Overnight low temperatures had certainly brought about a change in the colour of the Bracken.
The Meteorological Office predicted that after the first wave from Gonzalo we would have a period of calm, may be a couple of hours and possibly with some sunshine, prior to the second battering of gales and rain…..and they were spot on. As the weather settled down we headed off to the woods to see what changed and possible damage there may have been.
The Silver Birch are stripped bare…..
The Chestnuts, in contrast, still carry there leaves well even though the woodland floor does have a distinctive golden glow……Despite the gusts of 70mph there has been thankfully little wind damage in our woods. None the less it is a strange autumn. With the exception of those trees that have lost their leaves and the Chestnuts that have started to turn to autumn gold the remainder of the woodland is still green.
The Oak still has its full head of green leaf with just the odd streak of brown……
A very welcome break from the storm….but no takers for the bench today…..
But today is just one day, it may well have been one of mixed fortunes weather wise, we will just have to wait and see what tomorrow will bring.
21st October
(C) David Oakes 2014
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