Whereabouts – I like that word.
What are your whereabouts? Or what were they in the past?
This picture is from an autumn day a few weeks ago, in downtown Helsinki, my current wherabouts.
Close enough, anyway: I’m typing this from another spot downtown, indoors. Today, the sun is shining but the colorful leaves are long gone.
My whereabouts are right here, right now, somewhere between autumn and winter. If you look at the weather, it’s winter, but people who like observing dates in the calendar will say it’s still autumn.
Proof of this is an email I received at work this week, sent by a young girl in Communications. In response to an earlier email of mine, she told me in a dry, matter-of-fact tone that “Autumn months are September, October, and November.”
There you go, now I know. Silly me for thinking sleet, frosty mornings of zero degrees, leafless trees, and switching our clocks to winter time were any indicators of winter.
We crossed over to standard time from daylight saving time last weekend. Apparently its timing varies slightly from country to country: I only learned this last spring whilst browsing American blogs here on WordPress! You learn something new every day – if you are open to it.
But this post isn’t really about seasons changing. The theme for Friendly Friday this week is Whereabouts.
Whenever I hear that word, I think of someone lounging on a yacht somewhere beautiful, unsure of their exact whereabouts and not minding at all. Mischievous and fleeing reality, not answering the phone when people try to get in touch.
That’s a perfect little dream for the start of winter for someone like me who grew up in the subtropics and misses time spent outdoors, the colors and scents of flowers, birds singing in the trees, and seeing the sky… With the leaves gone, this city is becoming grey again, and new colors won’t emerge until next May.
So, join in and share some pictures of your current whereabouts, wherever you are, and let’s travel in our minds. And let’s be friendly to one another.
Also, Friendly Friday welcomes Manja, who is joining me as host for the month of November, while Amanda concentrates on moving into her beautiful new seaside home. Be sure to follow Manja’s blog so you don’t miss next week’s prompt!
Please join in:
- Create a post responding to the theme
- Link that post to this one
- Add a comment at the end of this post, introducing your take on the theme – this makes it more tempting for others to click on your link!
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- There is no deadline
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Lovely shots. Metereologically I think it is still autumn, but when the frost appears it sure feels like winter.
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For me, it’s winter. I really can’t see the difference. We already have snow in some areas! But maybe it’s a question of upbringing? Anyway, thanks for your lovely entry, Maria! Happy weekend!
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The last picture is gorgeous. Also I loved the scene you conjured with whereabouts, the one with a yacht, blues waters and sky while I toil with my daily chores. There couldn’t be a greater contrast!
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Thanks and same here!! I wish I could afford a whole team of cleaners and cooks! And then I could just lounge about 😋
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I like your whereabouts. Pretty, as always. We are having our first taste of winter here this week. In Texas, we seem to go from summer to winter in about a week. One day we are sweating and mowing the grass, and the next day it freezes.
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Oh really? How cold does it get in Texas?
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Very appropriate them for all of us, Snow. Love it. As I love that first picture. I wish my whereabout were Helsinki! As it would mean I was travelling on holiday. Still, I am in an exciting phase of my life right now as you mentioned. So I definitely will travel in my mind in my quieter moments. Hopefully your week will be filled with more golden moments and less sleet.
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Thanks Amanda and good luck for your new home! 💕
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Thanks!!
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Whereabouts was the bottom photo taken. Very evocative, as are the nice Autumnal photos above it. We don’t have the time switch in Hawaii, and other states are starting to abandon it too. Most people I talk to hate going back and forth. Here’s my ‘whereabouts’ offering: https://grahamsisland.com/2019/11/02/captain-cook-monument/.
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The last photo is from somehere in the Dominica Rep. I like that I don’t know where! Those cabin crew days are all a bit of a haze now. As for time switching, it’s a nuisance and I hope the EU decides against it soon: there has been talk of it. Our boys’ napping schedule goes completely haywire, even though it’s just an hour, it has a larger impact on the boys’ day.
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I can see that would make it hard for your boys. It’s like people visiting Hawaii. They just about adjust to the time change right before they have to leave and readjust to home time!
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I remembet the time difference for us was 12h when we visited Hawaii 😆 That’s why I wanted us to stay a whole month! Lucky for me, I had just been working as cabin crew back then and so I was used to switching my inner clock and having breakfast at the craziest hours and going to sleep whenever, but I think hubby was a bit jetlagged for the first couple of days!
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It helps if you’re used to that kind of time switching, but most people are more like your husband – jetlagged, getting up early and slowly adjusting. 12 hours is such a huge switch. I’d probably be a basket case!
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I remember us hitting the beach super early each morning (around 8am!) because of the time difference and it was actually perfect because it wasn’t too hot at all and it definitely wasn’t crowded! Often we were almost alone there. 👍
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That’s the advantage. It’s the best time of day, like you say.
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Yes, let’s be friendly. ❤ It's the least we can do. Thank you for the notice and the link to me. See you on my blog on Friday!
One of my favourite jokes used to go like this: "Everybody is upset about the weather and nobody does a thing." Not funny any more.
I like this word too that you've chosen. Today I'm taking the task literally. It is this kind of literal time.
https://mexcessive.photo.blog/2019/11/02/friendly-friday-hereabouts/
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Happy to be hosting with you, Manja! 🤗 And yes, that joke has taken on a literal meaning all of a sudden…
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Just lovely, although these colorful surroundings are now but a memory. I just put up my Christmas lights outside, some light into the darkness!
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Thanks Suvi, yes at least we can start using lights in the windows and on balconies, now that black is the new black!!
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Here’s mine: https://mrssuvi.com/2019/11/03/whereabouts-i-dont-want-to-be/
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What gorgeous post in all aspects!
Here is my take>
https://photographias.wordpress.com/2019/11/02/friendly-friday-whereabouts/
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Thanks for joining, yay! 🤗
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Here I was, there I am:
https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2019/11/03/friendly-friday-whereabouts/
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Thanks David, can’t wait to have a look!
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Whereabouts? Hereabouts? (Picked that from Manja I think) Nice post. If it’s any consolation the “winter” time change has affected us too. It’s been raining for a few days, so the late afternoon has a Belgian feel. 😉
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Belgia in Mexico, oh my, what is the world coming to? 🙂
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To Hell in a handbasket. 😉
But then I rant too much. Today started with a bright cool sun. If it rains tonight, let it be. We had our sun.
Bonne semaine Lumi.
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I feel you! But I have to admit, those pictures are wonderful. It is great that inspiration still proceeds no matter if it’s actually winter or not (those people who mind the calendar, grrh 😤 ).
I am happy to have Barcelona again as my whereabouts. Here it still feels like Norwegian summer, but a Norwegian in me longs for a true sweater weather 🙈😆
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What, sweater weather! 😂 You Norwegian!! 😆
As you know, I’d prefer Barcelona’s climate as my wherabouts, too. But what about those protests? It was in the media quite a bit over here, like a week ago, saying local schools were closed etc?
And yeah, I think some people take it a bit too literally that November is an autumn month… I mean, what??! Autumn is when autumn is. You can’t plan it in a calendar. 🙄 Thanks Marina for popping by! 😋
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Sorry, but I bought some sweaters in Oslo, and you know how the girls there love them 🙈😆
The media picture is always a bit exaggerated. There was an airport blocking, one day of strike, many peaceful demonstrations. But media like to focus on several burned cars and containers instead of peaceful half a million walking from other towns, no?
So, it was not so bad, nothing happening in our hood – but it was an emotional time (I wrote my color hunt post on that day and mentioned a bit of the thing).
And yes, who cares about calendar (if it never works 😆). Let us define November as we wish! 💪
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Great finish or finnish? Kiitos for sharing.
https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2019/11/04/two-castles/
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Hahah, thanks 😋 Kiitos!
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Nice post Snow, can’t get enough of yellow photos from you. Here’s my first Friendly Friday post here 🙂 https://autumnrainbow.wordpress.com/2019/11/05/friendly-friday-whereabouts/
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Hey, very happy to see you’ve hopped onboard! Welcome to the challenge! 🤗🤗🤗🤗
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Thank you Snow! I am so glad to join in this inspiring photo challenge. You help me look at things from various perspectives 🙂
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Your photos are so beautiful.
Here is my entry. Hope you enjoy it 😀
https://ceenphotography.com/2019/11/05/tuesday-photo-friendly-friday-challenges-steep-places-in-oregon/
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Aww, thanks Cee – I certainly will, I’m happy you joined this time! 🤗
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Very nice fall colors and trees. I have one taken in November in Ottawa, Canada – Yeah, we’re changing seasons: http://www.giftsmart.com/first-snow-leaves-and-sunshine/
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Thanks Tatiana, what a lovely shot you have there – can’t believe it’s time for snow again! Not long for us either, I’m sure
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Yikes! 😊
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We’re just starting wintery days this week in southern Italy, it’s very late this year.
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Hey, I just found your comment in my spam, so I’m sorry for the delayed reply! You were talking about the weather in Italy two weeks ago – and now I’ve heard all about the floods 😦 Hope you’re surviving! 🙂
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Yes, nothing to report of flooding here in Cosenza, so that’s a good thing. 🙂
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And. no problem about the delayed reply, I have comments going in Spam and Trash every day. Sometimes I forget to check before deleting and hope I don’t delete ‘real’ comments. 😦
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Love those fall colors. Not much of those here in the desert: https://noheelsjustsneakers.com/2019/11/06/pretty-clouds-and-hearts/
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Your desert pics look unreal!
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Aah, what beautiful photos – those colours 🙂 I agree, winter is definitely here now, it’s cold, damp and dark – can’t wait for spring!!
I’ve had a bit of a blogging break, but am really happy to be back and taking part in this challenge again. It was one of my first stops 🙂
Here is my entry, it’s not my current whereabouts, but of somewhere that I visited around this time of year a long time ago! It bought back lots of memories.
http://mydustyflipflops.com/2019/11/07/whereabouts-maya-bay-thailand/
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Aww, I’m flattered it was one of your fist stops, I’m so happy to have you back! Though a blogging break is a good thing too. Over here, it snowed today! In my book, that means winter, no matter what all the calendar followers say! 😀
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Thank you so much, it’s good to be back! Snow?? Yes, I totally agree, that is definitely a winter event!! No snow here yet, although it’s sooo cold, no matter how many layers I put on I just can’t seem to warm up!
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Luckily Xmas is coming… but after that, I’m ready for spring! 😀 Yes, Snow is the name I go by on the blog – and I’m not sure I ever did catch your name? Though I remember our chats – you had a similar childhood growing up somewhere warm, didn’t you?
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Haha, I’m the same, I like Christmas and all the build up, but then Jan-Mar just kill me! Thankfully we’ve escaped in Feb/Mar the past few years which has broken that period up nicely and made it a lot easier. I’m going by the name of Dusty on here – nice to meet you Snow 🙂 Yes, I grew up in Bahrain, MUCH warmer than the UK will ever be! Whereabouts were you? Was it Australia or am I misremembering that?
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Yes, Brisbane, correct! Have you written about Bahrain?
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I haven’t really but I might do one day. I would like to dig out some of our old photos to share, as always it’s just getting round to it!
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And nice to meet you too, Dusty
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well in Australia… where I am not right now (I’m in Uzbekistan) daylight savings starts in October and goes to April. Unless youre in Queensland where they dont have it at all!
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😊 What about Uzbekistan, winter and dark there now?
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