{"id":1175,"date":"2013-09-22T13:11:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-22T14:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2013-09-22T15:44:57","modified_gmt":"2013-09-22T16:44:57","slug":"season-of-sun-and-mellow-fruitfulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.couttsweb.co.uk\/?p=1175","title":{"rendered":"Season of sun and mellow fruitfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It was a beautiful morning today – more like summer temperatures, but certainly autumn in the hedgerows.\u00a0 <\/span>Lily and I went for our morning walk up the Auchlethen road to see what we could see.\u00a0 <\/span>The fruits in the hedgerows confirmed that it was autumn and a sheep with a crumpled horn watched us as we went past.<\/p>\n

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Rose hips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Time to gather the brambles?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Elderberries just on the turn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ash keys<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Conkers in waiting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The teasles will stand straight all winter.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Thistle down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I thought the time for butterflies had passed, but a Red Admiral flew by and settled high on the withered branches of a Leylandii<\/i>, posing nicely for the camera.<\/p>\n

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Red Admiral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sun was just in the right position and I was able to capture the tower of the West Kirk, peeping over the trees, still in full leaf.\u00a0 <\/span>There are one or two spots from here which give a pleasing vista on the old church.\u00a0 <\/span>This was the place where I had earlier captured a midsummer sunset picture.<\/p>\n

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The West Kirk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is just a hint of autumn colours in the trees.\u00a0 <\/span>I am waiting for the leaves to turn, hoping I manage to take some autumn pictures this year.\u00a0 <\/span>It just did not happen last year.\u00a0 <\/span>Winter seemed to arrive too early and autumn passed us by.\u00a0 <\/span>I am anxious to get a proper autumn picture for next year’s (2015) Cruden Country Calendar.<\/p>\n

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On my way home I noticed a beautiful red rose in Rowan Terrace, quite a contrast to the dandelion clock on the grass near bye – summer and autumn side by side.\"IMG_4658\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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And guess what was waiting for me in my own garden….a Red Admiral.\u00a0 <\/span>I wonder if it was the same one I had seen earlier.\u00a0 <\/span>It’s not all that far from the Auchlethen road as the butterfly flies.<\/p>\n

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Red Admiral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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