The beauty of dark light, leaves and succulents

 

We are definitely on the road to winter - the mornings are dark when we rise to exercise as you can see from the photo above and below.

I almost did not walk outdoors this morning as it was threatening to rain - I'm glad I did as the freshness of new leaves showed that even with approaching winter there can be much life and beauty.

I enjoyed seeing healthy succulents our retaining wall; and the contrast between fallen leaves and healthy succulents.

Fragments of beauty in the darkness help to remind me of hope.