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
There is something special about the blue weather of October with its intense skies. The leaves glow as if they were part of a Monet painting.
The very light of autumn makes the treetops sing and the grass shine.
The falling of the leaves whisper to the living, of new beginnings hidden there in the ending of things.
And there, up in the blue, a single leaf takes wing – the butterfly of autumn – to remind us that life is change.
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Lady Fi 
Ah, the first image is absolutely stunning. I know and recognize the sentiment, it is as if everything is painted by an unseen artist. The last splendor before the colourless winter arrives.;)
xoxo
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Mmmmmm, I love the fiery colours of autumn, and you have captured them perfectly in your pics! 😀
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you changed templates….blue….
nice pics…for some reason the leaves on the fence grabbed me…
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Yes, the changing of the seasons inspired me to change templates…
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I see you !!!
And honestly, your photographs make my heart sing.
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I love that last one. Very usual to capture a leaf in flight.
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It was so hard to capture that leaf!
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Love the pics, but also love the new layout!!!!! Your pics really stand out here!
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Thanks. Took me ages to find a template that I thought could work…
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Beautiful, vibrant shots. You capture the season so well. I stood outside yesterday trying to catch a falling leaf .. with my camera, that is. I just wasn’t quick enough. I’m so impressed that you managed it. 🙂
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Your photos are always breathtaking. Love stopping by for a glimpse at the world around you.
Mason
Thoughts in Progress
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The serenity of autumn. Such wonderful photographs. And the George Eliot-quote captures a thought I’ve often had – to go travelling in autumn and constantly fly further, to yet another country where there is still autumn.
Here is another quote, from The October Country by Ray Bradbury:
“That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts.”
Now, this is your blog and what I do now is somewhat irregular. But would you allow me to share some of my own autumn photographs with you and your readers? If so, here is a link to The Autumn Gallery:
(I am adding , in the hope that it will not be broken up when posted.)
Should you find this untoward (to publish this link on your blog), I totally understand and in that case just erase this comment.
All the best,
Bellis
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I would love to see your Autumn Gallery. Please re-post as the link got lost in cyberspace!
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We had the shiniest of autumn days here yesterday. You put the words to what I could only feel.
Great capture of the single leaf.
The new layout is really wonderful.
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Ah, ok. I thought that was maybe an automatic function on the blog, stopping any links.
I’ll try again, then:
http://picasaweb.google.com/anders.bellis/TheAutumnGallery#
If it works this time, the pictures are enlarged when clicked, of course, and using the arrows one can view picture after picture. There are 24 of them in all.
All the best,
Bellis
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It works!
I love sharing links – surely that is what blogging is all about?
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Personally, I totally agree with you about the sharing of links. But I would also understand if somebody didn’t want others to add material to their blog, so to speak.
Anyway, glad that it works!
All the best,
Bellis
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Loved your autumn gallery. Wonderful!
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Thanks for commenting on my blog, which led me to here. Beautiful photos and writing! I’ll be back.
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Just wonderful, thank you!
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Love the new blog format! Gorgeous photos, and I’ve seen the quote appear a few times recently. Delicious is autumn!
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Beautiful photo’s and words. Oh yes…”life is change.” XX
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love the perspective in the second shot as well as the elongated shadow ~ the composition gives a feeling of warmth with a bit of eeriness added to it.
great template!
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OOOh I feel all light headed!…love those happy trees!
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I love your new look, along with the pics!
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Oooohhh would you look at those blue skies!! I’m looking out the window and all I can see is grey 😦
Love the new look blog
C x
Ps. Sorry for not being about much…Uni has fully kicked in and I’m feeling a bit swamped
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I really enjoyed the blue skies in these. We have had lots of gray here.
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Your new blog look is WOW! You are such a keen observer, Fi. Your compositions and words dazzle and inspire.
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First, I love your new blog design. Very crisp and clean. Secondly, the yellow against the blue. Isn’t that the Swedish flag too?
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Yes, you’re right. It IS the Swedish flag!
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I love ‘new beginnings hidden there in the endings of things’….. I need to remember that instead of mourning because Autumn is too short. (At my age especially.)
Lovely lovely post as always Lady Fi!!
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LadyFi: That was a neat set of Fall photos.
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Pure gold to start, pure enchantment to finish. I think my favorite is the leaves on the fence – there’s something about that composition that really appeals to me.
Super series of photos!
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Glowing leaves and autumn butterflies — perfectly written and beautifully illustrated.
Thank you for stopping by my blog.
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Such a fantastic post! And you are so right about autumn and all it’s beauty. Your photos are superb as are your thoughts and words and they are so very true! Always a delight to come here each week! And thank you for your visits and kind words! Have a beautiful weekend!
Sylvia
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Beautiful sky series!love the view of y0ur w0rld!
it’s your birthday lightbluelife the secret of existence
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the first photo is absolutely beautiful! lovely October light.
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Gorgeous pictures. I’m just back from New York where the fall colors were turning. It was such a treat.
Hope all is well with you.
Cheers, jj
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Fabulous shots. I loved the blue sky and colors of autumn.
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Breathtakingly gorgeous. There’s something really invigorating about autumn colours, isn’t there!
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Your dog in your header photo might like to hear this true story that my friend told. We are still at the tail end of winter, and it is a wet winter so it is very muddy.
My friend’s border collie has long hair and gets caked with mud. She takes her to the dog hairdresser to trim a bit off. When she came back, dog is bald.
Now, Dog finds it too cold to go outside, and lies in a warmed blanket.
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Such gorgeous sky images! I love “the butterfly of autumn” great capture. 🙂
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Your peaceful and clear autumnal sky bring us a lot of happiness.
Thank you for sharing.
ヽ(=´▽`=)ﾉ
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I love autumn! love your fall pictures.
My SkyWatch
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Sorry I’ve been so scarce the past few months! Lots of things going on and I wasn’t able to blog hop at all. I’ve been looking through your past posts and you’ve got some truly stunning captures here. I especially like the “model” pics of the kids at the lake at sunset – wow!
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It’s amazing it’s gorgeous! Love it! Happy weekend.
This week skies
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What a brilliant blue the color of the sky is! Awesome.
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Beautiful SkyWatch posting!
thank you for sharing this beautiful photo work
Happy SWF! Have a good weekend,
Regards, Bram
My SkyWatch on WordPress
Seen on Sky Watch Friday, Season 4, Episode 15
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Beautiful skies!!
Kay, Alberta
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Helt underbara och typiskt svenska bilder…med de “rätta färgerna”. Bilden med din skugga är härlig!
Önskar dig en riktigt skön helg.
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Love the golden leaves! Great photos 🙂
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All your photos today are simply stunning. You did an excellent job on these beautiful fall leaves and bright blue skies.
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I love that first picture and the blog looks GREAT!
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The leaves have that inner glow you mention. I really like the self portrait also.
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Beautiful words to match a stunning display of Autumn colours and scenes! I especdially love the leaves caught in the wire netting! So symbolic!
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Excellent autumnal post.
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Your skies are lovely!! I also like the photos is your header..very impressive! Have a great weekend..Snow you say..say it isn’t so..I am not ready for winter. I bet you are not ready for it either:)
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So beautiful!
It is that time of the year!
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I have been loving these clear, sunny days with October skies. They are the best of the whole year.
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This is a lovely set pictures. The autumn colours are so lovely, but it is what comes afterwards that scares me. I don’t think I would survive a Northern hemisphere winter.
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