April has been a good month & I don't usually do this but today I went looking for autumn.
Things are definitely changing in an autumnal way.
The signs are the usual ones.
The sunset tonight was almost directly west, we’ve harvested feijoa & pumpkins, the leeks are ready & the tomatoes are ending, the days are noticeably shorter, the sun rises later, the late afternoon & nights are cooler, the angle of the sun is now low enough that the light reaches right to the back of the room & we’ve had the 1st snowfall on the mountain.
Things are definitely changing in an autumnal way.
The signs are the usual ones.
The sunset tonight was almost directly west, we’ve harvested feijoa & pumpkins, the leeks are ready & the tomatoes are ending, the days are noticeably shorter, the sun rises later, the late afternoon & nights are cooler, the angle of the sun is now low enough that the light reaches right to the back of the room & we’ve had the 1st snowfall on the mountain.
In autumn, the harakeke seed pods are empty of seed & almost threadbare, the rengarenga still hold seed but that may be only because of the cobwebs, the corokia has beautiful little yellow berries, the seed heads on the hebe are chaff & the Tawa has new growth.
In our native forest, which is evergreen, the changes are less obvious - in fact some of them, like the new growth on the Tawa seem incongruous & I’ve realised I have been overlooking many.
Every morning the grass is quite wet underfoot but the sun is consistently shining & the winds are minimal.
Every morning the grass is quite wet underfoot but the sun is consistently shining & the winds are minimal.
There are fungi everywhere & some of the hebe have started to flower.
The birds are relaxed, not particularly vocal & happy to sit & watch me passing by.
April has been a great month & Autumn is wonderful.
The birds are relaxed, not particularly vocal & happy to sit & watch me passing by.
April has been a great month & Autumn is wonderful.
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