Let there be light. It's fascinating the effect on everything light has. When you really consider the impact of the sun and the clouds it does boggle the mind. I personally feel the requirement to go outside and feel the benefit of the natural light, the air and the freshness that comes with it. Options and opportunities are far more limited over autumn and winter *shakes fist angrily and mutters obscenities* so to supplement by vitamin D intake I not only take my multivitamin chews as I have done for a good few years now, but also I've recommenced additional vitamin D with a mouth spray. They say that vitamin D is looking like something to mitigate Covid symptoms and I do believe that vitamin D has such an impact on me so quite honestly, the more the better. I used to attempt the tablets but I struggle with swallowing tablets and chewing them isn't all that pleasant so always look for other options. This isn't an ad by the way, just a wee waffle.

Above, no editing at all, just the curious colours of a narrow path through bare trees and a perfectly placed pile of fallen leaves. Looks like a spotlight.



Ah she's off snapping dead weeds again. Weird habit.




There's still a few fungi around if you look carefully.

Ah, a beauty of a fly agaric.




This one reminds me of a stack of jaffa cakes.




Hope you have a wonderful new week.

 

The mud's going to stick around a while. We took a walk last weekend and due to an inclement morning of torrential rain there were numerous super-puddles which took quite some negotiating to pass. One also lead to a diversion but it's sometimes nice to take a new path. Glad I wore my Magnum boots again, they cope so well in grotty ground. 

I did have to coax myself into something bright and cheerful, it was so tempting to go for the horrendous ugly  yet comfortable trousers in which I toil at the allotment or garden. But of course, I did raise my spirits with some eyeliner, mascara and a dress. There can't be many dresses that make you feel worse than huge baggy working trousers? I did feel more perky.

 

The allotment has not seen much of me for the past month. I've tried to tidy up a bit, some weeding and pottering but I haven't really got stuck in of late. There's still a fair bit of produce on the table each week so I'll talk you round the plot once again.

The new raspberry patch has been created. C has put in support posts and planted the new canes. I am putting my trust in this latest raspberry collection after the palty offering from the raspberries from all the recent years. 

 

Take care,