The evenings draw in almost imperceptibly at first, but as the days get shorter, there's an atmospheric change. After the somnolence of summer, autumn brings a restless, back-to-school energy; birds murmurate and migrate, stags rut and wildlife gathers stores for winter. As the days get shorter and early mornings shimmer with the first frosts, a seasonal transition is triggered; our woolly jumpers are retrieved from their temporary retirement. It is the colour-changing canopy that tips us off to autumn's arrival; in the fading of light and lushness, the wild world paints itself with a new palette.
Like the stars, leaves get brighter before they die. After gorging on sunlight throughout the summer, colder temperatures cause chlorophyll to retreat, ushering in a brief golden age when carotenoid pigments show off their bold…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2023