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!

[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

[cloudless-9193.livejournal.com]

These are beautiful! :-)

[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.

[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!