Autumn starts

Although the weather is still very good, it is clear that autumn has seriously started. For me it is 32 years ago that I had autumn start in October and for Lyn it of course is the first time! The trees, which were in blossom and light green when we arrived here in early April, are now rapidly loosing their leaves and the streetsweepers (yes, you have these here!) have quite a job keeping up. The last few days, it has - although nice and sunny - been pretty cold in the morning, down to around 5C today! Last weekend was very nice and on the first picture below, you will see people still in short sleeves. That picture was taken at the riverside in Kingston. Kinsgston is about half an hour by bus from Kew, upstream on the Thames. We passed it when we took our boat trip some time ago and it seemed attractive so we went to see the riverside and the shops.
The other pictures show the changing colours quite nicely. Lyn has taken to photography in quite a big way and now has her own camera. So expect more. On Saturday we plan to go walking with the 'CLOG's. That stands for 'Central London Outdoor Group', they organise walks, often in the countryside just outside London, on a very regular basis, usually a choice of more than one on weekends. We went on a walk in the Chiltern hills a few weeks ago and on Saturday it will be the North Surrey commons.
Otherwise all is well. Still awaiting police clearances, both for the naturalisation and for Lyn's work. Should be not too long now. Will that be the end of the paperwork? Probably not, I think: they always seem to want something else...
Sean got the invitation to the company's Christmas function, which is in a castle. Look for 'Hever castle' on the internet!

Late news: The police clearance for the naturalisation arrived this morning. I immediately tried to phone the contact at the Embassy to make an appointment to deliver it, but no, she only takes 'phone calls early in the morning... A whole new way of slowing things down has just been invented!