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Photo taken by my Brother Bernard in Sichuan

From Autumn to Winter

Imagine what would it be like if foliage just turned blue in the winters instead of just falling off.

I cannot forget the beautiful colors of the fall foliage but wouldn’t blue colors be more  in harmony with the winter setting?

Especially if the ground is covered with snow?

Then joyfully we will have different colors for the different seasons!

Autumn in Deoksugung Palace, Seoul

Autumn has gone but memories of our trip to South Korea still linger.

When we reached the Deoksugung palace in Seoul, there was a changing of the guards. Although it was not as spectacular as the changing of the guards at the Tower of London, nevertheless, it attracted  big crowds of spectators.

Deoksugung is a walled compound of palaces in Seoul that was inhabited by  royalties  around the turn of the 20th century.

The buildings are of varying construction, including some of natural crytomeria wood, painted wood, and stucco.

The palace buildings are impressive. We have a good look around the area.

Autumn was in the air; trees were changing their color.

There was a spectrum of colors in the fall foliage; from green, yellow, gold and even red.

Beautiful views were every where. The fall foliage looked particularly colorful when viewed against the palace walls.

While many of the foliage were gold or still green, some have already changed to red.

We have a delightful stroll within the palace; passing by a pond, before finishing off our walk.

Understand that there are five palaces in Seoul. I did not have the opportunity to visit the other four palaces, but I must say I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere and the colors of Autumn at Deoksugung!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Grand

This week’s photo challenge is Grand.

Grand can mean so many things to different people.

To me, only something like this is Grand!

Seoul – Before and After Dark

Seoul, no doubt, formed an interesting part of our trip to South Korea.

In our hour’s stay near N Seoul tower, overlooking Seoul, there was quite a change in scenery before and after dark.

I like the scenery after dark; the capital was sparkling with lights when viewed between the Autumn trees  in silhouette.

Going back in time by an hour, when there was just sufficient light to see the fall foliage in colors, the view was somewhat different.

The views of fall foliage with the city as background were just enticing. What a difference an hour made!

More Starry Fall Foliage Photos, South Korea

The maple leaves in South Korea are smaller in size than those I have seen elsewhere.

The many leaves cluttered together did give me the illusion of them being stars, shining brightly.

I have a special liking for these small multi-colored leaves.

I only have several photos which show the leaves distinctly as starry and have grouped them together in this post.

They are my twinkle, twinkle little stars.

Please enjoy 🙂

Going Up Daedunsan Mountain, South Korea

When we stepped into the cable car, we didn’t know that it would be raining for almost the rest of the day.

Looking up at the Daedunsun mountain, the mountain top was covered with mist and even a bit mystical.

The cable car was crowded with tourists as we made our ascent. You can hardly squeeze your camera through the crowd.

Didn’t know that these few shots through the glass window of the cable car would be my last few shots in the dry that day.

The mountain slope was covered in bright colors. The fact that these shots were taken from the moving cable car mean that the foliage may not be in focus, but the colors and the mood are still there.

We were met by rain when we alighted at the mountain top. . . . . .  we did not have the rain gears with us!

Will share some of the photos taken in rain in a later post.