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Picture Jumble

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These are October pictures that I like but haven’t posted before as I chose to publish others from the same sets in more cohesive ways.

Petunias from a large pot on my deck; they’ve been beautiful all summer and are actually still blooming.

Yellowing ginkgo biloba leaves – I love the shape of them. Ginkgo biloba trees are ancient; they’re part of the fossil record.

A path through the Japanese Garden; I walk there probably two or three times a week. It’s peaceful, calming and beautiful.

The stages of autumn change are shown through a colourful ash tree, some dried ornamental grasses and in the foreground, grape vines.

This clump of dahlias looked particularly pretty against the blue sky.

Autumn is beautiful and can be beautifully surprising with its colours, skies, and often, lovely temperatures. There’s probably nothing better than sitting outside in comfortable, glorious autumn temperatures, the season settling and relaxing into a luminous winter.

Autumn…the year’s last, loveliest smile. ~ William Cullen Bryant 

44 thoughts on “Picture Jumble”

  3. Such a range of colour in autumn, as if nature is determined to spend its last few days of the annual season in a demonstration of its variety! Lovely shots, Lynette.

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    1. Thank you very much, Stuart. I agree; nature’s last few weeks and days are spent providing the most diverse, colourful and beautiful show of natural beauty. It’s such a lovely if short-lived time of year.

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  7. I really should get petunias next year they are very cheerful and last for ages. And if I had that Japanese garden close to me I would also be visiting several times a week.

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    1. That garden is very close; only four minutes by foot. I love having it so nearby. And yes, the petunias have been wonderful. They grew and grew and produced so many pretty blooms all summer. Although the plant is now beginning to falter, it’s still blooming.

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        1. A few days ago we spotted a bit of snow up in the mountains to the south of us! It’s starting early, it seems. The odd tree is now denuded although most aren’t yet. That won’t last though with all the wind we’re getting!

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  10. Dear Lynette
    We really like your ginkgo biloba leaves; beautifully photographed.
    The German author Goethe wrote one of his most famous poems about the leaves of this tree. It’s about the oneness of lovers.
    Wishing you a happy week
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    1. Hello Fab Four, thank you very much. 😊 Yes, I’m familiar with Goethe and that particular poem; I didn’t think of it when I was preparing this post though. Thank you; I wish you a good week also. Cheers.

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    1. Thank you very much, Allan. The ginkgos are such pretty trees. I’ll be ready with the camera when they turn that lovely buttery yellow; it will be soon now. You have a great day in NZ! Cheers.

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    1. Thank you very much, Bernie. 😊 I’m surprised that we haven’t lost all ours also since the winds here have been wicked, too. The kite-surfers have been enjoying it, though!

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