it was sublime. From bright golden yellows to rustling red-browns, with some leaves still decorating spreading branches above my head and others carpeting the woodland floor beneath my feet, I spent a marvellous day, my eyes admiring, my feet kicking, my neck craning and all my senses spilling over. Ah, autumn!
Late autumn at Forest Farm
18 Sunday Nov 2018
Ilze said:
Beautiful!!!
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sconzani said:
Thanks a lot, Ilze. I do love the autumn colours. 🙂
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Jon Wallis said:
Was it at Forest Farm that you found the earthstar? (That’s where I recently saw my first one.)
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sconzani said:
That was an excellent guess / deduction, Jon! 🙂
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Toffeeapple said:
Pure Welsh blood in my veins I am pleased to say. When I was there the country was black with coal dust. There were beautiful parts in Monmouthshire but you had to be far away from the pits. It looks so much nicer now.
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sconzani said:
Aha! I’ve seen many photos of those old days. Fortunately, much of the environment has recovered and, in fact, the old coal tips are now great places for flora and fauna of all kinds. 🙂
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Toffeeapple said:
Lovely, reminds me of my childhood in Wales.
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sconzani said:
I didn’t realise you were Welsh – or were you just raised here? It’s a beautiful country for kids to grow up in.
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