Saturday 3 November 2007

A Perfect Autumn Day


Dumbastrasse
In the forground,
Künstlerhaus and Musikverein

Lower Belvedere Gardens

Kammergarten
Privy Garden at the Lower Belvedere

Bench and Twigs
Man-made and Nature


Autumn
Emily Dickinson

The morns are meeker than they were,
The nuts are getting brown;
The berry's cheek is plumper,
The rose is out of town.

The maple wears a gayer scarf,
The field a scarlet gown.
Lest I should be old-fashioned,
I'll put a trinket on.


Privy Garden

Photographed
in the afternoon
of
November 1, 2007




16 comments:

  1. how lovely your november 1st was...what gorgeous pictures!
    i should have taken my camera with me today to share some photos with YOU! enjoy your weekend, sugar! ;-)

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  2. Oh Merisi! Can I say again just how much I loooove autumn? I adore this season. The colours in your photos are just spectacular. You have managed to capture the very thing I love about the season. Bravo! :)

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  3. Really wonderful shots. We've started winter over here.

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  4. I really like the man-made nature and nature shot. Great composition and tones. Happy November.

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  5. "the rose is out of town".....well, if I know you right Merisis, your roses are not all totally out of town yet :-)

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  6. SAVANNAH:
    Thank you! :-)
    I sure hope that next time you go for a stroll, you do take your camera. I would love to see photos of your beautiful city. Any chance you'd walk by Mercer house?
    ;-)

    ANN:
    Thank you so much! :-)

    C'EST MOI:
    Yes, I have been following the progress of Father Winter over in your part of the world. Very interesting to observe, but I am glad we still get a breather or two before snow arrives here.

    PHOTOWANNABE:
    Thank you! :-)
    I am glad you noticed the subtly similarities between the iron works and the twigs, I found them startling.

    BRITT-ARNHILD:
    Yes, my dear astute reader and observer, - voice lowered to a whisper -, they are still out there, hiding from dear Emily. ;-)

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  7. Wonderful pictures as always ..
    I love the one with the bench , looks both so romantic and sad

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  8. Thank you for sharing autumn. This is the season that I am most homesick for the North.

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  9. What a beautiful harmonious view of the city (final pic)

    The lady sphinxes are very cheeky. Look plump breasts and buttocks. Tsk, tsk,

    And I see the cranes.

    I was going to ask what IS that building between the viewer and St Stephen's - then I realized it's probably the spire being refurbished. It's nice when they make the building works harmonious too.

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  10. Yes, with perfect pictures day becomes more beautiful. :-)

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  11. A beautiful day. Beautiful colors.

    Paz

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  12. MELANIE:
    This bench and the twigs right beside it made me reflect on the artist who created the design. Was he sitting on another bench, in front of a hedge with twigs like these?

    HEXE:
    You must feel the absence of fall keenly, having grown up in the beautiful Northeast!

    SALLY CRAWFORD FROM LONDON:
    You are right, it is the spire of St. Stephan's Cathedral, hidden behind scaffolding. Have you noticed the hills beyond, parts Vienna Woods, parts vineyards?

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  13. CUCKOO:
    Thank you! :-)

    PAZ:
    Yes, it was a splendid autumn day,
    I truly enjoyed it.

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  14. Oh, indeed, I am so envious of the hills: a city woodland; city vineyards . . . (faints)

    Ours are all built on - Hampstead and Highgate.

    Next time I am up there I will photograph the city lying underneath.

    The ones in the central city are built on as well (Cornhill, Ludgate Hill, etc.) but you can still 'feel' them under your feet.

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  15. I love all those golden leaves against that amazingly deep blue sky!

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  16. Sally Crawford from London:
    I am looking forward to see your city vineyard photos! There's actually a very small plot of vines left in the city center, cultivated by a vintner from the hills further out.

    tlc Illustrations:
    Tara, it was one of those gorgeous autumn days I can never get enough of, truly uplifting. :-)

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