A very hungry caterpillar

Or, more likely, a hungry blackbird.

It felt like autumn today - summer has legged it down to the southern hemisphere and winter is waiting in the wings. We had the annual sweeping of the chimney this morning, so we can console ourselves tonight with a log fire.

On other winter things to look forward to - thanks to an app on my phone installed by my thoughtful daughter, I can tell that there are only 89 sleeps to go.