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

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Well that's what Bear thinks, now that he is quite a star of my Small World series on Flickr!
Bear is just 2 inches high, and the small compact mirror is 2.5 inches.

For the Saturday Smile topic: "a look in the mirror"

HCC and HSoS ;o)

Cliche and Smile on Saturday: Here
Small World: Here

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For Monochrome Bokeh Thursday ;o)
I've been experimenting shooting bamboo (got a small patch growing in the garden) and decided to try it out against the reeded glass in the entrance lobby. Having fun with reflections on a glass table too ;o)
The sister shot link is in the first comment field
My Bokeh set: Here
B/W Tinted and Mono Here

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An idea I had for another challenge ... but thought it might look good in B+W 😊

Happy Donnerstagsmonochrom
and Monochrome Bokeh Thursday too

B/W Tinted and Mono Here
Food and drink: Here
Still Life Compositions: Here

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Over the howe, on the far hillside, the winter sun rises behind this stand of trees. If I catch it at just the right moment a cloud of birds rise up together from their nests. I caught just a couple of stragglers this morning.

Happy Fence Friday! ;o)

and for the Saturday Smile topic: "tree silhouettes"
HCC and HSoS ;o)

My Fence Friday photos set: Here
Cliche and Smile on Saturday: Here
Across the Howe: Here

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