Category Archives: Autumn

Leaf Litter

Posted on Mon, 29 October, 2012 by

We are getting to the stage in Autumn when there are more leaves on the ground than are left on the trees. In parks and gardens you can scuff your feet through those rustling heaps of leaves. On pavements and … Continue reading →

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Hanging by a Thread

Posted on Mon, 22 October, 2012 by

I don’t always listen to my wife’s advice, but on this occasion she was right, and I’m glad I did. Last Friday she arrived home from our local supermarket with a week’s worth of food and told me that the … Continue reading →

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Oak Leaf Trio

Posted on Wed, 10 October, 2012 by

Autumn colours are beginning to pepper the woods in my area of the UK. But the oak trees remain predominantly green. On a walk last weekend I spotted the occasional twig of oak leaves knocked down by the wind, and … Continue reading →

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Last leaves of Autumn

Posted on Sun, 20 November, 2011 by

Autumn is closing down: the last leaves are blowing off the best trees. There was time for one final shoot last weekend – partly in Stowe gardens and partly in my own garden where we are really lucky to have … Continue reading →

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Mirroring Autumn

Posted on Sun, 13 November, 2011 by

The title today is deliberately ambiguous. Maybe you were hoping to find some carefully crafted autumn mirror reflections. If so, sorry: you guessed wrong. This post is about a Mirror you look through – a 500mm Mirror lens. In an … Continue reading →

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A splash of Autumn Color

Posted on Fri, 4 November, 2011 by

It’s a wet, dull day in the UK today and the forecast for the weekend isn’t any better – not good news for all the 5 November ‘Guy Fawkes’ bonfires and fireworks celebrations that are planned.  So a splash of … Continue reading →

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Microscapes of Autumn

Posted on Wed, 2 November, 2011 by

18 days ago in a Post ‘It’s Autumn – but not as we know it’ I described Autumn as a non-event.  Well, I was obviously being impatient. In the last week there has been an extraordinary surge of color and … Continue reading →

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It’s Autumn – but not as we know it

Posted on Wed, 19 October, 2011 by

Maybe my memory is suspect, or I’m being impatient, but Autumn is not what it should be, nor how I remember it. It’s been a weird year weather-wise in the UK: a bitterly cold Winter was followed by an unusually warm … Continue reading →

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