I don't understand why everybody's gone and gotten all so technical on me.

I knew what you meant, WW, and I agree with you.

This year, I must admit that we have had such a marvellous late summer and autumn that the tree colours are quite amazing (no need to go to New England to leaf-peep) and if the year ended at Halloween then it would at least have gone out in a blaze of glory. Thing is it looks like carrying on that way for a while into the Celtic new year.

We need lots of rain this winter.