{"id":802,"date":"2014-09-08T06:38:26","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T06:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?p=802"},"modified":"2015-01-16T18:08:09","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T18:08:09","slug":"autumn-sunshine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?p=802","title":{"rendered":"Autumn sunshine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Day 71<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After an early breakfast, we got ourselves out of the house into a spectacular early autumn morning. There was hardly a cloud in the sky but there was a bit of a nip in the air to remind us that we were no longer in the middle of the summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1538.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"804\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?attachment_id=804\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1538.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1410084066&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN1538\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1538.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1538.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-804\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1538.jpg?resize=474%2C355\" alt=\"DSCN1538\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1538.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1538.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1538.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1538.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1538.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The early part of the walk was uneventful as it is usually is at this time of year. Everything is dying back and there is not a lot new to see. There was a poor solitary foxglove flower hanging on for dear life<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1561.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"808\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?attachment_id=808\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1561.jpg?fit=1200%2C1600\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1410087378&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;23.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN1561\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1561.jpg?fit=225%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1561.jpg?fit=474%2C632\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-808\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1561.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"DSCN1561\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1561.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1561.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1561.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1561.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, once we get across the road and into the second half of the look, the mushroom wonderland experience continues. We didn&#8217;t spot any new varieties today but there were a few more fine examples making their appearance. This stop is quite amazing &#8211; like some sort of fairy dell and the weird effect of my poor photography only adds to the magical appearance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1552.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"806\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?attachment_id=806\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1552.jpg?fit=1200%2C1600\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1410085530&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN1552\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1552.jpg?fit=225%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1552.jpg?fit=474%2C632\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-806\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1552.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"DSCN1552\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1552.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1552.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1552.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1552.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rather deadly-looking red toadstools have sorted out themselves in a few new stands. I didn&#8217;t see this one last year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1558.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"807\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?attachment_id=807\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1558.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1410086677&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;13.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN1558\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1558.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1558.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-807\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1558.jpg?resize=474%2C355\" alt=\"DSCN1558\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1558.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1558.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1558.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1558.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1558.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This tree-fungus has sort of had enough of things by now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1563.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"810\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?attachment_id=810\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1563.jpg?fit=1200%2C1600\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX L820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1410087917&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN1563\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1563.jpg?fit=225%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1563.jpg?fit=474%2C632\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-810\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1563.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"DSCN1563\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1563.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1563.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1563.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1563.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once we got out of forest, my sharp-eyed daughter spotted this grasshopper and I managed to get a really good shot of it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1569_crp.png\"><img data-attachment-id=\"803\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?attachment_id=803\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1569_crp.png?fit=1081%2C1600\" data-orig-size=\"1081,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSCN1569_crp\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1569_crp.png?fit=202%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1569_crp.png?fit=474%2C702\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-803\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1569_crp.png?resize=474%2C702\" alt=\"DSCN1569_crp\" width=\"474\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1569_crp.png?resize=691%2C1024 691w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1569_crp.png?resize=202%2C300 202w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1569_crp.png?w=1081 1081w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cartrongarrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSCN1569_crp.png?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nearby the holly-tree is coming along quite well in time to have the berries ready about three weeks too early so that birds will have them all eaten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 71 After an early breakfast, we got ourselves out of the house into a spectacular early autumn morning. There was hardly a cloud in the sky but there was a bit of a nip in the air to remind us that we were no longer in the middle of the summer. The early part &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/?p=802\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Autumn sunshine<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3,2],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paARl1-cW","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=802"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":811,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802\/revisions\/811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cartrongarrow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}