Autumn 2025

The abundance of Autumn

The growing season winds down, yet there is still so much abundance. A hawthorn tree bursting with fruit after a long, sunny summer. Local woodland feels slow, the activities of the summer having earned everything a well earned change of pace. The morning sun drifting through the trees at Ashridge Park.

One day, while passing some time in Knotts Wood during a lengthy dog walk, I stopped under a large beech. The leaves were turning and they looked translucent against a grey autumn sky. I couldn’t resist desaturating the image to show off the contrast of the trunk and branches, as the leaves were being gradually lost to the sky.

Ripe Hawthorn fruits in Roundwood Harpenden

Sunrise through the trees in Ashridge Park

Desaturated Autumn tree canopy in Knotts Wood Harpenden