Before
Tracy and I purchased our
Kew memberships, I never would have dreamed of going on a damp day. Kew visits were reserved for sunny days, which meant G and I rarely went, as those were also our allotmenting days!
But having cancelled our last Kew visit due to threatening rain, which never actually fell, Tracy and I decided to brave it this time. The rain did come, but between showers we walked and walked and observed Kew shifting into autumn mode: horse chestnuts bouncing along the paths,
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the colors changing on the trees,
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and autumn crocuses emerging through the leaf litter:
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And while our last visit was memorable for the plethora of blossom, this time we encountered berries in every color, from the familiar red to pink,
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white,
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and green:
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Now if only the red berries hadn't put me in mind of a certain December holiday, which I'm definitely not ready to think about yet!