Autumn walk with the family

On Saturday we had decided as a family to go on a walk in our local area. The weather was perfect for an autumn afternoon and the colours were beautiful so I couldn't resist but take my camera!

My daughter Morgan walking through dropped leaves.

The Lea Valley Walk - a great use for an old railway line.

Not my best photo - it's a bit blurred but the ivy looked great growing up the tree. There's also holly berries captured here.

My son Ralph posing (hubby and daughter in distance)

Berries are plentiful this time of year for birds. 

Another poor quality photo! Don't know why it came out blurry, but I wanted to add this as the colours are so lovely.

Tucked away, just off the Lea Valley walk, near a golf club are ruins of an old mill. You can see the wheel burried among debris here.

Still at the ruins and this is where water was guided. The river Lea isn't far from here but no longer runs through the old mill for obvious reasons. 

Morgan's turn to pose!

The day was glorious and we took advantage of the good weather as rain was forecast for Sunday (which it did indeed rain). I love all the seasons for their differences but Autumn is always striking for reds, oranges and yellows. There is food in the form of berries for the birds. We sometimes pick sloes so that Steve (my husband) can make sloe gin in time for Christmas but this year we've not bothered. To be honest with you, he made so much over the last few years that we're still catching up on drinking that!

The one thing that has been haunting my mind though is the ruins of the old mill we came across. I tried to look it up on the internet when I got home yesterday but there only appears to be four mills recorded historically in the local area between Harpenden and Wheathampstead and none of them appear to be this one. If anyone can help identify or knows the history of this mill, please let me know!

Till next time!