Autumn in Hampshire

It may be from being in Rio for a month but the leaf colours this Autumn are really engaging my attention.

Just the trees in town are a fabulous range of yellows, browns, reds and gold.

Yesterday cycling down back roads from Micheldever Station to Whitchurch the colours seemed amazing. Predominantly the yellows of Beech trees, the light green tinged with brown on the Sycamores and a darker but more varied range of greens and browns on the Oak trees.

Its hard to tell if the colours are better than last year or simply that I forget last year's delight in the enjoyment of this years.

I have heard that the colours depend on the amount of rain during the summer, (lots and lots) and whether there is a frost. (a few already).

Also it depends a lot on when the first storm comes because then most of the leaves move from the trees to the ground!

PS photo half-hinched from Flickr