Sunday 1st November - Am I still here?

[byslantedlight]

Didn't I say I was going to post pics for October? And yet I went and automatically took some today, so... *g*

It's been a much more useful day too, so that was good. I ticked everything off yesterday's list, all ready to make a new list for tomorrow. Skyped with my brother's family first thing too - it's their first weekend out of lockdown (only 61 cases in Melbourne now) and W's birthday, and the Aussie equivalent of a Baker day at school (whatever they're called now - not Inset Days any more either, not teacher training... I do know...!) and it's Melbourne Cup Race Day on Tuesday, so it's a looo-ong first weekend out of lockdown for them too! And good weather forecast.

Meanwhile, here on the grim side of the world... last night I listened to owls that I could hear through my bathroom vent, and this morning I listened to birds through it. This evening I nipped out to measure something in the shed, and a bat swooped down.

Carpark leaves are still doing their thing.

But there's definitely a more wintry vibe around too!

Brilliant berries against the stone... ...and the village starting to look cosy as night began to settle itself in...

Oh yeah - and I was writing my nephew a birthday letter, when I realised that instead of writing "and wash our hands alot" I'd written "and wash our lads alot"... Now was that the autocorrect trying to perk me up a bit, or am I trying to tell me something...? *g*

Comments

[milomaus.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, more beautiful pictures! *happydance*

I'd say it was the universe telling you something! Go wash the Lads alot!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Hee for washing the lads alot! *g*

And yeay for pics - I seem to be keeping going... *g*

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

Definitely trying to tell you something, the well-washed hands are for your nephew but the well-washed lads will do nicely for all of us! *g* Got so windy last night we had to unchain the ladder and lay it down flat to stop it thumping against the wall - and a few other things have broken away from their fastenings and will need mending, but fortunately most of the odds and ends are still actually present and haven't disappeared altogether o.O

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Hee! I will think on getting those lads washed... *g*

Eep for your ladder, though! I had no idea it was so windy over your side. We had wind here, but somehow it didn't feel damaging...

[cloudless-9193.livejournal.com]

These are beautiful! :-)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Thank you! *g*

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

Fabulous, fabulous trees! Pretty trees, trees forming a protective avenue... you'll be tired of reading this but they really are gorgeous. And the colours look so vivid, almost painted on. Thank you.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

How could I possibly be tired of the idea of gorgeous beautiful trees? Definitely not! *g* I always think autumn trees are so muted over here, compared to autum in Alaska, for instance (or the pics we see of east coast US autumns), but our trees definitely have their moments of hurrah. *g*

[freetraveller15.livejournal.com]

Oh wow you are able to make even a nearly wintry landscape look gorgeous and atmospheric (as I get older, I tend to hate winter and cold weather more and more...)...
Beautiful pics!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Well thank you! *g*

I must admit I'm less keen on cold weather than I used to be - and more nervous about what might happen if I slip over in it too. It makes a difference to have somewhere warm to come inside to though, I have to say!