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The September equinox is the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward. Because of differences between the calendar year and the tropical year, the September equinox may occur from September 21 to 24. The equinox may be taken to mark the end of astronomical summer and the beginning of astronomical autumn (autumnal equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere. Meteorological autumn begins on the first day of September. Earth balls have indeed been common in Ruyton XI Towns woodlands this year. Eventually, when fully mature, the top of the earthball cracks open and allows the wind and rain to disperse its precious content, its spores. These are one of the few species in the woods that will make you very ill if eaten. We in the north are now officially in autumn. We are away for a few days. Enjoy the weekend and next week.

The September equinox is the moment when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, heading southward. Because of differences between the calendar year and the tropical year, the September equinox may occur from September 21 to 24. The equinox may be taken to mark the end of astronomical summer and the beginning of astronomical autumn (autumnal equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere. Meteorological autumn begins on the first day of September. We in the north are now officially in autumn and we have cooler weather, lots of rain and now equinoctial gales. We are away for a few days. Enjoy the weekend and next week.

I very rarely bring stones home from the seaside as I consider it to be unlawful, but this little heart was an exception, and is now on a chest of drawers.

SC 63: Red and Yellow www.srps.org.uk/related/sre.htm

SC62 post 10 September - Square within a square The large image is the original, then I cropped the outside frame away and added the new image. Finally I cropped the inner frame and reduced the size of the object. I could have carried on but the end result would just be a circle.

Plas Newydd, ("new hall" or "new mansion"), is an historic house in the town of Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, and was the home of the Ladies of Llangollen, Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, for nearly 50 years. Today, it is run as a museum by Denbighshire County Council. It ls notable as the home where two Irish ladies, (the Ladies of Llangollen) eloped and set up house together in the late 18th century, scandalising contemporary British society. For more information see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plas_Newydd,_Llangollen . Courtesy of Wikipedia.

SC61 - Inspired by Shakespeare "...over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine." Part of a monologue spoken by Oberon, Act 2, Scene 1 of a Midsummer Night’s Dream’. The Luscious woodbine is Lonicera periclymenum, common names include honeysuckle, common honeysuckle, European honeysuckle, or woodbine. The rose in the centre is the hybrid musk rose, ‘Penelope’ bred by Joseph Hardwick Pemberton. It has trusses of semi-double seashell-pink blooms that are sweetly fragrant. This photo is taken in my garden The rose on the right, an eglantine, is a species of Rosa rubiginosa, also named R. eglanteria

Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night. Hal Borland