Autumn gorgeousness

Good morning. It's Sunday and it's raining, again. Yesterday was sunny and dry and warm, so off I went across the fields. Great to see the farmers preparing the land for the next crop. Feeding time for the seagulls.  

What a beautiful machine. 

I found a track that I hadn't been down before. Let's go and explore. It took me to the pond I saw a few days ago, remember. There is the landfill site. Now I have approached it from a different direction. I think there are more tracks to explore around here. Not enough time today though, I will have to come back. 

I couldn't get close to the water because there is a deep ditch and a barbed wire fence between us. The picture is not very clear because I had to zoom in. Lots of wildlife down there. 

It's getting late but I made time to have a quick walk around Normanby Park. I wanted to capture the Autumn colours. Some of the trees are past their best now that the leaves have started to fall. 

The stag was bellowing to his lady friends. 

I did manage to find a few trees with lovely colours. 

This is the path to the small gate at the side of the park. It is only open for a short time for local dog walkers to get in and out. Everyone else goes in and out through the main car park, of which there is a charge. 

Part of the pond has dried up, but this bigger pond still has plenty of ducks quacking about. 

It was time to leave before they locked the small gate. Just outside the park is this gorgeous tree. This looks like two trees standing together. The leaves on the other side are yellow, but no, it's one tree. 

A quick zoomy pic as I was nearing home. 

With the little bit of extra exploring, it came in at seven miles. I slept well last night. Now it's time for breakfast, then I will go back to the previous controversial post and wind that up. Thanks for popping in. Enjoy your Sunday. Toodle pip.   ilona