October begins

"October Awakening

I saw october awakening right infront of me
And it was amazing
Because I Knew that I was going to be a part of october"
Aldo Kraas

October has arrived and with it the weather has made a further subtle turn.  There is still sun to be had but now we have more mist and fog and even some rather welcome rain over the last couple of days.  The air has got that smell of Autumn, sort of moist slightly sweetly starting to rot and with just a hint of bonfire.

Already we have the promise of next year's flowers on the magnolia tree.

The marigolds in the vegetable borders are getting ready to self-seed,

There is something almost spidery about their seed heads at this point in time.

There is still plenty of colour,

Today it is still warm enough to have some butterflies wafting around, though this one looks a little damp, I'm wondering if it got rained on?

The birds and wasps are seeing to the wildfalls.

The leaves are starting to turn,

the flowers are fading,

There's no need to hunt for a red October though, the colours are arriving all by themselves.

I like October.