Unblemished beauty

I am still sleeping badly, I wake up every night at about 3.20am and then lie awake for an hour or so - but at least now I am managing to get back to sleep for a while, previously I was awake from then onwards. 

I saw this fungi yesterday when I was walking Xena in the woods, so I was hoping it would still be there and still be unblemished - it was. I am not sure what it is, I have a wonderful fungi identification book that Tommy bought me for a present last year but I still struggle to identify the various species - I think this is some kind of milkcap?

Today I met a friend from my golf group lesson and as we are both members at the same club, we played 9 holes there after lunch. The 6 hole course where I have my lessons is too boggy at this time of year so we have to play elsewhere, it doesn't pretend to be a great golf course and as the drainage is not good we know not to play there in winter. I thoroughly enjoyed playing golf today, I have finally reached that level where I don't blow out on a hole, I am still not good but I will happily take the small improvements that I am making! The short days with sunset now at around 4.30pm means you have to finish at least half an hour before that. 

It was another grey day today - what is it with these grey days at the moment - but it was very mild and at least it is dry. When we were playing golf in the afternoon there was a lovely soft blue in the sky and the autumn colours on the course were spectacular, I could easily have taken so many photos if I wasn't playing golf.

Tonight is Halloween and I hope they don't let off fireworks - around here people seem to let off fireworks for any occasion. It upsets Xena these days, it never worried her when she was a puppy but now she does not like it.

I am really enjoying this current series of GBBO, the standard is much higher than previous years and they are making such creative bakes. I was so worried my favourite boy was going to go out last night but he hung in there!