Autumn

DMU Path

The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.  What a wonderful day it has been.   The sky is full of character and mischief.   One moment it is dull; the next there are beautiful shafts of the cleanest light streaming across the countryside.    This might sound like I have overdone the grape juice but I just love autumn.   This also makes it sound that I live in the middle of the country but I'm afraid that is not the case.   Whilst I did take a walk in the countryside this morning I was never more than 400 metres from a motorway.   Still I was able to commune with nature - well have a chat with some non-plus cattle - probably the reason that they were non-plus was because a number of the compatriots were being shipped off to market and well our dining table.   Still, it didn't stop me spending a few minutes with a small herd whilst I ate a rather juicy apple.   This was not such a good idea in retrospect - as soon as I started walking again my aging joints started to complain.  Oh the joys of getting old!   Still this wouldn't stop my good spirits - especially after the mood I have been in over the past two weeks.   It really was a joy to be out.

The DMU path image was a follow on to another one I made last week.   I just love the combination of leaf, colour and the line.   My colleagues on the course wondered what I was doing but I just had to capture the image.   I am not sure what that says about me.