The mid-autumn light

leaves are falling
yet autumn sunshine restores
paradise inside

Autumn amble

perambulation
u v dose with green and blue
adjusts life’s outlook

Natural memory trick

autumn insistence
deceives the deciduous
tricks them into fall

Birch tree in fog

droplet of mist
distilled from fallen cloud
uplifting

A Melbourne autumn gift

joy seldom far away
plants of many varied hues
surround and delight

Twenty-one gum parade

still leafed, mottled gum
autumn lit by subtle sky
gently beautiful

Who cares if it rains

portland delivers rain
flowers still herald easter
and a wet drive home

‘Star of the Veldt’ is a daisy-like flower from South Africa now found in Portland Victoria Australia

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A few days of rain is forecast.

A fine welcome to Robe, Sth Australia

time for an haiku
robe offers an omen of bliss
big kiss yellow flame

Gazania, big kiss yellow flame, also known as Treasure flower. Originally from South Africa.

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Dusk on the deck; deedee with rose.

Holly festooned with berry jewels

holly has berries
but a gum tree towers above
crowning the scene

Close to the top of Mt Lofty, South Australia

Autumn in the hills

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foliage and blooms
not the least of nature’s gifts
in any season

The Adelaide Hills, wonderful no matter how you look at them.

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A weather update for Anastasia

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autumn sky above
layers removed as it warms
southern clime comfort

layers of cloud layers of clothing layers of self

On pause

blackwood fire station
mercifully not needed
this cool autumn day

Equinox

procrastination –
feels like evermore’s ahead;
quoth autumn, ‘Really?’

It’s the Autumn Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere

the idylls of march

march holiday
marching on this holiday
ideally get fit 

Z likes to have a purpose, not just a vacation. So this Autumn it’s going to be a marching holiday.

We’re off to the Adelaide Hills.

A gentle light

autumn brings soft light
a way to see good enough
during darker days

Autumn in Melbourne Au tends to be gentle

Autumn alchemy

bronze coloured trees
proudly announce Melbourne’s fall
gold medal season

Meteorological Autumn starts in Australia 1st March

Fall for A I

I started a dialogue with ChatGPT about a haiku for a picture with the morning sun streaming through a stand of gumtrees. But a system error occurred, and when we re-engaged, the following unfamiliar verse was offered instead of what we had been working on.
I’ve changed the first line (which was a bland ‘The autumn leaves fall’) to link the rustle of leaves to ‘whispering’, which opens line two. I added a title, removed unnecessary punctuation and changed any Caps to lower case. It’s quite a pleasing haiku. I don’t know who ChatGPT was doing it for, but here it is

autumn leaves rustle
whispering secrets of change
nature’s artistry

This unrelated photo of gumtrees is included for fun.

Perennial gum trees