Gradually Autumn merges into Winter….

Much of our woodland is now bare but still glowing in the current spell of sunshine.

Today of course is the first official day of Winter…well meteorologically speaking. One thing is for sure the daylight hours are getting shorter.

 But parts of our woodlands are reluctant to accept that Autumn has gone…in particular the Oak woodlands are still dressed with leaves, leaves that catch the last of the sunshine to glow with a rich golden brown glow…

Long term followers of the blog will know that we do keep a fond and watchful eye on one particular old Oak tree.  Over 1200 years old and whilst certainly now only a very broad trunk it still mages to sprout a good head of leaves during the summer.  This autumn it still looks healthy and now as winter approaches we hope it has the strength to see another year ahead…

There is that thorny old question…”where do Spiders go over the Winter”….well this particular spider doesn’t seem to be wanting to go anywhere…

So winter arrives and if only it could continue till the spring like the past few days there would be no complaints.

So for the moment the Oak remains supreme…

1st December

(C) David Oakes 2017