WE MAY not yet be in autumn but summer is certainly over.
While some people curse the end of the hot months when they are on holiday and able to relax under the sun, autumn is also beloved by many.
Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.
It is almost as if the sun has taken a step back, the leaves have lulled themselves to sleep and autumn has awakened.
Voltaire wrote: 'Wine is the divine juice of September.'
Of course September is also the month when schools reopen and children return after almost a sixth of the calendar year on their holidays.
This old tradition of a long summer holiday was born when children were needed to work their family farms during the summer months.
It has endured despite Britain long becoming more urban and less rural over the past century.
Of course this means each year parents pose the question of why this tradition persists when life has changed so much in Britain since its advent.
However parents should remember their generation also enjoyed the extended summer break so who are they to now question its relevance? It seems like a question which will be raised every year.
Hopefully children have enjoyed their summer break and spent plenty of time outdoors with their friends and family.
Times are hard for many in this country but with the support of our friends, family and neighbours, then we will endure.
A double rainbow. Picture by Amy Williams.
A bird's eye view of Shropshire. Picture by Paul Meakin.
The canal at Maesbury. Picture by Mary Morgan.
Heritage Railway at Llangollen. Picture by Neil Evans.
Insect life. Picture by Andrew Moz.
A celebrity worshipped in Ellesmere. Picture by Mary Morgan.
Views from Stiperstones Nature Reserve. Picture by Rob Evans.
A rabbit pauses for thought. Picture by Mary Morgan.
Horse by day, glam rock star by night. Picture by Mary Morgan.
Planning a 'coo'. Picture by Michael Anthony Adams-Wade.
A parched Lake Vyrnwy. Picture by Jill Greenwood.
Smile and the whole world smiles with you. Picture by David Mottram.
Canal views at the Queens Head. Picture by John Barrett.
A stroll through Ellesmere. Picture by Michael Anthony Adams-Wade.
A stroll through Ellesmere. Picture by Michael Anthony Adams-Wade.
A stroll through Ellesmere. Picture by Michael Anthony Adams-Wade.
Night swimming at the Mere in Ellesmere. Picture by Jill Adger.
George and Orla chilling out. Picture by Neil Henderson.
Moel Famau. Picture by John Barrett.
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