Mount Douglas Park 2

Mount Douglas Park has a splendid grove of enormous Bigleaf Maple trees. At this time of year they provide this perfect autumn carpet.

September AND October Choices!

As I wrote last week, "Every year I put together a calendar for friends and family, of photos I have published on this blog for the last year or so. However, it's always difficult to make decisions about which photos to use. I am hoping visitors to this blog will help out. Every day for the next few weeks I will publish three or four photos from a given month and hope that comments and choices made by visitors will help me make a final decision which photos to use in this year's calendar. As an incentive, I will offer an online downloadable/printable file of the calendar to anyone who helps me make a choice."

Thanks to everyone who has given me their opinions so far, and it really helps when you give reasons for your preference.

Below are my favorite September AND October photos, some from 2016 and some from 2015. The printing deadline is closer than I thought so I am speeding up the pace. There are four to choose from today. Two of these photos are of local wildlife. The other two are unorthodox. Which TWO of these do you prefer?

Mushrooms

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Saxe Point Park

Autumn Leaves

Mount Douglas Maples

One of the reasons I like to visit Mount Douglas Park at this time of year is that the lower part of the park has some of the biggest Bigleaf Maples in the area and they always provide a fine and photogenic carpet of newly fallen leaves.

Those Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves

Autumn leaves always look great in color but they can be good in black and white too.

One More From Thetis Lake

Benjamin is most gracious in his description of our wonderings in woods, leaving out the part about getting lost and almost dying! Well, maybe that is a bit of an exaggeration but it was pretty close and if he hadn't of brought a couple of emergency granola bars we might've collapsed out there from exhaustion. Next time I'm definitely bringing an inflatable canoe and a flare gun. - Fern

Rain, Rain and More Rain

It's definitely puddle jumping season here on the 'wet' coast. - Fern

A Final Burst of Colour

The days grow shorter and the air crisper signalling the final encore before winter's sleep. - Fern

Favorite Things

Usually Victoria is mild and wet but lately we've had a real cold spell with lots of sunshine. While we complain about
the chill I love what the frost does to the leaves. - Fern

Autumn on the Beach

The beach that borders Mount Douglas Park has some nice autumn colours.

Those Autumn Leaves

Well, with what's happening on the east coast of North America in the last few days it would be ungrateful of me to complain of our weather - especially since we had some sunny skies yesterday.

In The Rain

We took a stroll along Bowker Creek today. The rain was falling gently as were the leaves. - Fern

Autumn Leaves

While many of our trees are still wearing summer's green the leaves are beginning to wither and turn brown. Clearly the maples along this Beacon Hill path are dropping their leaves but we have not yet had a frost that will bring out the most glorious reds and yellows. Below is a little nostalgic mood music from Nat King Cole.

Goldstream Park

There have been lots of posts on this blog of Goldstream Park, like this one
and this one. It's worth a visit at any time of year but in the fall, it is spectacular! - Fern

Dazzled...

...and overcome by the rich autumn colors, Barbie lost her head.

Fall is here.

We went for a lovely walk in Francis King Park today and while the sun was shining, there was no denying that autumn has begun. - Fern