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It's been one of those years when the leaves stayed green for ages until a massive storm knocked them all off before they had a chance to turn autumnal. Luckily, yesterday, I saw the above. The massive storm was what did this:

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That is the largest pile of seaweed I've ever seen on the beach. It only does that after a fairly severe storm, so it must have been even worse than I thought.

Cheers, Tom.