I missed taking a photo in September but I have caught the beginnings of autumn colours this week, including the Virginia Creeper round that gate in the middle of the image. Last autumn’s picture was a couple of weeks later but the creeper, much pruned this year, may have dropped all its leaves by then. Meanwhile, if you click on the image above and then look at the previous picture in the sequence (August 2025) it is remarkable just how much the grass has sprung back now that we’ve had a bit of rain before all the warmth and light has gone.