After a long, welcome stretch of sunny October days, our all-too-familiar autumn rains have arrived – a signal of that dark, wet time of year here on the west coast which lasts until sometime in February. Yet even with our mostly-brown season closing in, there are fascinating things happening outdoors.
Right now, for instance, leaves are dropping and taking on odd colour patterns as they decay, fern fronds are browning up, and our ubiquitous moss is, almost audibly, slurping up all that tasty new life-affirming moisture. And everywhere I look, mushrooms are popping up – granted, not all as large or colourful as the ones in the photo above, but no less interesting.
Laurie:
It HAs been a great fall for photographers!
True enough! It was also a great summer/early fall for garden produce, which has meant, for me, more time in the kitchen putting away fruits & veg than getting outside with my camera. I guess this is a good problem to have had though. 🙂