
After many weeks of cloudless summer skies, October brought more character.

Suddenly aeroplanes were rushing off in all directions.
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It was as if people wanted to be anywhere but here.
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Shorter days mean I get to greet the dawn.
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As much as I enjoy longer days, there are benefits to those that are briefer.
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Early mist on the 12th soon burned off.
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It turned into another nice day.
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We took the scenic route to Greenwich for an update on Fall.
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At the weir, the Batten Kill was as low as we’d ever seen it, despite recent rainfall.
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Fly Creek that flows into it was hardly flowing at all.
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We stopped for a look at a grouping of trees that often make a pretty picture.
They seemed not to be on the same page vis a vis the season.
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Looking across the fields to the house, it didn’t look like Fall at all.
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Yet when we turned off onto our road, Winter seemed to have arrived.
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By mid afternoon, the weather was on the change…

The sky was bruised and sulky at 5 pm.
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An hour later it no longer sulked. It had pulled itself together to become plain threatening.
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And this was 0930 the following morning.
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But the full day of rain we were supposed to get was called off before 11’o’clock.
Postponed until – next week? (maybe)
Thank you, Carolyn, for the beautiful study of the sky in all weather, the trees and the landscapes.
Joanna
Some wonderful skies indeed, Carolyn. The water levels do look worrying low though.
Best wishes, Pete.
What fantastic skies!
Your early morning photos are beautiful – love the soft colours! It looks like you went straight from Summer to Winter (maybe the autumn leaves are taking a break this year 🍂🍂🍂).