The last day of August brought a mix of sunshine and showers, marking the end of a month that began dry and finished with rain. This Rowan with leaves turning yellow and brown, and berries, shows autumn’s on the way.
Flowers were scarce in August. Only in the last couple of days has the first autumn crocus appeared.
Nuts are plentiful this year, and acorns have been falling from the oak trees since early August.
A squirrel climbs here among the beech leaves to gather beech masts – though one wonders whether the harvest has arrived too early to last through autumn and winter.
Other trees display their seeds. The wonderfully twisted Golden Rain tree next to the Albert Monument is covered with bladdery seed pods.
Among the newly planted trees, a young Dawn Redwood, dedicated to a former park keeper, is struggling; its browned leaves stand in contrast to the other more healthy newly planted trees.
The Bowls Club has been active throughout the summer. The green is so fine – like felt on a snooker table.
A rainbow appeared yesterday, seen here from the park looking out toward Trinity Church.
Here is a sunrise with pink clouds showing one of the park’s broad paths and the many trees.
As evening came, crows gathered near the tops of the tall fir trees, cawing loudly to announce their arrival at their roosts.
Lovely photos as always
I was admiring the tree near Albert which you identify as the Golden Rain Tree in your photograph, and noticed that it has the number 346. However in the Tree Database of December 2014 Tree 346 is listed as Wellingtonia – which it certainly is not. The list only mentions Golden Rain Tree once and gives it the number 360. I suspect that re-numbering has been done. Is it possible to download a new list?
Hi Henry,
I tend to use google lens and hope it is correct. It gives pictures for comparison which in the case of the Golden Rain Tree do seem to match up but I also wait for somebody to correct me if it is wrong. I don’t know of a more accurate tree database. I do have a ‘Guide to the Trees in Albert Park Abingdon Price: One Shilling from 1970 which is now mostly out of date.
Christ’s Hospital does a survey every ten years or so – the latest one is available via the link below. I haven’t checked the tag number though 🙂
http://www.ch-of-abingdon.org/albert-park/natural-history/
The link which Iain suggests shows the 2014 list as being the most recent. The new tags are round.
(I found one old rectangular tag – the 2014 list correctly described the tree as a Wellingtonia.) I presume a new survey with round tags is in progress and a new list will soon be available.