It's true I used to! Even as recently as last year, I was writing on the blog about how it reminded me of death. Well, now I can't imagine ever feeling like that. Every day I go out wondering what colourful surprises are in store. I took a photo of the lovely ground cover on my garage roof this time last year for the blog, and this year I thought it would be interesting to see the transition from green to reds and oranges. Above is how it looked just as the first signs of change appeared.
Funnily enough, it seems to have been mainly overcast whenever I took the photos. I think this stage, where the greens and oranges mix, is my favourite.
Again a cloudy day. When I downloaded the photos the colours lost so much of their intensity - in reality they seemed to glow.
And looking at the colours next door against our wisteria (which has gone yellow since I took the photo).
Out walking yesterday I saw these beautiful colours.
I thought it was about time for more shutters!
We saw a blue tit on the pavement looking a bit stunned so Mark popped it under a hedge where hopefully it has recovered.
A mural at a local college.
6 comments:
WHAT INCREDIBLE COLORS!! And to think all of this on the roof! I so appreciate seeing the transition of the rooftop, those wonderful reds .. my gracious! Your own palette roof-high!! GLORIOUS!
Fabulous colours, Felicity!!! Wow!!!! Inspiation for a quilt, perhaps..?
You take beautiful photos. And by the way, often overcast days are BETTER than days with direct sunlight, because you get softer shadows and there is less chance of 'burned out' or overexposed areas in your photo because of light that is too harsh.
So keep on doing what you're doing. It's all beautiful;)
I was just about to say the same thing about dull days. It's like you can only see primroses in Scotland when it's raining. Or at least that's why mother told me!
Gorgeous colours - I love posts like this.
Is that sedum on your garage roof?
Thanks ladies, they are lovely colours aren't they? I always look forward to seeing the changes on the roof just as I used to look forward to seeing the dates in Kuwait go through their gorgeous colours as they ripened.
Bonny, Oh yes, but quilts are so time consuming! I still have an unfinished one from about 3 or 4 years back!! You are right about the light, I took more photos as it changed but used none of the sunny shots.
Katherine, thanks! Yes it's sedum.
Simply gorgeous. I want a living roof. That is on my to do list. That would brighten any day.
Nice fall photos! I love the roof and the wonderful colors it turns this time of year! Your tv sketches are fun to see also--you capture terrific faces in a short time.
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