Leaves and Berries.

I went walking around the village just now, camera in hand, determined to catch the last of the autumn leaves before they all fall to the ground. We've had a windy week and the trees are getting barer every day...

So off I strode, across the farmer's field, past the chestnut tree catching the late afternoon rays...

through the woods strewn with fallen leaves...

skirting around the big ole horse-chestnut, which only a month ago was covered in gorgeous green...

past a pretty hedge...

peeked into a backyard...

found another hedge...

and headed back up the high street...

where I found red berries that seem to be straining over fences, trying to catch that elusive sunshine...

a great splash of red on often bare branches...

getting ready for Christmas!