When autumn comes the leaves do wither
And make my body cringe and shiver;
So spoon in some blackberry and apple pie
To make your spirits soar and fly.

A fruity tart is very tasty,
And boosts you when you're feeling pasty.
Especially good with custard on it,
Enough to make you write a sonnet.

"Nature is the only artist"!
Nice leaves and very artistic decorations. Pity that we don't have frost here...

Well seen. A tad more contrast and even better. Have such photo opportunities now passed into history?

Yesterday evening I went to a meeting of my local branch of Reform, held to celebrate last week's election results, and to try to recruit the far greater larger number of "paper" (or better, active) candidates for local councillors that it needs.

I am to try statins.

Well done.

Statins? Are you sure that's a good idea?

Although I'm now a member, I'm not completely sold on Reform. I very strongly agree with their core policies about migration, welfare, energy, defense, human rights law and woke ideology, but not with those on some other issues.

No, but I'm not qualified to say. According to my GP (who has suggested I go on statins because with my present cholesterol and liver fat levels, I have a calculated 36% chance of having a stroke or heart attack within the next 10 years) most people experience no side effects from them, and that I should try them to see if I do. I've a face-to-face appointment next week (she wants to check one or two more things) and a decision will be made then.

What do you disagree with about their policies on migration, welfare, energy, defence, human rights law, and woke ideology?

Nothing. Those are the issues on which I DO agree with them, particularly migration, British culture and welfare. As I say above, it's some OTHER issues on which I don't, such as transport and clean air.

Sorry, I misread that as 'disagree' for some reason.

Why do you disagree with their views on transport and clean air?

It's important to scrap Net Zero and ULEZ, as this has nothing to do with 'saving the planet' and everything to do with the WEF plan to control us and introduce global communism.

anti15min city protest
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPRVPfpAiSs

Net Zero yes (it's an economically-damaging farce; even if achievable, the UK is responsible for less than 1% of global carbon emissions) but ULEZ has nothing to do with climate change or the WEF. It's about air pollution (and its health effects) in urban areas. If anything, it should be extended and applied to all vehicles to discourage unnecessary car use, which is damaging both environmentally and in other ways.

I'm sure Sad Khan has no concern about your health. ULEZ is a cash-grabbing scheme, which hits the poor and damages businesses. The pollution issue is just the cover story, while its main aim is to restrict freedom of movement (along with 15-minute cities) in preparation for the WEF goal of an eventual ban on private car ownership.

I hate cars, as you know. But I also hate communism.

It hits the motorist, not the poor. Poor people don't own cars. If someone can afford a car he isn't poor. No one has a God-given right to drive, though many think they have.

And whatever Khan's alleged aims, clean air is healthier for humans to breathe than exhaust-polluted air, and traffic-clogged streets do not facilitate freedom of movement; they prevent it.

1. The irony is that you still own a car, despite your views about them.

2. The air might be cleaner in your backyard, but the pollution will have moved elsewhere.

3. Traffic-clogged streets are a problem - agreed.
But I was referring to freedom of movement not being allowed.

World Economic Forum will ban your car!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSXMzk-Chfs

1. No irony, because I regard owning a car a privilege, not a right, and am prepared to pay to enjoy that privilege.

2. With less car use, there is less pollution - everywhere.