It's Fall Again!

There's no denying it, summer is over, and any attempt to stretch it a little longer becomes futile. The season is too short to allow for all the summer activities that we have planned to accomplish. But the year must go on, and we must let go of each season that comes. Anyway, there's always another year, another summer. So I say, Goodbye, summer!

And welcome autumn!

This season opened with days tinged with the golden glow of sunshine. 

Then days of cloudy skies and rains followed.

Nights became darker, though the sky still glows at 9 p.m.  Days are colder, rainy and cloudy.

Some trees had their foliage turned yellow. Ornamental berries (edible too) and  cherries in the gardens and along the streets have ripened fully. Berry-laden rowan trees beautify every corner of the city.

The blades of grass became greener after drinking the rain, while tiny flowers are popping out from amongst them.

Flowers beds are still blooming with early fall flowers. Our very own small flower bed still keeps its summer flowers.

 

The grass flowers and seed pods are withering.

 

 

I know that these prevailing colors will swiftly fade away as the season sweeps to its completion. And yet, I still have to watch out for the glory of the season when all the leaves exude their splendor before finally retiring to the ground.

And I still have much summer memories to store here, so much that I've decided to put my narratives in a nutshell and just let my photo albums tell the story.

Have a great Sunday!

One Stop-over: Varberg, A Charming Summer Place

From Marstrand, we moved down to Varberg ( read about the place here ), another one of those "gems" that grace the western coastline of Sweden. There we hired a small cottage in one of the several camping sites, named Trelovsläges Camping, and slept  for two nights. It was a fine and comfortable camping place with cute little cottages and grass-carpeted grounds already occupied with campers and big tents.

Judging from the number of camping sites and the vacationers that filled them, this town is obviously a popular summer destination.

Driving and walking around the city the following day made it clear for me that Varberg deserves its epithet as  a "charming summer place". Indeed, many tourists/vacationers roamed about, sightseeing, visiting interesting spots, doing summer activities. The place has much to show and to "boast" about.

The imposing Varberg Fortress ( information here )

Its neigboring Bath House, an arabic/moroccan wooden structure rising from the sea

Breakwaters

Powdery white sandy beaches

Bird sanctuary

Attractive fishing harbors

Deligthful seaside meadows

Wind and kite surfing, sailing

Towering lighthouse

And many, many more....

...some of my pictures will tell the rest of the story about the charm and marvels of Varberg.

It's another stop-over that turned out to be a refreshing holiday in a truly enchanting town.  Another gem that filled in the mosaic of my precious memories that's continually in the making.

Next episode will cover my journey to Silkeborg, Denmark.

Have a great week!