Autumn Leaves

As autumn ends and winter begins to set in, I have only just realised this is my first autumn with leaves!

It’s not because the Falklands don’t have any trees…hell they must have at least 50 dotted over the 4,700 square miles of grassland! Ok…so that’s not very many in the grand scheme of things, but at least they are not like that place that only has 5 or so trees and the locals have gone as far as naming each one! (When I remember where it is I’ll let you know)…No the trees in the Falklands are mostly conifers, so don’t change colour or loose any leaves in the colder seasons.

So now I’m taking it all in being in the UK, enjoying the beautiful colours of parks and the trees lining our street. Even our little Fig tree is nearly naked now!

It’s almost hypnotic watching the leaves fall from the branches, gently spiralling and dancing there way down to the ground where they come to rest. It’s almost romantically poetic until you continue their journey. Being brushed, raked and blown into a pile on the road and not very graciously sucked up into a miniature street cleaning vehicle!

So, on that note I’m off for a walk to kick a few piles of leaves around before the next council truck comes along…hehehe.