Autumn

Autumn has well and truly snuck up on us now. Daylight savings has ended so we can look forward to snuggly nights tucked up inside.

A garden path surrounded by wet shrubs
Up the garden path

We’ve finally got a bit of rain here in South West Victoria, hopefully we get just the right amount, not too much as they have been getting further north of here.

The gentle mists are starting to come in of a morning as well, they serve to keep the grass green.

Autumn is a good time to plant, the soil is still warm and there are still plenty of sunny days. I was meant to get a few beds dug to expand my garden, but that hasn’t happened as of writing this today. Never mind, it will happen if it’s going to.

Drops of rain from a shrub’s leaves
Dripping rain

Another thing to think of are collection points for water. We all have containers of some description sitting about that can fill with the water falling from the sky. It’s a good idea to check them sometimes in case critters of any description get water logged, fall in, and drown 😦

On that sad note, I’ll finish and say,

Til next time!

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