I read somewhere that, before the word ‘autumn’ gained in popularity to describe this time of the year, we English used the term ‘harvest ‘. Suggesting, I suppose, a time for gathering in the last produce of the fields.
Walking around the Circus the other day, l really could appreciate why Americans are much more literal in their description of our slide into winter.
With such a vast carpet of leaves having showered down, surely it is the time of year for the great ‘Fall’.
