Chasing the Colours of Autumn

This weekend I wanted to follow the autumn colour, to capture the golds and yellows and coppers in the woodlands, to walk on crisp fallen leaves along the ancient forest park, to fill up my memory card with beautiful images and feast my eyes on the countryside in her patchwork of autumn colours.

A slight case of the sniffles put paid to my plans so instead I found some colour at the Flower Market and the quiet country roads close to home.

With our mountain walk to Slieve Gullion cancelled, we drove around Ravensdale instead and visited

the old 'waterworks' which once provided water for the town at Annaskeagh instead. A colleague had said it would be a nice spot to get some photographs and he was right.

Tippings Wood

Looking towards Dulargy

Ravensdale view

Annaskeagh Resevoir

Autumn's Paintbrush

I love this time of year, always have done.  I love the changing colours which mark the transition of the seasons more spectacularly now than at any other time.
Autumn has got her paintbrush out.  Splashes of colours are transforming  the country lanes and the streets of town. The leaves are changing from calm and lush greens to a vibrant palette of gold and crimson hues. Late blooming flowers pick up the warm tones in an exciting symphony of orange, pink and purple.
 Mother nature is giving us the gift of colour to enjoy before the greys and browns of the winter  landscape arrive. Colours to soak in, to remember, to keep us warm during the cold months ahead.