More Fall Views of Germany

Posted on October 25, 2017 by vanbraman

Tonight I will share a few more fall views from Jena, Germany.

Foggy Morning, Jena Germany, Fall in Germany

I will start with a picture of a foggy morning from my hotel room window. The rainy nights lead to foggy mornings.

Saale River, Fall, Germany, Jena, Germany, Colorful trees

Here is a beautiful view of the Saale River that flows through the valley that Jena is situated in. I like this picture with the bits of color and the lone mallard leaving a wake in the middle of the calm river.

Saale river, Jena, Germany, silhouettes, trees

Here is another view of the Saale River. It is taken from roughly the same point as the previous picture, but in the opposite direction. I really like the silhouetted reflections of the trees in the water.

Colorful Trees, Goshwitz, Germany, Jena Germany

Here is a beautiful row of colorful trees near our office. This was taken earlier this week and already they have lost a lot of leaves.

Sunset, Jena Germany, Saale River Valley, Colorful Clouds

Now for a picture from the end of a day. This is another view from my hotel room as I watched the sun set over the hills surrounding the Saale River Valley.

Which of these pictures do you like the best?

Steven

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Fall Two Weeks Later

Posted on October 24, 2017 by vanbraman

I found it interesting to compare the scenery along my walk to work this week in Jena, Germany to what it was two weeks ago. A that time I shared pictures of the trees along the way in Walking to Work.

In the last two weeks the fall colors have definitely changed.

leaves, fall, autumn, fall color, jena, GermanyWalk to Work, Jena, Germany, Fall Color

 

Here is the path behind my hotel this week. The picture on the left is from this week and the one on the right is from two weeks ago. You can see that a lot of leaves have fallen on the path.

Jena, Germany, Fall Color, Goschwitz, trailjena, germany, walk to work

Here is another section along the path. Again you can see that there are a lot less leaves in the trees and a lot more on the ground.

(You can click on the four pictures above to see larger versions, I wanted to keep them small in the post for easier comparison)

For the next set of pictures I am going to reverse the order and show them full size.

Red leaves, Trees, Germany, Fall, Autumn

Here is the tree lined street that our office is on. You can see the beautiful trees that are full of colorful leaves.

Fall, Autumn, Trees, Fallen Leaves

Just two weeks later here are the same trees almost completely bare of leaves. You can still see some leaves on the ground below the trees. This is a big contrast.

Not as noticeable is that it is a bit darker as I walk to work. The days are rapidly getting shorter. It is more noticeable on the way back to the hotel, especially as today I had a lot of work to do after class and didn’t leave the office as soon.

The colors are fading, but it is still beautiful. I am looking forward to getting home as the fall colors will start appearing there soon.

Steven

 

 

 

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