Friday I-Wish-I-Were-There (Gorgeous Fall Colours)

Welcome to my Friday I-Wish-I-Were-There Blog.

Today I’m taking a pictorial trip through one of my favorite seasons – fall (or autumn as it’s known here in New Zealand). I’ve been fortunate enough to experience three of North America’s seasons, summer, fall, and winter. I’d have to say fall made the most impact on me—and not just for the stunning tree colours. There was something about the changing of season’s from summer to fall in the U.S that really appealed to me. Suddenly all the stores started stocking gold/red/orange themed products of leaves and pumpkins—and pumpkin suddenly appeared in a lot of menus in restaurants we visited. Cinnamon is the other smell I associate with American fall/winter. Then there was the crunching of leaves underfoot and the tingly nip of cold in the air. Everything felt cosy, and there was a sense of slowing down to get ready for the winter. Love it.

Here in temperate New Zealand, especially Wellington where I live, our season’s aren't quite so dramatic as the northern hemisphere. Wellington doesn't get snow in winter (except for one memorable day last year when it snowed a tiny bit – the first time in 60+ years my dad reckoned) and our other seasons are pretty mild also. Autumn is a little more obvious in our beautiful South Island, so I’ve included some from a little town called Arrowtown. Some parts of the movie ‘The Lord of the Rings’ was shot close by to Arrowtown, and it’s easy to see why—it’s a gorgeous place.

Hope you enjoyed the pretty fall colours,

Tracey