lupines
göteborg , october 2011
zenit e
göteborg , october 2011
zenit e
here in reykjavík i am already seeing signs of autumn.
i found red and gold leaves at the cemetery, and the summer flowers are fading.
it still does not get dark yet but in the middle of the night the twilight is deeper.
yesterday the sun was out but it was cold - the wind was sharp, from the north.
i went out for a walk, wore my leather boots and kept my hands in my pockets.
i have spent june and july mostly in my parka, but this felt different, the beginning of a new season.
ten more days and we will be back in sweden, and hopefully we will find a little summer left there.
I like the wildness of the lupins in this photo. You are so lucky to be in Islande, it must be amazing !
ReplyDeletethank you narumi :)
Deleteand yes, it was a good trip back this year!
I found the lilac of the lupines quite a stark dash of color when I visited in June. I wasn't expecting it. I love the greens of your picture!
ReplyDeletethe lupines in early summer are such a treat! they are my favourite flowers ♥
DeleteI'm already dreading the change of seasons, as always it feels like summer is much too short and as if I've wasted most of it... But your words made me a little bit excited, there's this fleeting joy of the freshness of autumn that I always forget when the beautiful colors of the leaves fade to brown and Finland is left with black skeletal trees for six months. Keeping fingers crossed for one more month of summer here though!
ReplyDeletei dread it a bit too, even though when it comes it is always nice. i do enjoy the crispness and the new colours. but since we spent most of the summer this year in iceland wearing tights and parkas it feels like we only have the shortest bit of proper warm weather just now, and there is not nearly enough of it left!
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