Hips Haws Berries – autumn is definitely on the way nowHimalayan Balsam (Policeman’s Helmet) – either a delight or a scourge, depending on point of view, but still, an elegant plantAlfalfa – the king of forage plants, which is what its name means in Arabic (apparently)Southern Hawker, a magnificent dragonfly of late summer and autumn. Banded Demoiselles and Common Blue Damselflies were still flying, tooRed Admiral, basking on the Wraysbury brambles
The English seem unemotional … except for their passion for nature
