Falling Leaves

This afternoon I walked with my friend H at Felbrigg. I can't remember a time when so many leaves were falling as we walked through the woods. This leaf was actually attached somehow by a thread, so I could photograph it although it was spinning fast, but I like the movement in the photo. We were hoping to find amethyst deceivers, but we only found a few very poor specimens, I suspect they've been smothered by the leaves. Although the walk started at 1:30, we got back to the car park at 3:35 so the shop and cafe would have just closed. 

This morning after my Sainsbury's delivery, I walked into town for a talk at the library. It was called The Defences of Weybourne by Sir Michael Savory  of the Muckleburgh Military Collection. It was very interesting. The coast from west of Sheringham, by Weybourne and over to Cley is a prime area for a sea invasion as there is very deep water offshore for large ships, and shingle for the small boats to get ashore. (He warned against swimming at Weybourne as there is a very strong undertow). The map of the military defences during WWII was impressive, including lots of large guns and pillboxes along that coastline and a very large number of troops based at Weybourne Camp, which was massive. One thing he said in passing at the end of the talk interested me, cables from five offshore windfarms will come ashore at the land that was Weybourne Camp and they will provide 5% of the UK's electricity needs (at least I think that's what he said).