autumn has come.

it has been a wet grey windy few days in this neck of the woods. you can see now autumn is here. the leaves are changing colours .and are dropping.as before there are so many red berries around. still getting a lot of slugs and snails. am doing the slugs and snail dance ,trying to avoid stepping on them.
the squirrels are busy at the moment foraging . the birds have been very quiet ,even the magpies.

grey and chilly.

it has been rather grey and chilly for a few days, then all of a sudden we get a warm sun shiny day . walking pass gardens the last of the summer flowers are beginning to bed down for winter. but where ever i walk i can see loads of red, orange berries.it has been quiet nature wise, everything seems to be winding down and going to sleep for winter.

insects

sitting on the doorstep having a cup of coffee, i was watching the insects going about their daily routine.they were mainly ants , but its was a joy to sit quietly and to watch them. then i got up and saw an earwig,just managed not to step on it.
insects lead busy lives.two ants met up and greeted each other had a little chat then went their separate ways.,the earwig scurried away, the spider just sat in the middle of it's web waiting, waiting.
the weather is nice and warm to be in the garden without a warm jacket on is bliss. enjoying the warm october sun.also the bird song was lovely to hear ,all the different songs out there.

very very small.

the sweet chestnut tree and beech tree have not done very well at all this year ,very poor in fact. the sweet chestnuts  are so small. the beech tree well there was a sprinkling of nuts . it is a shame ,but maybe next year will be better.
walking pass a wall, i stopped and look at the lichen and weeds and flowers that are growing in the nooks ans crannies,i noticed two very very small snails, they look so cute.they looked like they are babies.
woke up to a grey rainy day, but it is still warm and the wind is getting up. october seems to be a windy month.

a little visitor.

i had a small visitor this morning , a little slug. it must of came in last night when i call the cats in. i leave the back door open for a few minutes so the cats can come in, two of them come in no problem ,but the third one she likes playing a game, shall i go in? or shall i not? that's goes on for about 5 minutes, then when i am about to close the door in she comes!so the slug came in. but it left this morning when i let the cats out. i wondered what the slug made of it's visit.was interesting ? did do the grand tour of the kitchen?was it to dry and warm? was the food ok?was there enough food? i will have to leave an questionnaire form for any visiting slugs so that they can fill in and tell me about their visit and if i can improve on the services i offer!
i thought i lost my creeper, but when i bought in the washing i looked over to the wall and saw it is creeping slowly ans it is in it's autumn colours.

understanding goose.

i have got a fairy ring on the back lawn .it's hidden in the grass which is quite long. which i have to cut soon.
geese flew over again and the lead goose was honking out orders, or maybe he was asking the other geese if they where ok. i would love to be able to understand and speak goose. also one lone parakeet flew over squawking like mad, maybe it overslept and was trying to catch up with the other, squawking hang on,wait for me
i saw a lone fox which is not in good condition, it has been reported, but as we know foxes are wily creatures so trying to catch it, it's not going to be easy.