Sunday, December 28, 2025

November glories

 I was very happy to see some green grass in November and didn't know how grateful I would be for this sight, here is the result!

It started like this and we got the most amazing colours

Intense reds, hard to believe 

Mellow yellow and some leaf drop

On a soggy day the leaves looked rich


But then the snow started, even at the beach

It was too soon and the leaves that were heavy on the trees dropped

On snow!

The big gingko shrug

Ginkgo and snow all of a mix


It felt back to front

Beautiful but too soon

Trees dropped all their leaves and the snow had a carpet of leaves atop

The effects were beautiful


But so many leaves on white



The sunsets were dramatic as the light faded earlier and earlier


Till we travelled to the green isle

The rich green of the grass and the chummy mushrooms a marvel

Every type and colour

Heavy skies

and heavy rough seas

On this day I was hardly able to stand upright in the wind

Swaying palms

With skittering clouds


This apricot sky was found above a car park

Then quick as you like, back to calm

And the signs of the season

Mossy paths

sky, land and seas

It was a total mill pond

I found some friends on a walk one morning

There really is something about rain washed roads

The journey to the top of the hill always exhilarating

and although you can't see it, it was an exceptionally windy day

Sun lit road

Flowering gorse

Down to the castle

The sink is full in this harbour and whipping over the wall

The sky as always a draw....

I hope you have a lovely calm holiday time


Sunday, November 9, 2025

Fall

 The colours this year have been as always amazing, it is a treat each fall that nature give us and it is the most favorite time of the year for me. I am a real sucker for pumpkins! 

So here is some colour

Sunset and dark trees

The waters are calm and endless

in the morning there is a hazy on the horizon

who doesn't love snoopy!

and the first soft colours of autumn

This is tulip tree showing both! The dull day making the yellow leaves pop

street lights fooled into coming on early as the sun is hidden behind a wad of cloud!

Lively day and autumn shades

brightest day

Those grey clouds giving the perfect backdrop to the late day sun

All the colours

Street after streets, a marvel

This climber caught my eye, those chartreuse berries! 

Stormy day and wind blown sand

At the lake the trees continue to glow

Even near the water

This tree a magnificent maple, resplendent in red

the long walk down to the beach shaded by cedars

But change is coming along with the clocks

Happy Autumn