I took a walk at the weekend. Up through the Birks of Aberfeldy. Robert Burns wrote a poem about this place. Here he is –
He wrote well before me, in an earlier time and an earlier season.
I went to the Birks to find leaves. I love the colours of autumn. Come and have a look at some of the amazing golds, and reds, and silvers, and yellows, and greens, and bronzes I found…..
But what I really like most about this time of year is how you can see change happening right before your eyes. It’s true, change is always with us. Life is dynamic. Nothing can be reduced to a fixed, final and complete understanding. There’s always more to see, more to learn. There are always new ways to explore, growth and change to pursue and enjoy.
There’s always wonder.
There’s always hope.
Heroes Not Zombies 
Lovely images and thoughts which I was thinking about in the Deil’s Cauldron in Comrie the other day ……
The sense of ‘self’ shifting with light,movement and colour …..
A friend recommended last nights Horizon programme on the sense of self –if you didn’t see it , it is fascinating and highly recommended …..http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nhv56#p004tzvw
ian
I love this time of year too, Bob! For it’s breath-taking beauty and a sense of change and wonder, and somehow, expectation. Your images are gorgeous, and much-appreciated as I’ve ruptured a disc and haven’t been able to get out for walks … thank you! :o)
Wow, wow…wow! these photos are just amazing. Autumn is a time that I get so stir crazy. I think it’s because A) i know 5 months of terrible weather is going to coop me up inside and B) the intense colors are so fleeting that every second outside is a precious experience.
What a place! I really like seeing what you see, especially if I’m stuck behind my computer all day. Thank you for sharing your autumn walk!
-C
These days are so precious, aren’t they. A heady combo of extraordinary colours, clean chilled air and if we’re lucky, clear blue skies. Beautifully captured here. Thank you. 🙂
What a gorgeous showcase! Thank you!
This makes me even look more forward to hiking the Appalachian Trail in VA, WVA early tomorrow, camera in tow. 🙂
Beautiful photographs – what a perfect time of year to visit the Birks! I haven’t been up there for some time and keep meaning to go back. I saw a red squirrel last time I was there – the first and only time I have ever seen one in the wild.