Lovely clear night outside but a tad nippy, with a wind chill taking the temperature down to -3°C in the NNE wind. The waning gibbous Moon is wonderfully clear. This is just an iPad edit, cropped in. I’ll process it properly on my pc tomorrow. #Moon #Sussex

Short walk with Polly (in the photo) and Kinsey, our Cocker Spaniel, around the lake at tiny Hailsham Country Park this morning. Nice to see Hedge Woundwort still in flower, plus some Dog Sick (not Vomit) Slime Mould. Having a dog who is Autumn leaf coloured means the lead is an advantage, or we’d never find her!
#Sussex

This afternoon’s (16.49) First Quarter Moon over East Sussex. A moment between heavy clouds, so I count myself lucky to have been able to capture it. OM1, 100-400 at 400mm, F8, -3ev, 1/250, tripod. iPad edit (minimal).
#Moon #Sussex

It was a nice sunny morning for a walk at Pound Common, Chailey in Sussex today. Fungi are appearing at last, now we’ve had some steady rain. It felt (and certainly feels tonight!) very Autumnal. 🍁🍄🍂

The 1st Quarter Moon from a couple of nights ago. Since then it’s been raining. Bleagh. #Moon #Sussex

I didn’t hear or see a single Cuckoo last year, so was delighted to first hear one, and then a short while later see two Cuckoos in a tree. Made my day!
#Cuckoo #EurasianCuckoo #Sussex #NormansBay

Our local woodland is carpeted with Bluebells at the moment. It’s quite beautiful, and on our walk a few days ago it was lovely to wander along the worn tracks, listening to Nightingales singing and enjoying the scent from the flowers.
#Bluebells #Hyacinthoidesnonscripta #native #Sussex

A countryside lane walk the other day brought me the sad sight of this dead Robin. It was likely to have been hit by a car, and not long before I found it, judging by its eyes. I moved it away from the road edge to where it will probably become part of the food chain for a fox or crow.