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Holiday Relaxation

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In Canada, today is a holiday. Officially, it’s Thanksgiving, but many people celebrate its spirit on Saturday, Sunday or today. It depends on how you want to arrange it and the availability of friends and family. I think that most people like to have the Monday to just be, though.

If that’s the case, it’s an excellent day for gentle walking and enjoyment of the autumn weather.

Wherever you are, I hope that you have had the opportunity to be together with friends, family, or to enjoy the weekend in whatever way suits you best.

Happy Monday.

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White Ash

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I love the transformation of the white ash trees. During the summer they are usually a very pretty pea green, but once autumn takes hold, their leaves begin to turn red.

White ash tree at the beginning of its annual metamorphosis. They are one of the first trees to change.
It’s the beginning of October and many of the ash leaves have a reddish-purple tinge.
Once the leaves turn an orangey-red, they continue their transition to yellow. As expected, some leaves are both red and yellow at the same time.
Other leaves, especially those toward the tree’s trunk, skip the red phase and immediately turn yellow.
Red on the outside; yellow on the inside. I’ve noticed that some trees do this much more than others.
Pretty yellow against a blue sky.

Given how lovely these trees are throughout the year, I find their name quite plain. It apparently comes from the light green – or ash-like – appearance of the leaves’ underside.

Happy Saturday.

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Colours

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Although we still have lots of greenery, it wasn’t until early October that the autumn colours began to appear, highlighted by this very pleasant weather we’re experiencing.

The azalea bushes are gracefully metamorphosing into a lovely deep red.
The white ash trees are beautiful during the summer but in autumn the leaves transform from green to red to yellow. They are a very lovely sight.
Although this photo was taken only a couple of days ago, it looks very summery. It was a bit windy but a few metres from the lake the wind was almost nonexistent; many people were sitting on grass or benches, reading, napping and resting. It was lovely to see.

Happy Thursday.

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This beautiful photo is of Yorkshire Dales National Park in UK, and comes courtesy of Stuart Aken’s wonderful photography skills. Please click the link about see more of Stuart’s lovely landscape pictures.

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Autumn Sun

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It has cooled off but we are still getting very comfortable daytime temperatures of 23C or so (73F).

As autumn settles into itself, sitting in the sun is very pleasant, almost somnolent.

Best of all, it’s cooling at night to very nice sleeping temperatures. Opening a window for fresh evening air is such a small but lovely perk.

Happy weekend.

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Autumn Walk

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Here, the autumnal signs were at first very slow and muted, but suddenly – seemingly overnight – the foliage colours and other signals arrived en masse. The wind began delivering a sharp edge and together with intermittently leaden skies, the sun started its fallish slant.

Autumn cogongrass.
As it ages, the maiden silvergrass turns white instead of red. Kind of like me.
Red and green blackgum tree.
Autumn dress.

I’m enjoying this cooler weather, though. It was a hot summer and up until a few days ago, we were still experiencing temperatures in the mid to high 20s (about 80 F). According to the prognosticators, we will probably be getting a few more of them, but this invigorating and lovely coolness will eventually take over.

Happy autumn. 🍂