Last Days of Summer

Dateline Saturday 22nd September 2012




We are on the last knockings of summer as I drove into Banbury on a glorious morning the light was superb, every bush, tree, blade of grass, was giving its all showing off their greenery as if in defiance of the change of season. The cotswold and ironstone buildings glowing gold in the sunlight, the almost cloudless sky as blue as only a blue sky can be in England.

As I write I am sitting by the canal a cappuccino at my elbow, looking at the boats lazily swaying on the gentle water, the sun creating reflections bouncing off their hulls in wondrous watery patterns, a gentle breeze just takes the edge off the suns heat making it oh so comfortable sitting here.


There is little movement on the water many craft are on moorings their owners busying themselves with things that must be done at seasons end, some will be making their way home, scattered to all parts of the canal system, whereas some are preparing for a winter afloat, others, I think waiting for the big event of the year Canal Day.It is due to take place on the first Sunday of October.

All to soon it's time for home my coffee is finished and GTB is waiting for me.

The smell of newly turned earth wafts through the open window of the car emerging from the tree lined road, once fields golden with the summer bounty are turning chocolate brown under the plough, the huge machines of summer give way to the huge machines of autumn the computer controlled GPS positioned tractors creating arrow straight furrows in the rich loam, others are tilling the ground ready for sowing seed. Ere long green shoots of winter crops will be pushing through striving to get their roots down into the still warm soil before the early frosts of winter arrive.


I am still wondering where the migrating birds gather? As a young person I would see them sitting patiently on the telephone wires waiting for the off, today, nothing, have they gone already? Am I to early? ah! But of course no telephone wires.

How long are these golden days going to last? In a little over a week October will be here heralding the start of autumn my favourite month, the sun still has warmth to it the trees blazing with colour, yes that will do for me.

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