“Once upon a time, there was a princess named Beauty.
She fell into a bush and slept for 100 years!
Then a prince came along and gave her a kiss. Mwah, mwah, mwah!
And they lived happily ever after.”
“No! A scary monster-ghost arrived, but she wasn’t scared because the monster-ghost was in fact nice.
And then a horrible dragon came! But the dragon was actually nice, too.”
“The princess slept for yesterday years.”
“Hehehehee…”
Winter is just half a breath away: you can feel it.
Fighting darkness, Christmas lights are now called seasonal lights, and are hung up early. I agree.
For now, nature’s colour show is still ongoing. These photos are from a month ago, but some trees remain persistently yellow, refusing to let go of their leaves.
It seems like the yellows and oranges have lasted longer than usual this year, but maybe my perception of time is amiss. I’m trying to stay present and really notice everything. Enjoy it while it lasts.
50 replies on “Cold Rays, Short Days”
Nice shots! Summer is 26 days away but we are still having cool nights around 12 – 16C. Looks like we will be having a wet summer this year as we have entered a La Niña cycle. We might hopefully skip the bus fires this year keep safe! Look forward to seeing your Witer photos!
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Hopefully no more bush fires 😥 2020 has been quite hard on us all. Stay safe!!
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Stunning captures, Snow. Half a breath away. Yes. I can feel it in your photos.
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Thanks, Amanda!
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Beautiful photos, especially the one under “but the dragon was actually nice too”
Alison
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Thanks, Alison, I appreciate your kind words!
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Without words, each of your photos took me a while to ogle at it. Add the words, it turns into a fantasy reality! Autumn is truly a remarkable season with its burst of colors although yellow wants to stay. Lovely post and looking forward your winter stories. 🙂
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A fantasy reality – I like that! Thank you! 😊 I do love autumn, it gets me inspired
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It does! Autumn has a peculiar personality of its own, delightful for the soul. 🙂 Looking forward your autumn postings 🙂
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Those are vibrant photos so I hope that color is lasting a bit. Your page wasn’t found from my email though it’s available on your home page. I think there might be a gremlin in there, or a monster-ghost. Mwah, mwah, mwah!
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Those worpress gremlins probably have to do with the block editor, grr and argh! (I’m blaming everything on the block editor!!)
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Good plan. I bet it’s responsible for our election too. That link was fine when I try it again a moment ago, so who knows.
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Blame it on the boogie(man)!
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Gorgeous photos, Snow. Your words pulled me into a world on winter’s threshold. I could almost imagine Sleeping beauty , the prince and the dragon drinking tea under the blue sky, contemplating how quickly time goes by.
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Ah, what a mental image, a dragon drinking tea under that yellow tree, contemplating time. I like that idea!
😊 Thanks for your kind words
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Gorgeous photos!
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Thanks, Happy Panda!
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See? You’re getting hooked on unicorns and rainbows!!!!
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Hahah! Perhaps, perhaps
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The third photo from the bottom is absolutely spectacular.
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Thank you Sam/Goldie! I liked that one too
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Stunning photos and beautiful writing, Snow! That photo where you say winter being half a breath away..is spectacular !!!! Trying to stay present and notice everything- I am going with that now as well…everything seems to just rush past, it seems, and nothing makes as much sense as it probably should… It was election day yesterday here and while results are not out yet, humanity and decency seem to be up for a toss (hence my rambling, maybe!). Your post took me away from this madness for a while…thanks, Snow:)
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Thanks, Moon! 😊 I think the whole world is in disbelief that the election is such a tie. Fingers crossed… These days are quite a story for future historians, crazy times we are living in. Have a great end of the week!
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Right you are!! And are you following the unbelievable craziness that is unfolding now? I hope not because then you would miss out on things that have meaning and beauty and truth in them! warm hugs:)
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Just barely following. I’ve had enough and luckily I don’t live there so I can concentrate on other things. Take care xxx ❤
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Amazing photos!
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Thank you!
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Stunning fall pics.
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Kiitos!
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Such beautiful photos of Autumn.. keep the make believe alive.. we need it.. 😉
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Thanks, Lisa! 😊😊
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Lovely pictures of fall! The reflection ones are gorgeous!
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Thanks Linda!!
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Your blog is amazing 🙂
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Thanks! Your photos are pretty amazing too 😊
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I loved these photos and I wish I could make them fill my computer screen so I could look at the detail.
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Aw! That’s very sweet! Thank you
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Stunning photos!! We still have a little color persisting. I enjoy admiring it in the early and evening light.
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Stunning photography …🙂 Nature sure is beautiful
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Thank you 🤗 It sure is!!! Take care
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Beautiful pictures…lovely expression..
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Thanks so much
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Stunning pics – magnificent light! Intriguing fairy tales too!
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Thanks very much for the kind words, appreciated!
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Beautiful sceneries! It´r refreshing how nature have given us so much comfort during the time of Pandemic. I realized how I love nature so much since the start of Pandemic Haha.
Over here we had a golden Autumn as well, but now, it´s all bare trees, wet, foggy and cold. Yes, i think next week it will more low temperatures and I bring my daughter to school and we cycled in the dark! No more sunrays to enjoy.
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Yes, completely dark here too, for most of the day!!! 😮
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I would agree that they should hold on to their leaves as long as they can. These are beautiful. Warm. Poetic. 🙂
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Thank you, Amor! The leaves and colors are long gone now. With no snow (our winters are already warmer), what’s left is black darkness…
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I could imagine the short days and long nights. Hang in there. Winter won’t last forever. 🙂
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❤️
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