Autumn 2023 Photos + Winter Links

I've previously written a couple of posts sharing autumn photos and inspiration for the season. You can see them below: 

Autumn Photos + Inspiration: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2018/10/autumn-photos-inspiration.html

Autumn 2020 Photos + More Inspiration: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2020/10/autumn-2020-photos-more-inspiration.html

 

I thought I would share a few pictures from this autumn today. I do post pics in my seasonal updates but as they're quarterly now, the season has passed by the time I write the post. So it's nice to be a bit more "up to date" as autumn comes to an end. I'm also sharing a few links to inspire as we move into winter. :)

 

First up, here are the autumn pics:

 

Hove Park- late Oct.

 

 

Last of the autumn colours- mid Nov.

Hove Park- mid November.

 

The trees seemed to take longer to tun this year, at least here in Sussex. Maybe it was because we had a hot "late summer" in September. And by the time some of them changed colour, the leaves were starting to fall off a lot! 

As I've mentioned before, there are two starts to winter depending on whether you go by the meteorological or the astronomical definition. So although winter hasn't "officially" started (if you go by the second one) until the Winter Solstice aka Yule, it's been feeling wintry lately! There was snow in some parts of the UK this weekend. In my area it's just been raining, although it did look like a bit of sleet yesterday, lol. The coldest its been so far is about 4C (39F) during the day and -2C (28F) at night. Its warmer at the moment though, 8C (46F).

I'm not keen on winter because I don't like the cold. But I try to look for the good in all seasons (that's really what this blog is about!) and I like to celebrate Yule and Christmas. I came across a good post by Lydia Elise Millen about finding joy in the darker months of the year, which I'll link to below. This year Yule/the Winter Solstice is 22nd December. I'll link to my most recent Yule posts below as well. :)

 Winter Inspiration

So here are a few links to inspire you for winter. :)

Getting Ready for Winter: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2017/12/getting-ready-for-winter.html

Winter Round-up + Inspiration: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2018/12/winter-round-up-inspiration.html

More Winter Inspiration + Winter Tag: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2019/12/more-winter-inspiration-winter-tag.html

Post from Lydia Elise Millen about finding joy in the darker months: https://lydiaelisemillen.com/a-millen-gordon-guide-to-finding-joy-in-the-darker-months-of-the-year/

December Bucket  List (With Wonder and Whimsy): https://withwonderandwhimsy.com/2023/12/01/celebrate-december/

Winter self-care: https://notesbythalia.com/how-to-make-friends-with-winter-self-care/

I like that the blogger Thalia mentions "making friends" with winter in the above post.

 

Yule Round-up + Christmas Baking: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2021/12/yule-round-up-yulechristmas-baking.html

Happy Yule!: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2022/12/happy-yule.html 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed the post and you can find something useful in the links! :) How was your autumn? How do you feel as winter starts? Or how was your spring and how do you feel as summer starts?

 

P.S. If  summer is starting where you are, you might like these posts:

Getting Ready for Summer: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2018/06/getting-ready-for-summer_3.html

Summer Round-up + Inspiration: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2019/07/summer-round-up-inspiration.html 

Happy Litha! (my most recent Litha/Summer Solstice celebration ideas post): https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2022/06/happy-litha.html

Shifting into Summer: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2023/06/shifting-into-summer.html