Leaf Whisperings

On my kitchen tiles

Through the open door,

A tiny leaf blew in

I bent down low

to say hello

In the park

A golden light was calling my name

Come outside!

Whispered the leaves

as they sighed and swayed over their bed of autumn jewels

Come and drink in the light and see our tantalizing colours

Let your eyes be filled with wonder

Breathe in the sky and our golden glory

to fill your heart with happiness

for a cold winter's day!

When shadows flutter

When shadows flutter on my window

Like small birds imprisoned inside of me

That cannot fly away

When the world closes in

And seems so alienated...

Just stand still

Wait

Close your eyes

Breathe

Let life in

It will come and fetch you

When you're ready

To see the light again

And let the soul shine through.

Swirling into October!

Turbulences ahead

The wind doth blow...

Colours cascade down in vibrating shades

As delicate as feathers

from an exotic bird

Each capture is never quite the same

as the one before

The shapes change

and

do I see a hint of stalks?

A touch of green ...

Could this be nature's paintbrush?

Or abstract art?

A little of both, says she, holding the camera!

How can that be?

A very slow shutter speed, from 0.3 - 1.30s

The settings on MF (manual focus)

and lots of fun panning

(deliberate camera movement)

and

the inspirational stars of the show:

Autum leaves.

Embracing Change

Walking in the grass

An autumn leaf said hello

And summer bowed out.

Sometimes

It seems as if things are getting on top of us

But are they really?

Or is it just us resisting the constant change around and within us?

The changing of the seasons, 

and maybe particularly autumn,

teaches us,

if we care to listen,

how to embrace change 

with serenity.