One pumpkin eats another one! 🎃 Yuk! I have never tasted pumpkin as far as i can remember, but I think it tastes much like squash. So, today we visited a pumpkin patch. Well, actually to be precise, a

I had the chance to take a half hour walk around the Titmus lake area of Tilgate Park. There are three lakes in Tilgate and Titmus lake is found at the back of the nature centre, where the viewing platform

Nature is preparing for colder weather now and there are plenty of signs to be found. The seeds of the sycamore hanging in bunches are a wonderful example of this autumn. We have some late roses too, looking

First thing his morning I looked out of the window to see sunshine. Thats not a surprise in itself and it looked good for a nice walk. It did however feel quite chilly. That is what made me realise that,

I took another walk into Goffs Park this afternoon to make use of the nice warm sunshine. The scenery around the lake was beautiful. Water levels are still low but recovering now with rain fall back to

It looks like here in the UK, we will have a very mild October 😀. We'll see. Judging by today though, it could be right. It was gorgeous this afternoon. Not hot but at about 20°C, for this time of year

Conditions throughout the day were very warm for this late in September, although not as warm as forecasts were predicting. It felt very humid with high altitude cloud cover and a slight breeze. Quite

Our town parks have tree trails to explore, so today I walked around Goffs Park and found some examples of these trees with their plaques. The trees are numbered but I dont have any information regarding

It is fungi season, amongst other things of course! 😆. I'm not sure if this year is as good as previous years for fungi but I have seen a few good examples. I think if the summer had been wetter than

This totem is a good friend! 😆. If my route takes me past this memorial to Robin, I always stop for a break to take in the peace and quiet. I have no idea who Robin is or indeed was but that is the name

We had a marvelous sunset this evening. Something I have not seen for a long time. It is always best when there are some clouds around to scatter the deep reds and scarlet colours around. I couldn't get

September this year is going to be a warm one on the climate records. I think just about every month this year has beaten previous records for warmth. But it's not just heat, rainfall, or lack of it, has

The evenings are now drawing in but the heat has returned for a short while and todays high was about 25°C. That is average temperature for mid July here in the UK. Not bad at all for late September. I

Rose plants are amazing! They seem to bloom for months over the summer and beyond. Of course, roses also need to be tended and looked after by someone who knows what they are doing. I'm not a gardener

Rain was due this afternoon so I decided to take a walk through Goffs Park before it turned damp. It turned out to be a nice walk in the warm but overcast conditions. I came across another fine example

We have a really good sports centre in Crawley with an unusual name. The centre takes it's name from K2 which of course is the second highest mountain on earth. The centre was opened in 2005 and has recently

Yellow sorrel or Oxalis corniculata Blink and you might miss it! Yes, this little plant can be very small and easily overlooked while walking along the pavement. I spotted it today by the side of a residential

After a dullish start today and a little light drizzle, the clouds rolled back to reveal a nice warm sunshine. September can be so nice for afternoon sunshine and we have been lucky again so far this year.

It is always amazing to see how quickly the grass recovers after a drought. Just a few weeks ago it was all brown and looking for all intents and purposes, well, dead! Now we hear that this autumn could

The resident cygnet and last remaining one of the clutch produced this year at the Ifield Mill Pond is beginning to grow it's white plumage. That is a wonderful sight. As I reported earlier this year,