Fading summer

25.09.15
Not only are the leaves drifting down slowly and the first conkers on the ground and the daddy-long-legs inhabiting the boat but the weather clearly tells you we are into autumn - the river and it's banks mist at dusk and the air becomes chilly and damp. Time to batten down the canopies and snuggle in after a warm blue-skied cruise. The well kept lock keepers gardens are fading now too, more seed heads than flower heads. This is a wonderful time of the year to be out on the river.