I’m just not ready for this…

The Countryfile Christmas issue

A good pub is one you don’t want to leave.

My daughter enjoying an open fire in a pub.

Youth organisations and veterans together on Southwick Green, marking Remembrance Sunday.

The Rememberance Sunday service on Southwick Green.

Oh, great. Screw in the tyre.

A screw embedded in the car tyre.

The evening light was putting in a wonderful display earlier.

Evening light by the banks of the Adur.

We’re not even half way through November, and I’ve seen my first Christmas tree. 🎄

A christmas tree on the stret near Farringdon.

There’s a certain joy to early starts in the autumn, and this morning’s early trip to the station was spectacular.

A ranbow over houses near Hassocks station.

🤔

I have a certain admiration for the attempt to move people over, but I’m not sure it will work.

Working late at the office, adding a feast of links to Moodle, for the journalism students to ”enjoy”…

Enjoying Halloween on a warm but wet night.

A modest haul of sweets for the girls, but good fun in good company.

Trick or Treat in Shoreham.

London being London in its charming way.

A London pub in Farringdon

More good advice from the morning swim classes whiteboard.

A whitebiard saying "strive for progress not perfection".

Autumn sun through the oak.

Sunlight shining through autumnal oak leaves.

Lovely bit of sulphur tuft, there.

Sulphur Tuft fungus.

Caption competition…

A Halloween pumpkin "vomiting" leaves.

Quite the sunset tonight.

Sunset over the Adur.

Words of wisdom at the 7.30am swim.

A sign saying: 'It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop"

A lovely little discovery – an acorn cup fallen into another plant.

An acorn cup lodged in another plant.

The path through the woods.

Breakfast at the Talking Hands café, after my train was cancelled.

Hassocks, Sussex, in the UK. 8.30am.

Vegan breakfast at the Talking Hands coffee shop