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.

Autumn Kaleidoscope

Have you ever really looked at the tiniest of details in an autumn leaf?

It is possible to see the outline of each individual cell

The ever-changing colours fascinate us every single year.

A kaleidoscope of shapes and colours 

speak to all our senses

both visual and emotional.

Each line leads us on a different journey

And the fragility of an autumn leaf

reminds us of the eternal cycle of life.

Windflower

Tiny buds unfold

showing off velvet petals

Turn towards the light

to bathe in sheer transparency

Anemone

The flower's name comes from the Greek word for

Windflower.

It is said that the anemone has a connection with magical fairies

who are believed to sleep under the petals after they close at sunset.

I wonder if they have to shake the pollen out of their wings in the morning?

September green

September lighting gives us that special limpid pureness that lights up

all the greens of nature

and for a fleeting moment

it feels like spring!

The berries tell us another story, but we try not to listen...

The woodland areas allow us to enter the mystery and beauty of the changing season.

In the park,  an outside table,

a little brown leaf

floated

landed

and entered my awareness

without a sound.

When the sky dances under our feet

When the rising sun comes out to play

a simple path becomes a painting

where sky and trees intermingle with sunlit metal

and tall shadows point the way

 as we linger and gaze

to see the ever-changing beauty beneath our feet

and follow the golden path

to lead us where it may.