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September 2020 September 2020
Not a day goes by
BERE REGIS WILDLIFE AND You taught me how to behave in life
There’s not a day goes by when I don’t To always repay evil with good
ENVIRONMENT GROUP think of you You told me to always turn the other
Not a day when you don’t cross my cheek
mind It’s not easy to do as I should.
To Autumn – John Keates Every day I remember our happiness
How you were always loving and kind. You told me to never shirk things in life
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness When there were things I didn’t want

Every day that passes I remember you to do
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun
And you’re always a happy memory Now when I face up to challenge
Conspiring with him how to load and bless For you gave me life and It’s only because of you.
understanding
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;
No wonder you meant so much to me. No wonder I think of you every day
And you’re with me no matter what I
To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees,
You taught me everything that I know do
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; Told me to always tell the truth Every day I remember our happiness
You were always there with a helping Not a day goes by but I think of you.

hand Eileen Richardson
Autumn Fruitfulness To guide me through my happy youth.
The above words are from the first lines of John Keates poem ‘To Autumn’. These

words were penned by the romantic poet in 1819, towards the end of his short 26 When you go I’ve seen how you treat everybody
year life and after a walk near Winchester. Although the strength of the sun is How you always do your best to please
fading at this time of year its past energy is evident in the bountiful fruits to be When you go don’t leave me wordly And I should like to be like you
seen in the hedgerows. No doubt many of us will have gathered blackberries at treasures Then I could leave such happy
some time. There are plenty of other fruits, seeds and nuts to be found in the Or money, what do I need with these? memories.
area, sustaining wildlife and some for our enjoyment – hazel nuts (although you’ll For you have given me so much in life
be lucky to beat mice and squirrels to ones ripe to eat); elderberries for wine, jam You’ll leave me such happy And I shall see you in the setting sun
and syrup; and sloes for gin (but don’t pick them until after the first frost). And, of memories….. And in the moon shining on the silver
course, our gardens may be bearing fruit – apples, pears and perhaps a few sea
‘exotics’ like grapes and figs. Seeds are less obvious but equally important for For I shall see you in the morning sun I’ll see you there on a starlit night
wildlife – for example, finches and other birds love thistle seed. You may not have I’ll see you in the early sunrise You shine as bright as any star for me.
I’ll hear your laughter in the song of a
thistles in your garden but you can still do your bit to attract birds. Help birds bird And when you go, go with a happy
survive the coming colder months by not pruning flower heads back until the And in the stars I’ll see your smiling eyes. heart
Spring or put out feed – finches love nyjer seed (why – because it is thistle seed!). All the birds will be singing in the trees
I’ll see your friendly smile in the rainbow The angels will be there to welcome

I’ll hear your voice in the wind in the you
Nature Sightings trees And you’ll leave me such happy
And everywhere I look I shall see you memories.
We would be very interested to hear of your local wildlife sightings (common or For you’ll leave me such happy
unusual), so as to build up a picture of what is about and when it first arrives / memories. And when you go, go with a happy
emerges. Last month, we asked for reports of Glow Worm sightings. We were heart
really pleased to receive several reports of Glow Worms being seen along the You told me to always trust everybody I know the angels will be singing up
fringes to May’ Wood at dusk, and of past sightings in the Doddings area. Do let To look for the good in everyone above
us know if you see any. To me you’re full of warmth and For you make the world a much
happiness brighter place
And you’ll leave me such memories
To me you’re like the morning sun.
and love.

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