Show & Tell: Autumn

Time for Erica's fourth theme of the month, Autumn, or specifically: Autumn is here. What are "autumn feelings" for you? What is best/worst with autumn?

I really love autumn! Well, I love all seasons equally! :) I think there is something special with each season. Autumn is so beautiful, much more beautiful than spring and early summer, even if there's something special about those new, soo green leaves in the spring too.

I went to a relative's funeral the other day (one of those very sad ones because she was taken from this world much too early) and the priest said something memorable, beautiful and true at the same time: If death was the end, why would nature show itself in full splendor when it is dying?!

I don't mind the gradually descending darkness either. Sure, on some days, especially this week when it's been either grey and raining or just plain grey EVERY day, it's not that fun - and that is what is worst with this season - but I don't mind the cold or the shorter days. Instead I think about how I can make it cosy with candles (and a burning fire, if we had had a fireplace...) and start looking forward to winter and snow! I know, I'm weird! :)

Today the weather was at its autumn worst but at least it wasn't raining. So I went on a walk to shoot some pictures for this post.

Autumn walk on a October day

Erik Dahlbergsvägen which runs parallel to my street

Some flowers are still going strong

Some of the trees in the Tessin Park are still rather green

The Kaknäs Tower fits in well in the autumn splendor

Some trees don't seem to turn orange or red at all but a light yellow (this is the path past the Chinese Embassy down towards the Djurgård canal)

Along the canal

I like the difference between the grey stones and the orange leaves

View through the reed towards Skansen open-air museum and park

If I had brought some hot chocolate with me I could have taken a rest here!

This turned out blurry but I like it anyway! I wanted to show you one of the red trees I saw on my walk - otherwise most were yellow or orange.

Near the end of my walk - the eastern stretch of Strandvägen near the Djurgård bridge

Oscar Church on Narvavägen is a favourite of mine (though I have actually never been inside it - should go and visit it some day)

And back home from my walk; our newest piece of art, an autumn view from Madrid, acquired from the Salvation Army shop for 30 euros