Category: Seasons
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Crestfallen/Change
#Octpowrimo It’s happening Count to three and watch the children of the horse chestnut tree make a break for independence The leaves have been screaming without saying a word all through the summer, “look at me” they yelled as deciduous colour went from green to red till north wind and west wind wanted to play […]
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Confusing
#Octpowrimo #trees It would be true to say that right now the poor old trees are confused while conifers look on deciduous trees can’t decide whether to shed their leaves or not for while our minds are thinking of winter the sun is still beating a midsummer glow its deeply worrying for the neighbourhood birds […]
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Taken as Red
#Octpowrimo #Acer #Tree #Nature You just knew that Winter was on its way Obvious signs were in the air leaves in the local parks were covering the lawns and thermometers in the house were in retreat but elsewhere around the house as the conifers casually watched a tree at the back was screaming out a […]
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Preparing for the big freeze
#Octpowrimo #Squirrel #birds #trees #park #Winter While Conifers sit proud in the local park the local wildlife is preparing for the day that the mercury in the thermometer beats a hasty retreat Squirrels Red and Squirrels Grey scour the fallen seeds of the day and having collecting them, storing away it’s plenty of work – […]
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Burning
With a change from Summer to Autumn The trees that aren’t conifers are sending out a vital message “Winters on its way!” – They say as the forest lights switch from green to red signalling to those creatures, that wait that perhaps it’s time to hibernate so forest creatures , big or small prepare for […]
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Magic in the Now
#Autumn #Horsechestnut #Conkers #octpowrimo Its already happening as the school kids were returning to English and maths The Big Deciduous were sending a Red Alert “Winters Coming!” As Lush green leaves turned Red, Yellow, Orange and Brown sending a message of change into town the colours much richer, bright and bolder the message relayed – […]
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Colours of Autumn
#Acer #Nature #Colours #octpowrimo You can tell when summers ending by looking in our back yard as the bright green leaves of the Acer tree have already started to change by the turning of green to yellow start of autumn sees a lack of green ink as the yellow turns red on the leaves the […]
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Caught out
#FFFC Another Summers Afternoon Another English town The office staff dreaming of beaches and getting a tan brown But instead they’re inside baking as sun shines through the glass they’re wanting the clock to move faster as seconds and minutes pass Fans are a helpful friend today cooling as they blow but as the work […]
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Umbrella
#Socs #u #Umbrella Unless you’ve not noticed My regular use isn’t required in the summer months But there are other ways i can be used, as Radiation bounces on grassy floors – little un’s Expect a bit of cover from the sunshine so as Lemonade is drunk with some nice cakes and buns – i […]
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Fancy
#fowc #fancy #fancies #picnic Summertime’s here again the pansies are in bloom and someone has set out a rather nice spread of sandwiches lovely cakes and ice-cold fruit squash in a glorious display on the front lawn highlight of proceedings ? the centrepiece of French fondant fancies
The Inkwell 