Welcome Autumn

 Autumn is here - and what better way of welcoming it than with a big pot of Butternut Squash and Orange soup on the hob, and some pumpkin and crab apple decorationsl!

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Lovely Colours

 This week the theme is Lovely Colours.

I am trying to sort out my yarn baskets - each one is filled with a different colour palette and each one is overflowing!  I am not having much luck - I love this basket of autumn coloured yarn and can't bring myself to get rid of any of these gorgeous colours! 

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Nature

 This week the theme is Nature.

I found this beautiful lichen covered twig on a bed

of fallen autumn leaves while I was out for a chilly walk this week.

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Cold

The theme this week is Cold.  

The garden is chilly, wet and uninviting but we need to get out and tidy it up before winter sets in!

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October

 This week the theme is October.

I picked up these glossy berries on a local walk - I'm not sure what they are but I love the colour!

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Fall Foliage Colours

 The theme for this week is Fall Foliage colours.

These were found on a woodland walk in the New Forest.

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Hobbies

 Hobby is the theme for this week,

and I've been doing some water colour painting and trying to

make a special card for my sister's birthday.

I haven't painted for quite a while and have enjoyed the practice!

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Colourful

 Colourful is the theme for this week.

We came across this little church nestled in a corner of the New Forest, 

while we were out for a walk this week.

It had been decorated for an Autumn wedding and I fell in love with

the colours of the floral arrangements.  I only had my phone with me so the photos aren't too good but they are colourful!

 

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Autumn Tones

 This week the challenge is Autumn tones.

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Signs of Autumn

The challenge for this week is 'signs of Autumn'.

Rosehips in the garden are a sure sign that Autumn is on the way.

It seemed to happen quickly this year - one minute beautiful scented flowers and the next these stunning red hips.

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Themes of 2014 - Pumpkins, Harvest

For October's challenge we were given the subject of pumpkins and harvest.  I decided to go out into the forest and see what might be ready to be harvested - I didn't find the crab apples I was expecting to, but I did come back with a bag full of sweet chestnuts - delicious!
  

Colors of 2013 - the finale

I have so enjoyed taking part in Eva Ricci's Colors of 2013 this past year.  The standard of the participating photographers is extremely high and I must admit I was rather intimidated by their professionalism and photographic abilities.  However, the group have been wonderfully supportive and encouraging, and working alongside them has certainly encouraged me to push myself harder and I've definitely learnt a lot!  I have learnt to be more caring of setting up the shots and getting the details right, and I've been more experimental in lighting and angles of shots - it's been a very enjoyable creative journey.

The challenge is changing for 2014, so I thought I would post my photo collages from 2013 and say a big Thank You to Eva Ricci! 

I am also linking this post with Mary over at Mosaic Monday

June - Yellow

 July - Purple

August - Grey

September - Brown

October - Orange

November in Turquoise and December in Red and Green are shown in the two previous blog posts.

In Honour of Autumn

Welcome to my new blog!  Although primarily I am a textile artist who uses photography in textile work, I am becoming increasingly passionate about photography.  I hope you will share the creative journey with me.

Autumn has to be my favourite time of year - I just love the oranges, reds and golds that are appearing everywhere you look.  This beautiful leaf fluttered down on me while we were out walking yesterday - it was one of many that were swirling around in the breeze and I felt like I was walking through confetti.  Just wonderful!

I used Pixel Dust textures for this image.