Mellow tints and fruitfulness

They say this is a mast year, a relatively rare expression of Nature in a panic. The weather has been so unpredictable, unseasonal and extreme that the vegetation is doing as much as possible to ensure the survival of species, all species.
So we see all the different fungi, dealing with the casualties of this perverseness.

 

And the fruit - not just apples and pears, but quince, yew and other unidentifiable shrubs.

Then there is the mast itself, beech, ash keys,

conkers (horse chestnut)

and decent-sized sweet chestnuts. ( Found serendipitously in an obscure car park!)

All seen around Halloween, to remind us of light, life, death - and to have some fun in between!

Can I tempt you to a spooky finger? Eye balls, anyone?