Autumn is here with its colour and drifting coolness and many of the trees are beginning to change.
Some quickly turn yellow all at once while others hold off; they hang on to their green finery as long as they can.
Others turn an impressive red.
The orangey-yellowish-red ones look very showy in the sun.
Whatever your colour preferences, it’s a very pretty interval as we enjoy this precious time before winter’s arrival.
Happy Thursday.
I love that even though we’re into October, the beaches are still somewhat busy with family and friend barbecues, and now that we have had rain, it’s also okay for a beachy fire pit, too.
I hope we’re settling in for a lovely long October.
Happy Tuesday.
Recently, we had some continuously windy and rainy weather for about five days, although each evening the wind died away and the atmosphere relaxed into night.
The rain was generally persistent throughout the evening and night periods but sometimes there were clear breaks as well. This picture is of one of those clear breaks. The lake was like a mill pond while there was some mist in the distance and the lights began to be visible.
Happy Sunday.
The autumn fashions are beginning to arrive.
They are still a bit muted, but are coming along.
It’s amazing how the colours suddenly started to appear about three days ago.
Happy Saturday; happy autumn. 🍂
The rain continues with overcast skies punctuated by short sunny breaks and quite a lot of wind! Autumn has definitely blown in.
It’s still very comfortable outside but the cooler temperatures are nice even if the wind tries to steal your shirt! There will likely be a few more completely lovely days before autumn’s invigorating coolness and stunning colours start arriving.
Happy Tuesday.
A beautiful autumn day.
Blue sky, clear water, wonderful.
September is gorgeous.
Have a good weekend.
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Penny the Walking Woman takes us through some of the first scenes of Vancouver’s autumnal show. By clicking the link above you can see more of Penny’s photos as she takes us along on her Vancouver walks.
Summer is in its last three weeks and autumn is on the doorstep, shifting from one foot to the other as it awaits its turn. I always find this time of year to be a turning point, not just seasonally but in so many other ways, as well. In the northern hemisphere, the slower pace of summer comes to a halt as students return to school and many people either recommence work after holidays or resume a more regular work tempo.
Personally, I am transitioning as well and will retire in two months. Normally I would be back in the north (an impossibility right now regardless, since most people have been evacuated due to the forest fires), firing on all cylinders and pushing the pace, but not this August. My career-driven life of many, many years is slowing down, and although I am considering some contract work, I feel both strange and elated.
Strange because all this is different … and elated because all this is different. There’s the slow good-bye, the considerations of what comes next … many things to which I’ve been looking forward. Still, I feel a bit contradictory: like I should be much busier than I am, even though I don’t need to be and don’t want to be. It might take a little time to regroup and become this new life.
Like it is for everything and everyone else in the northern hemisphere right now, autumn is on my doorstep. It’s both a beautiful time and a sad time, but it’s also my time.
‘I like the Colors of the Bramble Bush’
‘Almost Autumn in Ginkelduin’ prt118
A beautiful autumn photo from harrienijland.
Right now we have lots of white snow, everywhere, so a ltitle autumn colour is a nice thing.
Happy Saturday.
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