It was a soft autumnal day, onesweater sort of weather at the most.

The pink-hued dawn had promised a fine autumnal day, but by half-four it was clear the promise was an empty one.

On a dull, autumnal day there are few plants with intense colour to cut through the seasonal earthy tones.

They existed in a kind of folksy netherworld of dull autumnal days, brown woolly jumpers and lots of wood panelling.

Their soft mauve flowers with their splash of yellow at the centre seem to catch the mood of early autumnal days.