Autumn Moon - and it's only 3.50 p.m.

" The wind that makes music in November corn is in a hurry. The stalks hum, the loose husks whisk skyward in half-playing swirls, and the wind hurries on.... A tree tries to argue, bare limbs waving, but there is no detaining the wind."
Aldo Leopold

Day of tremendous, howling wind here. They say kids' behaviour is affected by the weather and they get very high on days like these. Not sure if I've noticed much difference. Certainly most of us are fairly grumpy if caught in a squally shower and reasonably happy in warm sunshine! Ensconced in our cosy school we could hear the constant whistling and roaring through the windows and in this area thoughts go to those out on fishing boats.