A Bright Patch in a Dismal Day

This should be glowing a beautiful crimson in the warm autumn light. It's doing its best given the weather today.  The leaves are dropping fast, they turn a lovely pink and last for ages on the ground.

It wasn't a day for outdoors. Luckily, it's just outside the kitchen window, so I didn't have to linger long in the wind and rain.
 
Not a very productive day. A bit of sewing, a chat with number one son about how we're going to manage our socially distanced meet-up with them next week. I'll be taking my winter gear, emergency rations in case we don't find anywhere to eat, a pile of rugs and the beach tent. Maybe I should be making some nice warm face-masks.