Wednesday, September 29, 2010

WHEN FALL TAKES US BY SURPRISE...

Fall is here. There is no doubt about that. It arrived on the tips of it's toes, like a ghost, silently and invisibly. It had already installed itself long before we realized that the season had actually changed. There was no need to wait for the official proclamation of autumn to see and feel the drastic metamorphosis of our environment...

Nature is transitioning at a shockingly fast speed. It is as if it knows not how to transform itself slowly. Suddenly, from one day to the other the air is crispy, the light is fading, the trees are turning yellow/red and the animals behave differently. You go to bed in the evening and it is still summer and when you you wake up the next day it is already autumn. Crazy!
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."
- Albert Camus
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38 comments:

  1. Ciao Rosa ! Here it's slower but cold nights !!

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  2. Yes, fall is here. I have to say, though I miss summer, I love the crisp fall days and beautiful colors.

    Your pictures are so beautiful. I love to look at them. It always brightens my day:)

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  3. Fall my favorite season of the year and your photographs tell why it is so!
    Gorgeous photographs!

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  4. Hurray for Fall. I love it! Beautiful pictures, as usual, which give me wanderlust!

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  5. Jolies photos, beaux paysages et un ciel bleu...ici c'est si gris et triste !
    Bisous

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  6. I love the quote that autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. So true.

    Beautiful photos as always.
    Sam

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  7. We're actually having cooler weather here all of a sudden, and that doesn't always happen when fall arrives! Beautiful photos as always.

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  8. I wish it were cold! ha, 105 a day ago! Lovely shots.

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  9. genau deshalb ist der Herbst meine Lieblings-Jahreszeit !
    Liebe Grüsse. Robert

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  10. Sometimes it is a wonder that it is fall and yet the leaves are still green.

    Indeed, nature does takes us by surprise.

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  11. Soooooooooo beautiful pics...! yes weather is changing here too (UK)..

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  12. Ah, we had the most wonderful weather last week - warm and sunny, just what I love with the colours but now just rain. Wonderful photos which remind us how special the season can be.

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  13. This is without a doubt my favorite season! :) You captured some really lovely shots, Rosa!

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  14. That looks like a perfect spot for Kayaking Rosa. Lovely

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  15. Rosa,
    these photos are beautiful, very peaceful !

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  16. These photos are magnificient! Thank you for sharing and have a great day.
    Kristy

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  17. I love those photos, they look so nostalgic! Our summer finally arrived this week... so late! The weather in Cali has been just crazy...

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  18. Gorgeous photos! I'm so glad fall has finally come!

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  19. Such stunning photos...love them!

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  20. Your autumn looks lovely! Ours has started with a heatwave, of all things. ;(

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  21. The colors of fall are nice, and as long as it is not getting colder, I'm okay, but I prefer the warmth of summer. In 3 weeks I'll be leaving for summer and stay there for 3 months :-)

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  22. Such cool effects with your photos, they all look like watercolors!! Gorgeous!!

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  23. Wish I could say the same here in Florida, Rosa! But I loved looking at your photos...

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  24. Quel beau paysage ,ces photos sont magnifiques!

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  25. Love that quote & so happy that fall is here :0 xo

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  26. De la lumière... J'en veux, encore et encore... Merci Rosa pour ces couleurs d'un automne qui finalement n'est pas si triste que ça !

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  27. soo beautiful shotsss rosa!!! brilliant!!

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  28. These are beautiful images. I think we need some nature now. So have you notived how blackberries look like deer droppings? Not in real life but on the screen?

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  29. Beautiful photos, Rosa! We have finally received a little nip in the air as well. Very welcomed here, though. I'm looking forward to a little sweater weather, finally, after a long and hot summer!

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  30. Etonnantes photos, un peu poudrees, tres sereines.

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  31. These photos should have a place in a mystery novel of sorts. Don't know why this flashed through my mind?!?
    Fall is here upon us, however, it has appeared in a much milder way. I'm thrilled to once more be blessed with the sense of seeing the gorgeous tree colors we get here in Quebec ;)

    Hopefully, one day, you can can visit and explore these same wonders ;)

    Ciao for now,
    Claudia

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