Orange Fenland

Autumn brings dramatic sunsets on the farm. Given clear weather, almost every evening sees the western sky ablaze.
The only trouble is the days are really drawing in now. But that is part and parcel of the beauty of the seasons.

My last picture shows an increasingly common fenland upside down sunset.

Fields of pumpkins to satisfy the annual demand at Halloween. In an age when any sort of deep beliefs seem rare, the public seems to increasingly need to throw itself into more and more festivals, the origins and meaning of which are completely lost. 

Wisbech's historically famous orchards are thin on the ground now and Spalding's bulb and flower fields are scarce too. Times change and pumpkins are just as widespread now.

One day I must put in the effort and capture an orange sunset behind a field of orange pumpkins.

Just one final plea. If you do purchase a pumpkin, please don't just throw it away at the end. If you don't want to make soup out of it, at the very least add it to the compost bin or feed the wildlife with it. Alternatively seek out a pumpkin recycling point. They do exist.