Here is my day 104 submission to my 365Project:
I love this time of year! I love the earthy smells, the morning chill in the air, the colours of the leaves and the vegetation opening up as the leaves descend to the earth to expose the life living amongst the trees. This afternoon I went for another wander around Beacon Hill Park in Victoria to snap some photos and see what wildlife might be around. Now that I have a wide angle lens it was great for getting photos of the colours of the trees changing in the park.
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| One of my favourite forested spots in Beacon Hill Park...great for looking for owls and mushrooms :) |
Fun fact of the day:
Leaves change colour and turn orange, red, brown or purple when autumn arrives and the days get shorter and shorter. There is not enough light in the winter for trees to keep producing energy from the sun so they shut down their energy making factories (the leaves containing chlorophyll). As the chlorophyll disappears from the leaves so does the green colouration it gives the leaves hence the leaves are left showing the colours that were present before but were covered up by the chlorophyll.
Read more about leaves changing colour and learn more science facts at the Science Made Simple webpage.
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| Happy trails :) |
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| Fall canopy beauty |
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| View of the forest floor |
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| Sun shining through leaves |
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| Even in a city park we are lucky to have such magnificent trees as this Big Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) |
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| Contrast of the very green evergreens and the changing colours of the maple trees |
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| Mushrooms in the late afternoon fall light |
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| Only steps away is the bustling downtown of Victoria |
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| Creativity in the park: a plastic utensil forest I came across on my wanderings |
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