Of course it has you say, the autumnal equinox was back in September. Well that and the solstices are a sun thing. It's what's happening on the ground that matters. Sure the temperature is falling but living in Britain, that can happen anytime.
For me the litmus test of autumn is the leaves. The nearest main road from me is about 50 yards away and it is lined with plane trees, big ones, presumably planted in the 1930's when the houses were built. They have a heck of a lot of big leaves and a few fall off almost any day.
But last weekend was a big dump. Not all the leaves but lots. So many that they piled up on the footpath inches or even feet deep. Like any kid I love walking through them and kicking them.
So that's it, autumn has arrived. The clocks go back Saturday and the darkness cometh.
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