Page 2 | To miss autumn in the U.K.

Dizzydizzydizzyy · 2024-10-10T10:03:54+00:00

The colour changes, crisp, sunny days, crunchy leaves..I miss it 🍁 🍃 🍂

AnnunciataM · 10/10/2024 12:51

Crisp and sunny? The UK? Wet and grey, more like! All the leaves around here are soggy and very far from crisp.

You're confusing the UK autumn with the mumsnet autumn!

Guavafish1 · 10/10/2024 12:48

Love autumn in uk but when you don’t have a summer it’s miserable

GalaticalFarce · 10/10/2024 12:48

I've had some fab forest walks this autumn inbetween the showers but it's too warm for autumn. Not that I mind but it's just a weird autumn after a weird summer.

ChefsKisser · 10/10/2024 12:48

I love autumn too! I also feel like I must like in a bubble as I live in NW England and we have had loads of lovely autumnal days recently! I was cycling home thinking how lovely it was with the different coloured leaves and sunshine. I love the darker evenings and mornings as the kids sleep better. But I love autumn too and don't think its been bad at all this year!

Lilifer · 10/10/2024 12:47

Catza · 10/10/2024 11:12

It's been raining since October last year in West Country. Only stopped for 2,5 months before starting again in August. Which sunny days you speak of?

It stopped raining for 2.5 months?? Jesus consider yourself lucky, here in NI we had about 5 dry days over the entire summer preceded by non stop rain from oct 2023

Lilifer · 10/10/2024 12:46

Bohomovies · 10/10/2024 11:11

It does look beautiful when it’s a clear sunny day, but most of the time autumn in the uk is just a lot of rain and a lot of house spiders.

Yes 100% this. You're maybe confusing uk with New England in the fall, here in uk it's just rain grey skies and shitty house spiders

User1836484645R · 10/10/2024 12:44

The sun is shining and the sky is blue here. I’m going to take a photo before it starts raining again.

YessicaHaircut · 10/10/2024 12:41

I love autumn too. We had a lovely misty morning here yesterday (South West) and it was just glorious. So sorry you’re missing it.

On the down side, it’s muddy, there are slugs everywhere, the house is full of spiders and to top it off we had a queen wasp in the kitchen last week which was truly terrifying (I’m not keen on normal sized ones, let alone 3 inch long massive buzzy ones!)

Nourishinghandcream · 10/10/2024 12:36

BMW6 · 10/10/2024 11:46

I haven't seen a crane fly for donkeys years!

You want to be here then!

Our garden was infested with them so had it landscaped to help with drainage which along with treatment will (hopefully) eradicate them (or at least keep the numbers down).

Was dog walking the other day in what appeared to be a monsoon and the young crane fly were coming out of the ground by the thousand.

WhatATimeToBeAlive · 10/10/2024 12:19

I'm in the UK and miss it! Autumns really aren't like they used to be, but you get the "ooh, it's cosy with hot chocolate and blankies" brigade out telling you differently. It's mostly grey, rain and downright miserable.

Greenbather · 10/10/2024 12:16

Snoken · 10/10/2024 11:57

Spoke to a friend in the NW the other day, they have had 2 nice autumn days where it hasn't poured down with rain so far. They have slugs on the outside of their windows, windows with condensation and their local park is a mud bath. It sounds bloody miserable.

Sounds a bit extreme!
We have had lots of rain in NW (not unusual) but this week has been much better.
Today is a beautiful crisp sunny day, it's a bit colder than it has been which is turning the leaves so it's the kind of day you are describing.

Purplebunnie · 10/10/2024 11:59

Tree outside my lounge window has been beautiful but looks a sight now as top half is bare but bottom half still covered in glory- it's an odd tree.

Snoken · 10/10/2024 11:57

Spoke to a friend in the NW the other day, they have had 2 nice autumn days where it hasn't poured down with rain so far. They have slugs on the outside of their windows, windows with condensation and their local park is a mud bath. It sounds bloody miserable.

Safxxx · 10/10/2024 11:49

Yes spring & Autumn 🍁 are my 2 fav seasons ❤️ although it looks like we're getting into winter early 😕

EngineStartStop · 10/10/2024 11:48

It’s a lovely time of year. I do a bit of hiking and it’s my favourite time to get out in the hills. Beautiful colours, all the day-trippers have fallen away, just the right kinds of temperature, don’t even mind the odd shower.

BogRollBOGOF · 10/10/2024 11:48

The good moments of autumn are glorious and it can be a stunningly beautiful season. Alas the leaves are often more squelchy than crunchy.

There's something very grounding about British seasons when they behave properly and they're easy to miss when you're in a less seasonal climate for a prolonged period.

VickyEadieofThigh · 10/10/2024 11:46

YouveGotAFastCar · 10/10/2024 11:13

We don’t often get that; though. It’s so romanticised.

It’s usually just cold, rain, dark and spiders. There’s very few crisp, sunny days; the leaves aren’t colourful because they’ve turned to mush on the floor and nobody is skipping around with a PSL.

I’d take Southern Europe any day!

I had several years living in a southern European country. Autumn was FABULOUS!

BMW6 · 10/10/2024 11:46

I haven't seen a crane fly for donkeys years!

Cotonsugar · 10/10/2024 11:45

I would miss that too if I lived elsewhere. It’s a chilly, crisp day where I am today with blue sky and sunshine and the leaves are starting to change colour. Perfect for dog walking.

VickyEadieofThigh · 10/10/2024 11:44

Bohomovies · 10/10/2024 11:11

It does look beautiful when it’s a clear sunny day, but most of the time autumn in the uk is just a lot of rain and a lot of house spiders.

And crane flies lurking by the door to waft inside!

BMW6 · 10/10/2024 11:43

I have highish hopes for November being a proper crisp and dry Autumn - I live quite near the New Forest and it's glorious in a good year.

Fairyliz · 10/10/2024 11:35

You need to take off your rose tinted specs. We get about two days each autumn when it’s like that and the rest of the time it’s grey and drizzly.

Radiolala · 10/10/2024 11:24

I love it, it’s probably something that I would also miss but I imagine that the sunshine helps a little?

yorktown · 10/10/2024 11:19

Yep, I miss it too and I live here.
The sun is out today in fairness, but I am using that to desperately dry washing after the weeks of rain.

Anicecumberlandsausage · 10/10/2024 11:16

I'd rather be in Southern Spain than the murky soup I'm experiencing.