The leaden light, and the thinning top of the English Elm betoken Autumn's arrival.

So did the chill in the air.





Still, the yellow tops of the Goldenrods cut through the subdued atmosphere.

These are, er, one of some hundred and twenty five species in our range. Below are flowers of what I\'m pretty sure is Lance-leaved Goldenrod.










And here, on a brighter day.

After all, the Sun is not really gone,

but Summer is.