October 30th – Sunny weather, nice day, sat on the balcony for a while.

October 31st – Bit windy and damp, but went out for a nice walk.

November 1st – Blowing a gale and pouring down with rain. Deciduous trees perform synchronised leaf-drop (3:18pm) carpeting the pavements in brown detritus. First red breasted robin seen in the estate’s communal garden.

How clever of the weather to switch from autumn to winter exactly on the 1st Nov.