We got up early this morning, to see frost on the lawn, on the car and on dead autumn leaves all over the place but looking much prettier than they did yesterday, with the white sparkles all over the edges and the veins. This is our first frost of the winter. Some say we are expecting a very cold winter, and it will be starting before November is out. Perhaps today's frost is the beginning.
And the frost marks the end of the fungus season, as they all curl up their toes when it is too cold, except for a very few frost-hardy species. But thank you, Graham, for extolling them this season.
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The weblog below is for naturalists to use to report interesting sightings, ask questions, report on field meetings and generally post pictures and any information or questions generally relevant in some way to the wildlife and geology of Essex. You will need to register and be logged-on to post to the forum, and you need to upload pictures first, for use in posts. Find out more