“Golden in the garden,
Golden in the glen,
Golden, golden, golden
September’s here again!
Golden in the tree tops,
Golden in the sky—
Golden, golden, golden
September’s going by!”
September, by Annette Wynne.
I’m not quite sure how it’s September already, I mean where has the time gone?? If you’ve read my previous post, you know that I go by the astronomical calendar meaning that autumn doesn’t start until the 23rd of September, so for me, it’s still summer (just about).
Everything feels like it’s happening a bit earlier this year – the fields have been ploughed earlier, the hedgerow fruit is ripe, but for some reason, I still have dahlias that haven’t flowered! An odd, but brilliant summer indeed.
Despite the extreme heat we’ve had, the roses are still flowering profusely, so the deadheading continues, which I think produces baskets full of beauty.
As much as I protest the imminent arrival of autumn, September (and autumn) are my favourite times of the year. You’re still treated to beautiful sunny days, but it also calls for cosy days, filled with books, candles and comfort food, whilst the rain lashes against the windows. Although, I’m not sure whether it’s quite time to light the fire yet, which reminds me I must get the chimney sweep booked in…
Something new for me this year, is picking cobnuts! We went out hunting them over the weekend, and I was delighted to find some. Cobnuts are essentially a fresh hazelnut that is grown here in England, you can pick them whilst the husk is green, but the nut is sweet and juicy. Cobnuts can be picked any time between late August and October, so I plan on picking some of these beauties over the weekend. The only reason I didn’t pick these, was because I wanted to doubly-check these were cobnuts and not something else! Better safe than sorry… It also goes without saying that make sure you don’t pick all the nuts (or fruit, or anything else you’re foraging) – leave some for others, and most importantly for the wildlife.
Whatever you do, I hope you embrace this fantastic month.
A x
Abi in the Garden 