Sometimes we have the first snow. After a few dull days we realise that it is autumn. The air becomes clearer and the alpine meadows gradually change from green to yellow. In summer clouds often appear over the Schilthorn quite early but now the sky remains clear all day. The mushroom-picking season starts for many people in Gimmelwald and they seek out their secret places where ceps and chanterelles can be picked.
Some years there are masses of bilberries and cranberries.
Towards the end of August the 'wild hay-making' begins. The highest place I know of is the Br nli at an altitude of 2100m. Nature takes longer to regenerate at this altitude.