And suddenly it was autumn

I am much more of a spring person than an autumn-lover; I like the optimism of the beginnings of things more than the sadness I feel at endings.  Finishing a novel can be either a disappointment or bring about a feeling of loss if I have got totally immersed with the characters, but at the start I am excited and looking forward to the ups and downs of the story.  I certainly prefer the excitement of the beginning of a holiday when all that free time is laid out before me, compared to the melancholy I fall in to on the last day, even with all those good times to look back on.  The early days when I am getting to grips with a new project before the realisation of the challenges or my own inadequacies set in are the best days.  In the past a gloom has set over me as the nights get longer but I have learnt to deal with this, always remembering that spring and those light evenings will return.  But this autumn a long weekend in the Lake District bought a glow to my cheeks and plenty of happiness to my heart.

In the October sunshine last weekend the Lake District was steeped in the deep burnt-orange glow of the autumnal bracken and the leaves on the trees were turning to browns, yellows and reds.  I couldn’t be gloomy surrounded by such colourful scenery.

We had time for a short walk up Sale Fell above Bassenthwaite Lake on the Friday afternoon and sat on a handy bench and gazed over the splendid view over the lake.  We spent the next day pottering along the river Cocker to the lovely town of Cockermouth, toured the Jennings brewery and climbing up Whin Fell above Lorton to see the sunset.  Sunday, after some heavy showers, the sun shone again and we had a splendid day climbing up the steep hillsides of Wandope above Crummock Water, via Whiteless Pike.

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