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I had a wonderful trip to the local woods on Friday, it was misty and damp with a hint of sun, couldn't have been more perfect. I love beech leaves, as I child I spent many happy hours in huge beech woods, kicking the golden leaves and running around the big, solid trunks. Sadly we don't have quite so many beech trees where I live now but lock down has allowed me to find a few pockets hidden in our mostly conifer woods. I was a happy bunny when I spotted these leaves glowing against a dark background.

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I'm a bit late to the fungi party! This is the first year some have caught my eye. I fell in love with some little porcelain fungi, so simple, delicate and light. These were up a tree so I could get right underneath them, I was fascinated by the gills - see I'm learning the lingo! I'm looking forward to finding more.

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We will remember.

For those who are kind enough to follow my pictures who are not British, you may be wondering why there is often a wave of poppy images shared in November by British photographers?

In November, in particular on the 11^th and on the second Sunday of the month we remember those brave men, women and animals who gave their lives in wars all across the world. Why poppies? Poppies were the flowers which flowered in the battlefields at the end of World War One.

Usually many people gather to remember, but this year everything is different, but we will still remember.