Sep 23

Sep 23 A British Fall

Feallan - an anglo-saxon word meaning ..

1. To fall (down); 2. To fall, perish, die; 3. To come down, fall (of rain, snow, hail).

Yep, the original word from these shores for 'autumn' is 'fall' .. As time went by, as a nation, we left the fall as a nomenclenture & adopted autumn as a new one from Europe.

Both Robert & I adore this season as you'll hear in our latest podcast. We got to talking about the Harvest Festivals at this time of year from when we were at school.

You know that you had to ask a parent, (with short notice),:

Me/Robert: "What can I take to the Harvest Festival tomorrow morning..?" ..

Parent: **TUTS&SIGHS**

Robert & I asked these questions of each other earlier ..

Where did the tins of good things like peas & raspberries go? Who got the fresh runner beans, potatoes & onions?

As I write, the sky is changing quickly and it'll be dusk by seven. My favourite tree is just starting to change colour & the flighty robins are in mighty voice.