All is reflected

 

Framing.

There are ways you may of photographed this scene, front facing, straight on from the side but for me using the foliage to to frame the scene with the reflections caught seemed to me to the be better bet, giving you the emotional feel on a cool autumn morning.

The brilliance of Autumn

 

The enchanting combination of leaf colour and sunlight shows here taken one  morning stroll locally and why I just love this time of year.

Jadanik

 

While out, I noticed we still have mooring narrow boats ("Barges") although less than the summer months apart from encountering Anglers with their rods and tackle boxes but this scene with the reflections, autumnal colour and stillness appealed to me.

Again using a wider aperature and the telephoto end of the zoom lens helped to keep the focus on what the picture is about

More berries

 

As we exit November and prepare tomorrow to set our watches and clocks back to GMT , the berries are all out here having been out today and here 's a good example.

This was focussed by hand and by exploting the narrow depth of field this Nikon 24-85mm ED zoom lens has available the background desolves beautifully in a pleasant shade of green.

Memories

 

Things you loved: Gathering leaves at camp either for arts and crafts like making a Leafman with arms and legs or maybe lighting a fire (but do take care!)

Two's company

 One great thing about life in this district is there are dotted about smallholdings jetting out from the sprawl making seeing scenes such as this a great rewarding experience.

An adventure in the trees

 

Berries

Just in time for birds and certain mammals, juicy berries growing here  and part of a lens test session one day.
 

Will this be the conquerer?

 

Somethings are running early this year such as Acorns and yes Conkers that we loved playing with in the autumn as boys old boot laces fastened through a bored hole and suitably hardened.

A golden touch

 

The crispness of autumn leaves backed by that golden colour makes you feel great when out on a hike.

Autumn is here

 

Autumn is here with an abundance of Acorns ready for his nutkins to put into his larder.

Signals

 

There are many ways to communicate but sometimes you don't wish to make a sound and here are some common Silent Signals you can use in your pack.

Awards B.S.A. style

 

The matter of Awards and how they are marked varies between various Scouting Associations and here the B.S.A use a system of "Knots" to symbolize them as they apply across the variety of programs offered.

The evolution of the B.S.A

 

A look with an obvious American bias at some of the great moments in development of scouting at as it run in the B.S.A in the last century as the movement spread from the UK that perhaps we may be unfamiliar with.

Autumn Camp III

 

Well situated on the edge of the trees with a carpet of colourful autumn leaves the Scouts enjoy their camp observing the birds and squirrels, visiting places and having fun around a camp fire.

There always was something really magical about that