Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Signs of autumn

©2017 Barry Smith - Petals and leaves
This morning I was very conscious that the season has changed - the morning was filled with an autumn feel - the colours were strong and yet muted by their backgrounds; and the carpets of leaves and petals told their story.

The day began with a startling yet somber sunrise.

©2017 Barry Smith  - Sunrise with silhouettes
The walk across the front yard showed that the bees were still hard at work creating their stores for winter.

©2017 Barry Smith - At work
©2017 Barry Smith  - On the way to work
Fungi on wood had dried in gorgeous colour

©2017 Barry Smith 
The leaves and petals created intricate shapes, layers and carpets.

©2017 Barry Smith 
©2017 Barry Smith 
©2017 Barry Smith - Green shoot with leaf
Tree haven Way revealed brilliant colours of the remaining flowers of summer contrasting against leaf litter

©2017 Barry Smith  - Beautiful greens, pinks and yellows floating above the leaf litter
©2017 Barry Smith  - White and yellow perfection with leaf litter background
©2017 Barry Smith 
And a micro flower petal swings suspended by micro cobweb against a muted dark background

©2017 Barry Smith 
A canopy of pink against a grey sky

©2017 Barry Smith 
Every season a delight.

6 comments:

  1. It always awes me when the seasons in Australia tip in the opposite direction from those in the US. I truly appreciate your photography, which makes the beauty in your world so accessible. Perhaps a companion post is in order (which gives me a perfect excuse to tarry on the floodplain).

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  2. Beautiful signs of autumn there, signs of spring here - mud!

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  3. The micro flower, fringed petals, an earth flag...autumn is my favorite season, crisp air, showers of turning leaves. Born in September, autumn always signals the start of a new year for me, not January.

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  4. So beautiful, Barry! Thank you for sharing. The colors of the purple petals against the fallen foliage is an amazing effect.

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  5. With each new post, I am repeatedly astounded at the beauty of your photographs!
    Thank you for sharing them.

    Question: are most photos made with the Canon or iPhone?

    Sandra Hardee
    South Carolina coast, USA

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  6. LA, VA, M, AA & SH - I'm ashamed that you left your comments so long ago and I have only now got around to acknowledging your visit. Acknowledging comments is important to me - I think it is part of the reciprocity of the blog community - part of the relationship and community. Anyway enough of a rave. Thanks. LA - the blog sharing has made me so much more aware of the seasonal experiences ofd others - I love that. VA - glad you are slowly emerging from all that snow - beautiful but cold. M - interesting - the seasons as marked by your personal journey - I like that. AA - such a deep purple - just so many beautiful fragments. JH - glad you have visited and commented and shared. Most often the photos are taken with the iPhone - occasionally with the Canon e.g. moon. All may we continue to be astounded by nature.B

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Comments are welcomed - it is good to connect with fellow travellers.