I don’t know about you but there is something very magical about autumn. Maybe it is because it is the season of my birth. Possibly it is due to the brilliant colours that stand before our very eyes replacing the one dimensional summer green.
As the cold air hits us many do not like to admit their love for this season, yet I do.
A time of calm before we all rush around in the manic lead up to Christmas, a period where I like to appreciate nature more. It is dry enough to enjoy some beautiful country walks this time of year. I am guilty of living in a city so large that we tend to become part of that city and venturing out is often seen as some kind of chore and hassle. But not for me.
Take a train the opposite way and within twenty minutes I am surrounded by a beautiful trail of autumnal colours that akin to a blanket on the forest floor, many animals begin to hibernate, some now greet us as seasonal guests.
Cooking is also an interesting time too in the winter, the health foods of summer are now replaced by more warming, interesting foods, the spices that I cook with are perfect for this time of year. A cold beer is replaced with local ale and all seems different with the world. If people do not change with autumn then they will miss the magic each year.
The perfect magic of autumn
