Forces of nature

As we're heading further into this second pandemic Autumn, I'm trying to keep dark thoughts and a heavy heart at bay. Sometimes, it's like walking a tightrope and it's taking my assembled willpower not to look into the abyss. On days like these, weather permitting, the best thing to do is to go outside and let one's soul be soothed by nature. At a balmy 15°C and with brilliant sunshine, the weather definitely permitted on Sunday the 24th of October when, after a morning of catching up on chores, we found ourselves at a bit of a loose end. As the forecast had once again been indecisive, the weather deities apparently having a hard time to make up their...