glorious autumn

the weather's been pretty bad these last couple of weeks, alternating rain and cold. i even had to take out my winter coat this week! so it was a pleasure to wake up to brilliant sunshine this morning. i couldn't wait to get out into the countryside for a walk. and it was great! i went through the woods and found countless mushrooms in various shapes and sizes, and regretted not having taken my camera. i don't like to eat them but they were all great looking. and the moss was also doing some funky stuff on tree trunks and smaller shoots. there was even a part of the woods where there simply wasn't a sound. nothing, not even birds. quite amazing, in a world where we are constantly bombarded with noise (even as i write this, i can hear the traffic on the road). it really was a glorious autumn day.