Kick leaves – a standard Autumn activity of course! – An Autumn Bucket List Update

Last Updated on 14 September 2023 by Colette

Yesterday we started out half term holiday with a good couple of hours up in Heaton Park – the weather wasn’t bad.  It was surprisingly mild when we went out but by the time we’d been out for a while we could feel the cold!!  Although it was overcast it remained dry which gave us chance to have a good old run about, kick (and throw) some leaves and generally enjoy the fresh air!  The park was full of beautiful Autumnal colours – plenty of leaves on the floor but also plenty still on the trees.

Autumn picnic

throwing leaves

autumn leaf

stripy wellies

big leaf

wrapped up warm

boys jumping

It made for a lovely start to the holidays – hopefully the weather will be ok later in the week too so we can get out and about a bit more!  We need to make the most of the dry days!

Our Autumn Bucket List so far:

  1. Watch Chloe start Nursery 03.09.14
  2. See Ben settle into his Year 1 class & new childcare arrangements  23.10.14
  3. Enjoy some Mummy & Amy time
  4. Family Day at York races (we missed it last year for the first time since Ben was born) 07.09.14
  5. Collect conkers – this was a massive fail last year so we need to try again!
  6. Move into the extension & host an extension warming party!
  7. Attend Harvest Festival at school 03.10.14
  8. Start Chloe’s swimming lessons
  9. Start dance lessons for Ben
  10. Depending on the state of our garden I’d like to plant some bulbs for Spring!
  11. Kick leaves – a standard Autumn activity of course! 27.10.14
  12. Splash in puddles – obviously!
  13. Enjoy getting wrapped up in jumpers and hats
  14. Celebrate bonfire night
  15. Make soup
  16. Blow dragon breath
  17. Stop breastfeeding
  18. Get back to work two days a week
  19. Autumn crafts
  20. Celebrate Amy’s 1st birthday (did I really just write that?)
  21. Keep going on that long hard “Wedding Weight” slog

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  • Colette Burgess is an experienced primary school teacher and has lived in Manchester for most of her adult life. She is married to Dave and they have three children aged 12, 15, and 16.

    Colette has been writing about days out and adventures in Manchester and beyond including day trips and short breaks in the UK and holidays abroad since 2012.

    Colette and her family love festivals, camping and generally being outside.

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4 thoughts on “Kick leaves – a standard Autumn activity of course! – An Autumn Bucket List Update”

  1. Oh their matching wellies are just the cutest! Kicking leaves is one of our favourite autumn activities too 🙂 x

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  2. Kicking leaves is so much fun, I had a go on the walk to school the other week. Haven't been to Heaton Park for years but it's a good place for running about isn't it! X

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