Signs of Autumn
Taking a stroll along the Mawddach river today, I found I needed not only a warmish coat but also a hat and gloves. It wasn't cold exactly but there was a keen breeze and, as I walked, I noticed sure signs that summer is finally coming to an end. The leaves on the trees are still green but their rustle was a dry one and they are beginning to fall. Flowers have bloomed and faded, the river is full of water after the long hot summer, and the cricket field is being prepared for the last match of the season next weekend. The heating isn't on at home yet but the mornings and evenings are feeling cooler now so it is only a matter of time. However, even though the heatwave is already a distant memory, my summer has been a productive as well as a pleasant one. I took a fortnight off from one of my part-time jobs during August, with the goal of completing three chapters of one of my two WIPs. By aiming at a thousand words a day, and sometimes writing even more, I managed