November ends in winter's icy grip - a photo on Flickriver

November ends in winter's icy grip

For us November has seen a sudden transition into winter, with regular sub-zero nights, gales blowing the final leaves from the autumn trees, and dark nights starting in the early evening.
It is also a whole year since Storm Arwen destroyed over 16 million trees across Scotland. There are still so many fallen and damaged trees everywhere as we drive along. Like so many people who were without any power or help for a whole week ... we had a solemn day this November 26th, remembering the day when Arwen struck us. And we have been preparing for another rough winter. We have already had 200% of November's usual rainfall in 2 or 3 days over the last week. So maybe floods rather than 100mph winds will define this winter.

Not surprisingly my photography has reflected the changing seasons, with mostly indoors shooting. Bringing autumn colours indoors, shooting in the evenings with curtains closed, and my outdoor cameras confined to early morning drive-by shots. Both the winter cold and the lingering after-effects of the latest Covid and 'flu vaccinations have impacted my energy ... and I am slowing down and resting more. As a youngster I always liked the idea of semi-hibernation for the winter, and it seems that now I am in a position to enjoy it!!

But whatever happens, for me a day without a camera to record something, however trivial, is a day lost. This coming month I have promised myself to set aside my 'go to' big Sony 100mm macro lens, and use mainly just Lensbaby and vintage Helios. A good time to re-acquaint myself with their charms, their quirks, and their possibilities!
Hopefully there will be some winter fun in store for me 😊

Many thanks to everyone who has visited my photostream and for the comments and faves.

All my collages are collected here: At a Glance

Taken in: UK / Scotland / Kirktown of Auchterless (show map)

Taken on: March 30, 2016

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November 2022 collage

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November

flowers

landscape

sunrise

fences

geraniums

monochrome

black and white

trees

still life

macro

miniature vases

feather

bokeh

post-processing

rose hips

Kokeshi

Kokeshi doll

glasses

paper

paper swirls

crab apples

high key

drive by

candles

low key

Aberdeenshire

Scotland

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