Baskets and blankets…

Late blooming roses are still bringing life and colour to our gardens and parks, but there's a slight chill beginning to permeate the air in the early evening.

There are still blackberries on bushes to be picked and made into jam, or eaten straightaway in a yummy crumble and flowers to be picked and dried or pressed.

The bees are still as busy as ever and we're at that tipping-point between summer and autumn when you can still find things to do outside too, so make the most of it. You can go apple picking, fly a kite, collect conkers & pine cones - and there's still time to grab a blanket, a book and bottle of wine and relax a little, even if you do need a pair of DMs, a cardy or a blanket.