by Steve Tanham
There’s always a day when you know you are walking among the ‘last of the leaves’.
Following the River Kent along the last mile of its length is a good way to experience the ´final fading’ of the Autumn landscape.
The steep banks of the river are covered in a variety of old trees – some of them dating back over a hundred years.
The final stretch, before the steep steps up to the A6, has a veritable carpet of fallen leaves, as in the opening photograph.
It’s a sobering moment – saying goodbye to the vast swathe of now-fading leaves … but the vibrancy of the spring is not far away.
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©Stephen Tanham 2024
All photos taken and processed on an iPhone 12
ProMax.
Stephen Tanham is a writer-photographer and mystical teacher. He is the founding Director of the Silent Eye, which offers a monthly Zoom-based gathering of companions, each one sharing their own, unique journey to deeper states of self-realisation.
Contact: stevetemeq@gmail.com
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I absolutely love your trees in the autumn dress, Stephen! You know here in the South of the Tessin the trees were already emptied last summer of their leaves due to a tempest. Many thanks
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Thank you, Martina!
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The perfect autumn day… I do love where you live, all those trees…
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Thank you, Jaye. We are blessed!
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In my next life, I will be there too, Steve…
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Beautiful photographs, Steve. Autumn is much more advanced round your way. We still have some trees that are green.
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Thanks, Michael. Yes, we do get the seasons earlier, here!
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End of autumn brings the beginning of winter 💞
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When the trees are bare we can admire their shapes, but the scene is certainly a somber one.
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Yes, the shapes always ‘speak’ the power of their fractal structures, which are only fulfilled with leaves and ‘fruit-seeds’ in the glory of the summer.
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Fabulous photos Steve. I love the colours of autumn
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thank you, Di 😊
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