Autumn colours at #Royden. Water in the brook after last night’s downpour. Coffee at the courtyard.



 
  
  
  Autumn colours at #Royden. Water in the brook after last night’s downpour. Coffee at the courtyard.



Relatively quiet at #Royden this morning given it’s half-term. Still the occasional harlequin ladybird catching rays.




#PortSunlight this morning. Distinctly autumnal.




Listened to Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry on BBC Radio 4. I guess every demise is personal and different but an important topic nonetheless ๐ป
Wander around a very blustery #WestKirby for the first time in a while. Did not know there was a pond on Cubbin’s Green.




This week I’ll be listening to the latest from Liverpool band Circa Waves “Love and Death” which, despite the title, appears to be full of catchy tunes. ๐ต
Small flock of godwits being harassed by raptor this morning #crapnaturephotography




Breakers at #NewBrighton prom this afternoon.
 
Slightly chilly and damp visit to #Royden this morning. Fungi dying off on tree even as new clumps appear. Heron posing as ever. Coffee at the courtyard cafe.



Leaves on the line at #Royden Central and fungi continuing to envelop the silver birch.


Walked from #Thurstaston to YOT. Pleased to see the new path now usable. OTOH will be interesting to see how the clifftop path holds up over autumn and winter. Sky overcast but a good light for watching the ducks and waders.



Today’s totter around #Royden notable for numbers of ladybirds on fences and railings. A prelude to hibernation perhaps?




Impressive multistorey fungal development today in #Royden
 
#Royden this afternoon. I assume the cow is eating acorns? This is an adaptation I am sadly missing.


Pleasant wander around an overcast #PortSunlight. Coffee at Hulme Hall which, perhaps unsurprisingly, has a connection to the Fab Four (many places do).




Watched Flow, the 2024 Oscar-winning animated cat movie. Perhaps more intriguing than enjoyable (quite fraught in places) though manifestly a technical tour de force in terms of Blender-based animation. ๐ฅ
Very much liking Richard Ashcroft’s new album, especially the more up tempo tracks like Lovin' You, Heavy News, I’m a Rebel and Lover.
#Royden v busy this morning so no coffee stop. Something or someone has had a go at some of the fungi which is a bit sad.
 
Unexpected emu in the pecking area.
Encountered during walk from #Thurstaston to YOT via the high tide diversion. Work underway there to make a proper path. #KC3P


Probably peak fungus at #Royden this morning.




Apparently it was UK Fungus Day on the 4th so perhaps not so surprising that these popped up overnight by the mere. #Royden


#Royden relatively quiet this morning, including the cafes. Damage from #StormAmy minimal as far as I could tell. Vegetation slowly disappearing from the mere




As the nights are drawing in I decided to rent a tropical island on OSgrid. As you do. #opensim 
Got a COVID vax. Free last year but had to pay this time round due to eligibility changes. Meh.
Ventured out for flu jab. Not pleasant. #StormAmy