Golden

As bad as our summer was (weatherwise), I can't complain about our autumn so far!

These last weeks, the sun has won over fog and clouds for at least an hour almost every day and surprised us with the most beautiful colours. There aren't many leaves left on the trees now, but I hope to be lucky for another few days.

See you at Lisa's Creative Exchange and have a wonderful week!

Autumn Colours

You all know that I'm a "summer girl" and that I dread the cold and dreary days, but I must admit that I enjoy these wonderful colours the changing of the seasons brings about.

I'll link this up to Lisa's Creative Exchange - don't forget to have a look there with the new link.

Have a wonderful and colourful week!

Photographer's Weal And Woe

Can you believe it's Monday again? Time for Lisa's Creative Exchange!

Yesterday was a cold but sunny Autumn day and I was out and about with my camera. At one spot some trees were beautifully highlighted in the afternoon sun, a must-have photo, or so I thought.

I was playing with my camera settings while waiting for several people to "walk out of my picture", when suddenly a man yelled at me "stop taking pictures of me". I was absolutely shocked at his tone and tried to explain that I didn't take any pictures of him, that in fact I was waiting for an "empty" scenery, but he went on ranting. In the end, I just ignored him, took my picture - which then was totally uninspired - and walked on.

No wonder I love taking pictures of flowers and berries so much...

Have a wonderful week!

Not Ready

No, I'm not ready for autumn yet (let alone for Christmas, in case you were wondering at yesterday's post)! Seeing the signs around me, however, I think I have to get used to the idea that summer is over.

A part of me says I should simply accept that summer wasn't so good this year and look forward to autumn, but a part of me still hopes for a few more summer days. And what's life without a little bit of hope...?!

Have a wonderful day!

Hello?!

It's Mid-November and a daisy was the last thing I would have expected  to find on a photo walk these days - but here it is!

As a contribution to Justine's November in Black and White I converted the photo, although it looked so pretty in the green grass with the brown leaves as backdrop.

Well, see for yourself... I think I prefer the colour version. What do you think?

I wish you a colourful Monday!

Back Again

Last week was really exhausting and while it felt odd not to have time for my usual photography activities, it is now somehow strangely difficult to get back "into the flow" again, to get the focus back from only work. Weird, isn't it?

So today I had my first photo walk after over a week, and I was so glad to have a goal - finding something to interpret today's prompt for the Sunday Creative hosted by Justine at the moment. The prompt is "lonely" and I was really lucky to find this solitary leaf on the tree right in front of my apartment. I'm looking forward to seeing all the other entries there.

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone and I hope to catch up on you during the next days!

Autumn Colours

After over a week of wet and dull weather we had sunshine today and I immediately grabbed my camera and headed out again after coming home from work. Although temperatures were really low, I enjoyed every minute in the sun and of course the light for taking photos.

I found the above leaves hidden behind a bush with red berries which add a (in my eyes) nice reddish blur around the yellow of the leaves.

I wish you a sunny Wednesday, too!

Difficult

It's becoming more and more challenging to take a decent photo with that little bit of light available after work. And that dull and rainy weather doesn't help either...

Before I continue with lamenting and complaining I'll rather wish you a happy Monday!

After The Storm

Yesterday we had a fierce thunderstorm that put an end to a few really lovely sunny days and destroyed some of our flowers on the balcony. In return, however, the storm left something I was delighted to find today! To me, chestnuts are a beautiful signal for autumn and I must admit that I'm a collector...

Have a wonderful weekend with something beautiful around!