Getting inspired by autumn

The turning of the seasons, especially summer easing into autumn, has for centuries inspired poets. The changing colours of trees and falling leaves which crunch underfoot tend to get poetic juices flowing. “Every leaf seems bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree,” as Emily Bronte wrote so simply.

With the onset of October, leaves are withering, but one tree still stands out — the rowan, or mountain ash. For some reason this year, the rowan’s scarlet berries appear brighter than usual as autumn progresses and we see its branches drooping with the weight of berries.