Oh, The Changes Autumn Brings
As the seasons change, the natural world changes with them. Leaves change colours and start falling off trees. The wind busily blows everything around. It rains almost daily and there's a definite chill in the air. Autumn is here and it is amazingly beautiful once again!
Autumn is by far my favourite time of year as far as photography goes. The wind, the rain and the changing colours provide an amazing array of interesting subjects to photograph, each tree or dark cloud more beautiful than the next.
As fond as I am of the amazing variety of photography subjects autumn provides, I really don't like having to go places in autumn.
While the half hour daily bike ride to work is relaxing and fun in summer, it has become a real struggle these past few weeks. I've stopped brushing my hair in the morning simply because it's a messy disaster by the time I get to work. No matter how tight the knot I tie it in, the wind always seems to catch some strands and somehow manages to turn my whole head into a fuzzy mess.
Deciding what to wear is also a challenge - I need warm clothes that breathe for biking, yet need a completely different set of clothes to wear at work.
This means half my wardrobe now lives in my locker at work and the other half in plastic bags that travel from home to work and back again. A very definite bonus of dressing for autumn is wearing layers which at least means that no matter the weather, I'm always warm and comfortable!
Autumn is great fun to complain about, however I much prefer focusing on the beauty of the natural world. The changes autumn brings are invigorating and fun, always providing new vistas to enjoy.
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird
I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.
~ George Eliot
The photos in this post are all mine, please do not steal or use them without giving credit where it's due !
