One of the great thing about driving through the countryside last week was the amazing autumn colours.  It put me very much in mind of when I drove to Poland with my Dad, and he reminded me of it too.  Yes, I drove all the way to Poland with my Dad.  (Compared to the huge distance people drive in Canada and the States, it isn't actually all that far.)  I was going there to teach English in a Bible School and it was about this time of year that we went.

Germany was the prettiest country we travelled through - mind you we were travelling in the dark by the time we were driving through Poland, so I guess that isn't quite fair.

The colours were fabulous, so rich and vibrant. 

It wasn't that long after the Berlin Wall had come down and we wondered for a while whether we would notice when we got into what used to be East Germany.  We noticed.  All of a sudden, after all the beauty, we rounded a corner and saw a large concrete town - all grey.  It was hideous in comparison with the autumn colours and the wonderful little traditional German villages we had travelled through.

I have been planning to get out and take some autumn photos for the last few weeks, waiting for the perfect moment, I suppose.  Well, the other day it was very windy and all of a sudden many leaves are gone.  I've taken one photo of our road, mainly as a contrast to the spring photo I took. 

Autumn

Spring

 One more garden photo to share.  Remember my new Acer? When I was repotting it the other day I found we had a special visitor..

The 'stick' is a critter.  I don't know what exactly, but a critter it is.  Very well camouflaged - the boys were most impressed!