Sometimes the change of seasons in Brasil is not obvious. We slide easily from Winter to Spring into Summer, sliding past Fall and back into Winter. There is not much variation in temperatures, only the changes in the amount of rainfall marks the seasons here. And with the rain or dry, follows the fog and the bright sunlight and these changes are what gives us our seasons. 
This year we had a very early in the fall, very cool temperatures – to me it seemed different how early on in June it felt cold. Don’t laugh at me because 10c - 13c or 50f –55f does feel cold up here in fog.
The trees bloom in different colors at different time of year, and if you can keep track of the season it is possible to remember that the purple is spring, the orange flower is Summer, the bright pink is winter. 
This year we actually had fall colors. I first saw them from the bus window coming from Rio – these colors were so unusual that once in Friburgo I went in search of the tree with either the bright yellow flowers or leaves. This year’s weather has been so confused that the faux Cherries were in full bloom in mid June instead of early July. Today it is sunny and warm – almost 20c (68) perfect weather for lunch on the veranda. It feels like we are in the transition zone between winter and spring and not even the weather knows what will happen next.
I just love that last photo. And the header!
ReplyDeletePeople can get stuck thinking that the seasons are Blooming Spring, Hot Summer, Autumn Colors, and Snowy Winter; even people who live in places where the seasons aren't like that. In San Diego we pretty much had Wet(ish) and Dry, with a modest change in temperature.
That pink sure is pretty. It is very vivid. I really like the photo of the car in the road. Somehow It reminds me of Midnight in the garden of good and evil.
ReplyDeleteI love fall, no matter where it is or what time of year it occurs! That last photo is gorgeous! Now I'm looking forward to warm apple ciders and cozy, crisp mornings in September up here. Yay!
ReplyDeleteLove this post, Ginger. I look forward to the day I'll have lived here long enough to know what color the seasons are, LOL. The trees around me confuse me - we had bright red the month we arrived (late Sep) and that tree bloomed until late Nov that year; the next year, it did not start blooming until November!
ReplyDeleteand then we have a wide variety just in our neighborhood, of trees that bloom all year, but the same tree down the street only blooms for a little while. Strange. Still, I love that *something* is always in bloom here!
Beautiful photos of the very slight changes of season. And Wow! that pink is stunning!
ReplyDeleteCool car there amongst all of these colorful flowers and leaves.
ReplyDeleteYour winter is just a little cooler than our summer here in Oregon, but I bet it's a big change for you, coming from Texas?
Love those transition leaves, something we can never find here in Asia.
ReplyDeleteWow, you live some where very Beautiful
ReplyDeleteGinger, I always love, love the colour in your photos. I didn't expect the autumn colours! Like the others I adore that last photo - such pretty vibrancy.
ReplyDeleteI love this blog because I love nature. that even am sometimes late to visit here, I scroll down and check the previous posts. I always feel distress.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, thanks for the great participation in photo theme this week- that I am the host. Now I learned something about the season with the color purple, orange an bright pink represent. I really like the last photo. What more if i see it for real.
beautiful photos! I think everyone is having strange and unusual weather this year. glad you got to have a little bit of fall color.
ReplyDeleteThat car reminds me of my dad's old car, our first car, a Fiat 1100. We loved it, and polished it every Sat. Now my husband complains I don't cleans our cars. I retort that I clean only one car,
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