Topic: The First Twinges of Autumn.

[afc tukrish]

Do you live in Last of the Summer Wine, Reddebs?

Also, first twinges of Autumn? I'll tell you the first twinges of Autumn.

The bloody golf-ball sized lumps on the top of my head from mosquito bites from standing out on a field for three hours trying to get a bunch of 11 year olds to understand how to clear their lines

Mosquitos prefer possession football, ergo...

[Statto Red]

The wind was quite chilly last night this was early evening a good couple of hours before sunset, normally it's still a warm wind[& no, it was not those ones coming from my arse  ]for until around the end of the month

[reddebs]

Do you live in Last of the Summer Wine, Reddebs?

Also, first twinges of Autumn? I'll tell you the first twinges of Autumn.

The bloody golf-ball sized lumps on the top of my head from mosquito bites from standing out on a field for three hours trying to get a bunch of 11 year olds to understand how to clear their lines

[emoji23][emoji23] not far off I'm in South Yorkshire and I was going more off the colours than the temperatures.

As for mossy bites can't say I've noticed them at football games, they always got me at dawn after wading through undergrowth, putting up mist nets when I was bird ringing.

[Qston]

I know there must be some twinges of autumn when my wife asks for the heating to go on. She asked last night. Outrageous. Heating should go on in October at the earliest. That said, she does like the temperature to be something akin to a tropical rainforest

[reddebs]

Love my early morning autumn walks to see fabulous scenes like these.

Sunrise over water creating the mist bank then vegetation festooned in cobwebs.  Beautiful.

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[RedSince86]

Was nippy this morning on the School Run.

Tree at the back of my house is dropping leaves all ready.

[rob1966]

Missus had to scrape ice off her car at half 6

[kesey]

Missus had to scrape ice off her car at half 6

Last night my hands actually felt cold when I was in my bike.

[KillieRed]

Missus had to scrape ice off her car at half 6

Snap. But i do live in Chilly-Jockoland.

[.adam]

3.7 degrees when I got on the bike this morning at 8:00.

[AndyInVA]

Unseasonably late summer on the East Coast of the States. 34C today which is freaking nuts. It is not even cold at night.

[Buck Pete]

The first Picture of You
The first twinges of Autumn

[gazzalfc]

1st time I've thought about dragging the 10.5 tog duvet out

[rob1966]

1st time I've thought about dragging the 10.5 tog duvet out

Thats what my missus has on the bed all year and she wonders why I sweat like a pig in the summer. She's now got a fluffy dressing gown laid out on top of the duvet.

[Chakan]

98deg in October in North Carolina.

Yeah no climate change here whatsoever...

[kesey]

My Brasher boots made an appearance today. How I miss my Sandals.

[McrRed]

Don't mind autumn. Don't like it either. If only we could skip the bit that comes next.

[KillieRed]

Thats what my missus has on the bed all year and she wonders why I sweat like a pig in the summer. She's now got a fluffy dressing gown laid out on top of the duvet.

Now there`s a scientific study worth funding - why do women feel the cold more than men?

[rob1966]

Now there`s a scientific study worth funding - why do women feel the cold more than men?

She'll tell you because she's not got the fat layers I have....

She wears socks in bed, two on her right foot 

[Broad Spectrum]

Thats what my missus has on the bed all year and she wonders why I sweat like a pig in the summer. She's now got a fluffy dressing gown laid out on top of the duvet.

I have a 4.5 in the summer and still sweat like a pig 

First time I've thought about changing to the 10.5, woke up a bit cold couple times on Wednesday night. I do love Autumn though, especially the cold, crisp nights.

[Son of Spion]

Thats what my missus has on the bed all year and she wonders why I sweat like a pig in the summer. She's now got a fluffy dressing gown laid out on top of the duvet.

I'm sure you'll look divine in it, Rob. 

[So… Howard Philips]

Tested the central heating and it's working. Winter clothes out the loft next.

[reddebs]

Another beautiful autumn sunrise this morning.

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[So… Howard Philips]

Just cut the grass, hopefully for the last time this year.

[reddebs]

I've noticed the hedgerows gradually changing into their autumn colour scheme this week.

Rowan and hawthorn berries are bright red whilst the elderberries and sloes are showing blue black.

The silver birch are already speckled with golden coins with the yellows of sycamore and ash seed clusters standing out against the still dark green leaves.

Grasses, thistles and other verge side wild flowers are already brown and seeding.

Migrant birds are gathering ready for flights back to Africa, whilst the natives almost disappear to go through that traumatic time of moulting and the days have noticeably shortened despite the nice weather.

Hearing the constant dropping of nut shells in the woods as the squirrels feast and pack their larders.

I love this time of year through to November.  Nature settling down for a nice long rest after the frenetics of spring and summer. 

[John C]

One morning last week I was running round the park at about 7am and there was a real Autumn feeling even though it was early August.

[Lynx the saucy mynx]

One morning last week I was running round the park at about 7am and there was a real Autumn feeling even though it was early August.

I feel exactly the same. It felt like it was getting darker around 9pm at the end of July. But around 9.30pm in June the sun would still be out on my daily walk.

[Zlen]

It has been a terrible, miserable, cold and wet ‘summer’ in Ireland so far, so it’s more a case of spotting twinges of summer in perpetual autumn than other way around. Last time we had three consecutive days of nice weather was in early May.

[So… Howard Philips]

I feel exactly the same. It felt like it was getting darker around 9pm at the end of July. But around 9.30pm in June the sun would still be out on my daily walk.

Touches of mist here and there but that could just be the dew evaporating in the heat.

[bornandbRED]

Could be the most difficult winter in years this year, given all that’s going on in the world.

T’was always thus, but I’ll be especially sad to see the days dwindle in length this year.

[rob1966]

Deffo feels like Autumn today

[So… Howard Philips]

Could be the most difficult winter in years this year, given all that’s going on in the world.

T’was always thus, but I’ll be especially sad to see the days dwindle in length this year.

And to make matters worse there's a blue moon on Halloween this year.

Spooky.

[rob1966]

Song for this time of year


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[liverbloke]

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[The Bournemouth Red]

Is it still shorts weather?  Should I put on jeans?  It's all so difficult.

[rob1966]

Is it still shorts weather?  Should I put on jeans?  It's all so difficult.

Deffo going out in shorts later on. It's maybe mid December before I'll switch to jeans.

[Crosby Nick]

Is it still shorts weather?  Should I put on jeans?  It's all so difficult.

Still persisting with shorts for a while yet. Haven’t worn trousers in the daytime since March!

[Son of Spion]

 

Is it still shorts weather?  Should I put on jeans?  It's all so difficult.

Unless it's January, it's shorts weather.

[soxfan]

I know a cafe owner who makes deliveries all winter long in ice-cold Boston in shorts. A nutter.

[rob1966]

Still persisting with shorts for a while yet. Haven’t worn trousers in the daytime since March!

Have to wear them when driving the trucks, so I've worn them while working otherwise it's been shorts all the time.