Travel theme: Foliage

Posted on September 28, 2012 by ailsapm

It’s getting all autumnal up here in the northern hemisphere, while down in the southern hemisphere everyone’s looking forward to spring. Whichever hemisphere you inhabit, now is a fantastic time to get out and have a look at what the trees are doing. Whether they’re about to burst into life with fresh green growth, or starting to adorn themselves in their autumn glory; even if they’re still wearing their evergreen needles, it’s a wonderful time to go leaf peeping. Here are a few photos I’ve taken that let foliage take centre stage.

The leafy entrance to the Moongate Garden; part of the Edith B. Haupt Gardens in Washington DC.

foliage edith haupt moongate garden washington dc leaves

Bird-filled branches in Snug Harbor on New York’s Staten Island.

foliage leaves new york birds nature autumn fall spring snug harbor staten island

Leafy trees casting long shadows as the sun sets over the hills of northern California.

foliage leaves trees shadows northern california

And last, but not least, a lovely array of leaves peeping over a wall in Antigua, Guatemala.

foliage palm antigua guatemala fall autumn leavees

So get your best foliage photos out and celebrate leaves. If you’d like to join in, create your own post and call it Travel Theme: Foliage. Put a link to this page in your post so others can find it.

Don’t forget to subscribe to keep up to date on the latest weekly travel themes.

Happy leaf peeping!

xxx Ailsa

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About ailsapm

Hi there! I’m Ailsa Prideaux-Mooney. I’ve lived in many places, and travelled to many more. I had a lot of fun getting there and being there, wherever there happened to be at the time. I climbed a castle wall in Czesky Krumlov, abseiled down cliffs to go caving in the west of Ireland, slept on the beach in Paros, got chased by a swarm of bees in Vourvourou (ok that wasn’t fun, but it was exciting), learned flower arranging in Tokyo, found myself in the middle of a riot in Seoul, learned to snowboard in Salzburg, got lost in a labyrinth in Budapest and had my ice cream stolen by a gull in Cornwall. And I’m just getting started. If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read so far, I’d love you to follow my travelogue - wheresmybackpack.com - and remember, anyone who tries to tell you it’s a small world hasn’t tried to see it all.
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  2. nuvofelt's avatar nuvofelt says:
    September 30, 2012 at 10:46 am

    I’m entering this into the challenge too – just in case it’s its ‘swansong’ http://viewfromthebackdoor.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/should-i-express-this-concern/

    • ailsapm's avatar ailsapm says:
      October 1, 2012 at 1:06 am

      Aww, nuvofelt, I hope the tree makes a speedy recovery. Oh, and just for the record – a trip to your backyard totally counts as travel! 😉

  3. Deepa's avatar deepa says:
    September 30, 2012 at 10:47 am

    Love those birds Ailsa! There are already so many beautiful and colorful pictures already! I just have these- from my backyard.

    Travel theme: Foliage

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  6. Jill Weatherholt's avatar Jill Weatherholt says:
    September 30, 2012 at 11:07 am

    Originally from the D.C. area, I’m loving the Moongate Garden photo ~ beautiful! I must admit, the bird photo really catches my eye, they’re such cute little fellas.

    • ailsapm's avatar ailsapm says:
      October 4, 2012 at 3:25 am

      Thanks Jill, the Moongate Garden was really special, and those birds were just so cheery! I couldn’t resist photographing them!

  7. mariadesuede's avatar mariadesuede says:
    September 30, 2012 at 11:09 am

    I’ve just created two articles on “Paris en photographies”, two photos from Montmartre, Paris, near my home…

    Nice photos of autumn by you all…

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  9. Doldriest's avatar Marion Driessen says:
    September 30, 2012 at 11:46 am

    Hi Ailsa, thanks so much for inviting me over 🙂

    Leaves you want, leaves you get:
    http://drieskewrites.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/travel-theme-foliage/

    Have a lovely Sunday,
    Marion

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  11. aysabaw's avatar aysabaw says:
    September 30, 2012 at 11:57 am

    Hi Ailsa, here’s my entry. 🙂

    Travel Theme : Foliage

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  14. dahlia_cs's avatar TheBlackTwig says:
    September 30, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    Thanks for inviting me to join this challenge. 🙂
    Which one best portrayed this week’s travel theme: a common landscape of autumn foliage, an animal eating leaves or someone picking it up for a living? Find out here http://theblacktwig.wordpress.com/2012/10/01/travel-theme-foliage/

  15. J. Kelland Perry's avatar Jennifer's Journal says:
    September 30, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    Hi, Ailsa! This is a great idea for a travel theme; thank you for the inspiration. 🙂 Here is what I came up with: http://jenniferkellandperry.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/travel-theme-foliage-and-other-living-things/
    Jennifer

  16. bebs1's avatar bebs1 says:
    September 30, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    Dear Ailsa,

    Thank you for the invitation. Here is my entry: http://bebs1.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/travel-theme-foliage-just-in-time/
    Have a great weekend!
    Bebs

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  19. Ricardo Vieira's avatar Ricardo Vieira Fotos says:
    September 30, 2012 at 1:35 pm

    Hi, Alisa. Thank you for inviting me. Here’s what I came up with. http://ricardovieirafotos.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/travel-theme-foliage/ Hope you like it.
    Cheers, Ricardo Vieira.

  20. archipelagojewelry's avatar archipelagojewelry says:
    September 30, 2012 at 1:53 pm

    My first time…
    Travel Theme: Foliage http://wp.me/p2EM4V-2s

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  23. S. D. Vassallo's avatar Mr. V. says:
    September 30, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    Ailsa,

    thanks for the invite and challenge to take part in the travel theme. I just posted my contribution to this weeks theme:

    http://ackans.com/2012/09/30/travel-theme-foliage/

  24. S. D. Vassallo's avatar Mr. V. says:
    September 30, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    Also, I love your work. On this post, I like #1 and 2 the most. Great job on all of them.

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  26. hauntedchick's avatar Lauren says:
    September 30, 2012 at 2:36 pm

    First, thanks for letting me know about this!! : ) Second, here’s a link to my interpretation: http://shereveals.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/travel-theme-foliage/

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  31. Photography Journal Blog's avatar Photography Journal Blog says:
    September 30, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    Thanks for the invite, I just posted this:

    A different photo challenge


    I love fall! Cheers!

  32. suburbanferndaleark's avatar suburbanferndaleark says:
    September 30, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    Thanks for the invite Alisa! Love those birds in the evergreen shot!

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  35. Robert S Johnson's avatar quotidianhudsonriver says:
    September 30, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    Thought I would show off the banks and neighborhood of the river. Nice theme. Particularly liked Snug Harbor and Guatemala.
    Here is my contribution.
    http://quotidianhudsonriver.com/2012/09/30/travel-theme-foliage-9-29-12/

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  38. fotograffer's avatar fotograffer says:
    September 30, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    A single wayward cane of bamboo caught my attention for this week’s theme.

    Travel theme: Foliage

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  42. lamadu's avatar lamadu says:
    September 30, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    Best I have right now but hope to have more onces the leaves turn 🙂 http://mudutu.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/photo-challenge-travel-theme-foliage/

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  46. danielfee's avatar danielfee says:
    September 30, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    Ailsa,
    Thanks for the invite to join your weekly travel theme. It sounded like a great idea and would give me an opportunity to select some of my photos that I would not normally use for my travel photo of the day. The only difficult part was narrowing it down. I thought I would select the five best, then I changed to the top ten, and finally settled on this delightful dozen. Enjoy a little trip around the world.

    Weekly Travel Theme: Foliage 09-30-2012

    Dan

    • ailsapm's avatar ailsapm says:
      October 4, 2012 at 3:50 am

      Hi Dan, I just now read your post and am doing a happy dance, so many insanely beautiful places from all around the world. Really gorgeous!

  47. k walsh photography's avatar Kate Walsh / designhouse9 says:
    September 30, 2012 at 11:02 pm

    I traveled to a different city in our metropolitan area in search of fall foliage. The setting did not disappoint. http://designhouse9.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/reveling-in-the-beauty-of-fall/

  48. Amusives's avatar Margie says:
    September 30, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    Thanks for inviting me to your foliage party. I’ve brought along the following specimens:
    http://gogreygirl.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/travel-theme-foliage/

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  50. dogear6's avatar dogear6 says:
    September 30, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    Thanks for inviting me also to the party! Here’s my blog post – I went with a four seasons photo gallery.

    http://livingtheseasons.com/2012/09/30/travel-theme-challenge-foliage/

    Nancy

    • ailsapm's avatar ailsapm says:
      October 4, 2012 at 3:54 am

      All wonderful shots, Nancy, but your backyard photo is my favourite, I’m a sucker for snow on evergreens. Lovely post, and so glad you joined in this week’s theme!

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