Life lessons learned as autumn leaves refuse to fall
Sir, – Further to Marion Walsh’s letter on autumn colours (“ Fear not: trees will don their autumn colours in November ”, October 28th), two trees I can see from my bedroom window are dealing with the onset of winter in different ways. One has completely given up and only a few tattered leaves remain on its sad and scrawny branches, while the other has no intention of giving up, seems still to be in full leaf, and is a glorious blaze of autumn colours. I’m 93. It makes me think. – Yours, etc, JANE MEREDITH, Cabinteely, Dublin 18.