I know its only the 9th of August, but the "smell" of Autumn is definitely in the air here, along with that chill of an evening you get when Autumn is just around the corner.
Anyone else noticed it????
Anyone else noticed it????
Can anyone else smell it?
- Thread starter bushcraftbob
- Start date
-
Come along to the amazing Summer Moot (21st July - 2nd August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
Too right. I thought exactly the same today as I was looking at the leaves browning off and as you say, the evenings are cooling along with the days getting shorter.
That said, I love autumn
That said, I love autumn
I have been picking up on that as well
There has been more rain and windy weather, the evenings are drawing in (only half past nine and it's dark out) and the days are cooling. Also, wild berries are starting to ripen
There has been more rain and windy weather, the evenings are drawing in (only half past nine and it's dark out) and the days are cooling. Also, wild berries are starting to ripen
Yup. I said so to the wife at the weekend. (She's still in the south of France.
)And it's dark an hour earlier.
i went for a walk today and some of the Elder bushes are yellow allready......
not even had any berries yet..
not even had any berries yet..
Just been talking about it tonight. There is now a distinct chill in the air.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
Yep, noticed it four days ago and thought I was imagining it, but that cold, crisp, smell was totally distinctive.
The leaves are changing too, and everything that can set seed or fruit is doing so with abandon.
There's something else too, I'm itching to squirrel early again. I did it last year too and look at the Winter we had. No excuse for anyone to not be prepared this time round.
Wait and see, it'll be gloriously warm now 
cheers,
M
The leaves are changing too, and everything that can set seed or fruit is doing so with abandon.
There's something else too, I'm itching to squirrel early again. I did it last year too and look at the Winter we had. No excuse for anyone to not be prepared this time round.
Wait and see, it'll be gloriously warm now
cheers,
M
Acording to a friend this year is the turn of a cycle that produces alot of snow every so many hundreds of years, or something along those lines. Best get a thicker sleeping bag
All I can smell is burning shops and peoples livelihoods going up in smoke. But that's what you get for living near London at the moment.
Shambling Shaman
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
What are the trees and bushes up to round your ways guys, The oaks and really drooping with acorns here, rowans and blackberries infact all the fruit and nut bearing things(except the shops) are groaning under the weight of there seeds round here, is it the same where you are?
Funny you should mention it, our grapes are ready at the same time as we are harvesting the apricots, that never happens, the grapes are always ready a month afterwards. Also the wasps have become more aggressive like I'd normally expect them to be mid to late September.
So yes, I was thinking "early autumn?".
Last edited:
Being a gardener i have really noticed the leaves drop - its like its mid october at the moment! The willow, maple, and apples leaves are all dropping like mad!
Ive got lime (not citrus) fruit pinging off already too, we moved here last september and it was a week or so after we got here that the fruit buds started poping off and sticking to our shoes,
i have also noticed the sloes are purple all ready they dont normaly do that for a while, they get picked around oct time for me, loads ao hazle nuts about too..
For me there is always a single day that I get the feeling of change, that was 2 weeks ago and it looks like I was right as the weather here is awfull
atb
Craig
atb
Craig
Seems everyone's tuned in.
We all remarked it last night too, it was a definite turn with the wettish chill.
We all remarked it last night too, it was a definite turn with the wettish chill.
I shut our bedroom window last night - normally stays open pretty much all year round. All the Rowans up here are absolutely loaded, far more noticeable than previous years. There's loads of ceps around in the woods as well. Other berries aren't quite ready yet.
