The Leaves That Are Green . . .

Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves

Turn to Brown.

Autumn Leaves 2

Autumn Leaves 2

Or gold!

Autumn Leaves 3

Autumn Leaves 3

Though temperatures are still summery here in Cape Town, there is a chill in the air once the sun goes down.

I guess it is Autumn!

Autumn Leaves 4

Autumn Leaves 4

And in case you hadn’t noticed, there is a bird perched right at the top of the tree in that last photo, basking in the dawn’s early rays.

 

post script: Because you are probably singing it in your head anyway, you can listen to the song by Simon and Garfunkel here:  Leaves That Are Green.

post post script: One again, to achieve the full effect of the colour of these Autumn leaves, tilt your screen away from you and watch them light up!

 

28 thoughts on “The Leaves That Are Green . . .”

    1. scifihammy Post author

      I don’t remember what Joburg is like in Autumn, but there are mostly evergreens around CT. This is a neighbour’s tree (sneaky!) 🙂

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    1. scifihammy Post author

      haha True, but you should also be used to feeling topsy turvy, growing up in Australia 🙂
      (Sorry for delay in response – somehow this comment was hiding, and did not show up as ‘unread’ in my notifications. But no worries, I check my Dashboard frequently, and saw this and another comment.)

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    1. scifihammy Post author

      Spring seems fairly late? Or is this usual?
      While we have a few golden trees here, there are many other plants just starting to produce buds – like my Camellia bush!
      Basically it is always ‘summer’ in Cape Town. 🙂

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  6. Garfield Hug

    How quickly autumn comes to you! Seems like just yesterday and was delighted to read and see these rich golden autumn scenes! Trust me if I am reading this at 1am and is still fascinated by it….darn…you must be GOOD!! Great photography as always and yup spotted the bird 👍👍😉

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    1. scifihammy Post author

      Last week was Autumn, today is Winter! haha Howling gales and rain. Yes, the seasons, like sunset, happen rapidly.
      Thank you for reading – you must be really tired. (I’ve just read your post.)
      Weekend! 😀

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    1. scifihammy Post author

      I still feel confused with the seasons, having grown up in the Northern Hemisphere! But I love to see scenes from other parts of the world, especially snow when I am oh so hot! 😀

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      2. scifihammy Post author

        Never mind. Maybe I should call myself Scifi and Little Monkey – if that would clarify things! 🙂
        But I know what you mean, and have sometimes commented on someone’s blog – thinking it was someone else! Oops! 😀

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  9. C. C. Cedras

    It’s been many years since I was in Cape Town, and it was Spring then, but I remember the evergreens. And the bright blue water and the whales. It was blissful, and gorgeous. Thanks for the memories.

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    1. scifihammy Post author

      Today for sure – as we have rain and super strong winds. It would take a Super Mossie to combat these!
      (Yeah I’m always a bit behind in my writing! It Was sunny!)

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