Sun rising  this morning, over a light covering of snow. The past few days have brought a change in wind direction and the first raw nip of approaching Winter. Customers have come into our shop and most of us have  commented, nodding sagely, that snow is coming, exactly as is expected at this time of year.

I have always loved Autumn and her glorious colours as the season softens the brightness of the sun, and shifts down into a more introspective time of the year.

Following a hot dry Summer, it seems to me that Autumn has crept in quietly - gently settling into and over the landscape.

I went out today with the intention of foraging water mint which grows wild beside the burn.