Hairst is a Scots word – a version of harvest – and is still used in Shetland as shorthand for autumn, too.
The first of the seasonal gales have blown through, but we've also had some beautifully bright, still weather in the past month.
Around Hoswick, as the evening light starts to go, the blues become even more intense.
Both wild and garden flowers have carried on blooming late this year, bringing extended colour as the season changes.
How has autumn been where you are?
