Back out on the Beat

Having not really done much walking, or indeed exercise  for the past week, I thought I had better get myself into gear and have another wander around the town.  It was drizzling when I set off but I wasn't going to let a little thing like a bit of rain put me off.  Wishfully armed with my camera, and making sure the battery was charged and the memory card was in this time, I set off.

I followed pretty much the same route as last week, but decided to take a detour up one of the more hilly streets as I was feeling guilty at having been so slovenly all week.  Having already ruined one camera by using it in drizzly conditions, I was a bit reluctant to take any pictures but did risk one or two. 

I love autumn - it used to be my favourite season, but I hanker after the sun more than I used to so summer is fast taking over, but I do try to get out and take some autumnal photos at least once during the season.  The weather is getting colder and windier and the leaves are rapidly being shaken from their boughs so I suspect there won't be many more opportunities to capture this explosion of colour.

All the leaves are brown ...

So there we go, I managed to get a small few photos, and my camera didn't fizzle and die on me.

The other thing of note that made me smile was a basket full of cooking apples.  They were propping open a garden gate on the high street, and a sign in the basket said 'Free'.  Sadly it was raining too much at this point for me to risk taking a photo but it was a lovely thing to see right in the middle of our town and made my day.