Almost-fall: Early October in the Sauvabelin Woods…

Isn’t it a shame to be sitting inside studying all afternoon when the weather outside is just pleading for you to come out? Today is one of those days—the beautiful clear skies and 17 degrees have been nagging me ever since I got home from classes at lunchtime, and sat down to study my endocrinology. After a good two hours of good-girl-you’re-getting-something-done-work, my head was officially saturated with information and I decided that since I made the choice not to go to the gym tonight, I deserved at least to move around a little, and so it was within my rights to go for a walk in the Sauvabelin woods/park for a little while. It’s really just across the street from my apartment, and I felt it would do the weather justice if I went outside in it for just  a little while.
I’m officially an autumn person. I love the feeling of going out in the morning and the air has this crispiness to it that you don’t get in the summer. Even though temperatures are barely dropping below 9 degrees here yet, I can still feel it creeping on a little more every day. It’s that type of weather where you never know what to put on in the morning- because the morning is cold, but in the afternoon when classes are done you end up carrying around all the coats and scarves and sweaters you were wearing in the morning because it is bloody boiling in the sun. This was definitely the case today. People say fall is rainy and windy and just generally crappy—but I don’t mind the rainy days (as long as they’re not occupying ALL the days), it’s such a nice feeling going inside into the warmth and drying off, having some hot chocolate at night and listening to the wind whip rain across my window—no I definitely don’t mind so much. Today though, is everything but rainy, and I’ve noticed the past few days how autumn is slowly announcing itself through little hints here and there… the little brown leaf on the footpath, the yellowing patch of leaves forming in some of the trees, some bushes flaring up in reds and dark purple, and that little gust of wind telling you it’s no longer the hot summer afternoons of July and August. October has arrived in Lausanne, and since I was feeling creative I decided to try my luck at taking some “almost-fall” pictures with my little Nikon, in the hopes that my walk in the woods would give me some shots that might illustrate what I’ve just described. Here they are—me trying to capture that summer is holding on with all it’s might, but inevitably winter will once again win this fight, no matter how many beautiful colours will be displayed during this natural tug-of-war…

I think my personal favourite is the second-to-last, the chestnuts on the forest floor, just in a streak of sunlight—but I think you get the idea . I’ve officially recharged my studying-batteries after this, so I think I’ll go do some more doctor-things! I’m planning on doing another autumn-themed post in about three weeks, as then I think the colours will be spectacular! Have a good week everyone!