Silver

Lovers of sunrises relish this time of year. The prime advantage for many will be they can stay in bed longer than in summer, but there are others. Not only do we have autumn colours on the ground to be further enhanced by the rising sun, but at times of full moon there is interest at the other side of the view.

It's good news that scientists have at last got round to admitting what many of us have always known, i.e. that the moon is made of silver (apart from the bit that's cheese).

Among those who have never doubted this was the composer Dvorak and his librettist.

'O Silver Moon' from Rusalka by Dvorak