Tag Archives: Nature Photography

Maple Leaves

Oct 14, 2023 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 19 Comments

Some of our national symbol maple trees are beginning their autumn colour-change ritual.

Many of the leaves are still green but others have begun their metamorphosis.

I love how the interior veins of the leaves turn red first, followed by the rest of the leaf as it becomes engulfed in colour before losing its tenacious grip on the twig and drifting to the ground.

I found this lovely example on the ground and decided to bring it home where it posed on my kitchen counter for a close-up.

Happy Saturday. 🍁

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Rockspray Cotoneaster

Oct 13, 2023 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 18 Comments

This is quite a handle for a cute little ground cover plant with flat green leaves and bright red berries!

The berries – which may last all winter – have recently changed colour and are adding another lovely colour dimension to our autumn palette.

Although they don’t look much like them, this plant is actually part of the rose family. I think those bight berries might be part of the family resemblance, however.

Happy Friday.

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Green Eyes

Oct 13, 2023 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 6 Comments

Green Eyes

I love this amazing picture from Photear. I hope you click on the link above to check out Photear’s fabulous photographic collection.

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Autumnal Red

Oct 12, 2023 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 28 Comments

The autumn reds are beginning to come into their own. During a break between rain showers, I stopped to take a few pictures of this arresting tribute to the season’s beauty.

This “winged euonymus” or “burning bush” is turning a brilliant colour.

This particular bush was of interest to me since about four or five days ago, it hadn’t started to change at all.

It won’t be long before it is entirely afire and likely causes others to stop and admire, a good thing in our busy world.

Happy Thursday.

nature, Photography

Quietude

Oct 11, 2023 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 12 Comments

Happy Wednesday.

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Autumn Colour Delights

Oct 10, 2023 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 25 Comments

We are starting to hit the heights of our autumn colours; such a beautiful time of year.

Glorious autumn chrysanthemums bring visual joy.

A honey locust tree backed by an incredibly blue sky is a beautiful sight. The pods of the honey locust are sweet and edible, but are best before they turn brown.

The red and yellow ash trees are hitting their optical stride.

Happy Tuesday.

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Happy Thanksgiving

Oct 9, 2023 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 31 Comments

In Canada, it’s Thanksgiving. There is much for which to be thankful.

I hope you have a happy one. 🎃

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Merzouga: Three Days In The Desert Sun

Oct 9, 2023 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 14 Comments

Sometimes it’s when you look back at a particular time or place that you realise just how good it was. And then sometimes, now and again, when you …
Merzouga: Three Days In The Desert Sun

I’m passing on this post from The Hungry Travellers, who are doing a series about their present trip to Morocco. Beautiful pictures and lyrical descriptions of their travels are characteristic of their posts; I hope you enjoy it.

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Contrast

Oct 8, 2023 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 22 Comments

These red and yellow European ash trees provide a sharp visual counterpoint to the fantastic autumnal blue sky.

Tall and imposing, they are presently at the height of their colour.

These dramatic leaves won’t be around for long, but I plan to enjoy them as much as possible!

Happy Sunday.

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Beautiful October Day

Oct 7, 2023 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 28 Comments

Yesterday we had a gorgeous autumn day and decided to have lunch at a restaurant next to Skaha Lake. Penticton sits on an ancient landslide that bisected the valley’s lake to create two: Okanagan Lake at Penticton’s north end and Skaha Lake to the south.

The temperature was perfect so enjoying lunch outside was a good choice. We might not be able to do that for much longer and we got a perfect day for it, or as close to that as possible.