Fading Colors

Autumn is back... The fading colors, the chill in the wind, the early morning fog, the frosted glass and to experience it all a phone with a decent camera...

The autumn is passing by, the colors have almost gone, the weather is cold, mornings are lazy, and the glass still remains frosted...

Last day of Summer, 2011

I have been away for a while since I have been busy with a lot of shifting; a different place as well as a new job but yes in the midst have had a chance to spend some time on photography - more updates later.

Interestingly while driving down to work I happened to notice the date and I realized that its almost the last day of summer.  Remembering my school days where I studied that the sun's illusionary path in the sky is right over the equator and that marks the end of summer, seasons change in the northern and southern hemisphere and the days get shorter.  Well back in India day's didn't get that short but yes the change in the US is sudden and the days tend to get noticeably shorter.

Looking forward to the autumn equinox and here's something to mark the end of summer 2011.  

Brilliant dark grey skies, beautiful weather, plenty of sunshine and a traffic jam to realize its the last day of summer.

By the way the summer ends on September 23 at 5:05 AM.

Winter

You walk out to your balcony on a chilly morning with a hot cup of coffee and you notice the absolutely clear blue skies and the entire city in front of you covered in a blanket of white soft cotton, the sun beaming down, following squirrel trains left on them and suddenly a chill hits you giving you goose bumps all over.

It's beautiful unless the white color gets over you; but also gives you a lot of reason for colorful mufflers and sweaters keeping you warm and as someone truly quoted "if it weren't for winter the spring would not have been pleasant".  Days are short and when the sun is out the evenings are beautiful with skies filled with shades of orange and red.

I spent an entire winter in Denver a couple of years back and later in Boston and all I can say is there is lot of snow.  With Denver having more harsh weather compared to Boston, both places had one thing in common; they look absolutely beautiful under snow.