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Autumn is such a lovely season – I know I say it each and every year the comfort of warming soups and stews and layers of soft clothing – scarves and mittens, coats and blankets, all gathered out of summer storage and aired, ready to cosily envelope and warmly delight on chilly days the beauty of the countryside as the trees transform their leaves to bronze, copper, scarlet and gold in preparation for a time of dormancy and rest through the harshness of winter Falling leaves and fallen trees, four so far, dashed down and splintered by the heavy gusts of the first storms Squally showers; torrential downpours; light mizzle, rain of every kind, and all very welcome because of the extreme lack of it throughout spring and summer of this year Arrowheads of flocking Canada geese flying across the early morning sky, one of my favourite Autumnal sights. Although the UK population do not migrate Autumn does apparently trigger an ancestral instinct, and at this time of year they do gather and…

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