I think I'm right in saying that today - along with 21st March - is unique in being the day when the whole world has 12 hours daylight and 12 hours darkness. I don't enjoy this time of year very much as it means the nights are getting dark much much earlier and, as my father always said from 21st June onwards, 'it's all downhill from now until Christmas'. Dad very much shared my dislike of the dark days of autumn and winter (and of not being too keen on Christmas either!!)
Although the weather here is quite clement and mild, and the forecast for the weekend is good (yay! car booting weather!), the signs of autumn are unmistakeable in the garden.
The vine leaves are turning a rather pleasant shade of russet.
One of the apple trees is groaning with these unusually-coloured dark purple apples. I've no idea what variety they are but they have certainly fruited wonderfully this year - it must have been all the rain during the summer.
Further to yesterday's topic of great neighbours, our nearest neighbour on the other side of the house (you can't really describe her as a next-door neighbour as she actually lives in another road altogether) called yesterday with this bag of really tasty cherry tomatoes which she had grown herself.
In return I was able to give her a large bunch of organic celery which had come in our weekly box delivery. Neither P nor I can stand celery, our neighbour said she loves it, and it was great to be able swap it for these much tastier tomatoes. 'Quid pro quo' as my Dad used to say.
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