A third of the way through January already, winter is creeping darkly along. There is a suggestion from the Met Office that we may have some snow and ice on Saturday, which I really don’t want. Today at eight fifteen, it was a morning for headlights. So different from yesterdays blue, I got wet but it wasn’t raining. 100% humidity and all of it settling on me, turning my hard work curls to frizz.
I walked the usual way to work, and along the path beside a row of Victorian terrace houses, and with nothing but fog ahead, I glanced down. Leaves from the sycamores across the road dotted my way, in various states of deterioration. In August they were rich, bright green – summer’s rain had stopped them from frying, and autumn was late. It was late October before they were yellow, then gold, bronze, brown.
Now a few deep bronze ones had found their way to the edge of the walls. Underfoot, some clear shapes in brown remained, many very dark. Some had felt heavier shoes than others, and had jagged edges. An awful lot were totally trampled into black marks on the flagstones, decayed, disappearing, and waiting for a hard frost or more heavy rain to wash them away. I wonder if they will be visible next week. I must remember to notice.
Lucid Gypsy 
i realized that i never used ‘underfoot’ in my writing. must remember to do so.
Shaz my love you are so funny! Hey, not long now you must be really excited!
Quite some observations, Gilly. 🙂
I’m just trying to be more mindful and it’s really rewarding!
One third of the way through January already – how time flies!
There will soon be blossom even here, meanwhile I’ll keep yours in mind!
I love when you take me along with you like this Gilly
I think I might try to see it with your eyes tomorrow 🙂
Let me know what you find…I see things rather differently than others…at least so people tell me…hehehe
Hi,
It is amazing the things we do miss when we walk the same path daily, how observant that you noticed these changes.
I agree this year is flying by already, for us summer is nearly over.
This was so beautifully described i felt and saw your walk to work. 🙂 In fact, it was SO good, my hair frizzed!
🙂
Oh no I’m sorry 😉 frizz ease should do the trick for you!
Beautiful post.
what relief to spend a little time with you gilly, walking to work in the damp over fallen laves!
Are you still suffering from the heat out there? NSW was on T again last night, they seem to think you summer is going to get even hotter.
today was normal heat, but we had smoke haze all around …
Painterly prose here, Gilly. I can see what you are looking at without a photo! Well done.
Have missed your evocative writing Gilly. Beautiful!