Autumn Colours 3

How do you feel when you see this pix?

(You can click on it to enlarge.)

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I feel peaceful. Several of my friends who saw this pix told me it is beautiful and likewise they feel tranquil and peaceful after looking at it.

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A few days ago, a friend asked me, via instant messenger, how I am. I decided to depict it with this pix and sent it to her. I told her I felt like in the pix. Then, to my surprise...

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She: So sad!

Me: Why?

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She: The leaves are dry and the trees are dying. So sad!

Me: The trees shed leaves to be efficient during winter and the leaves fall and enrich the ground. How can it be sad?

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She: 'Sad' means SAD. Why so defensive? It's a feeling you have.

Me: *puzzled* I don't think I am sad and the pix is very beautiful.

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She: Admit it and take a deep look at your subconscious. It will help.

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At that point, I decided to leave the conversation.

We only feel what we are inside and what we see is a reflection of ourselves. So, we have the same pix, but two diametrically opposite emotions resulted.

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Note: I shot this photograph during one of my daily walks in the woods behind where I stay. I love the colours of autumn.

Autumn Colours 2

My first autumn was spent in Australia. Then, a group of us city-slickers who are born in the tropics, drove all the way from Sydney to Canberra to see the beautiful autumn colours, which it is known for. There, we were fascinated by the breathtaking scenaries of varied shades of autumn, of carefully selected types of trees planted next to each other to show their colour contrasts and accentuate the beauty of autumn.

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One of my housemates was so amazed he brought back a selected leaf, which he carefully held between his thumb and index finger throughout the 1,000 km trip back to Sydney.

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When we reached home, he realised that we had the same type of tree right in our own garden! The leaf looks like this one below... :)

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Maple Leaf

The moral of the story is that it pays for us to open our eyes and admire the moment wherever we are, otherwise there will be much that escape right before our very own eyes.

Autumn Colours