Manchester autumn

Autumn. Seasons of mist and mellow fruitfulness. Beautiful leaves. Some years it’s left me cold. But this year it’s caught my eye here in Manchester. READ MORE BELOW

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My neighbourhood of Castlefield, set by the canal close to central Manchester, was an obvious place to explore. The trees are rich with colour and leaves have scattered into the water.

I contrasted this urban setting with a trip to Fletcher Moss Park, a delightful area of gardens and woodland in Didsbury, south Manchester. They didn’t disappoint.

This year, for whatever reasons, I’ve revitalised a passion for capturing autumn/fall. It might be obvious, but it’s good for the soul and absorbing, don’t you think?

Tags: autumn, autumn leaves, Castlefield, Didsbury, fall, Fletcher Moss Park, landscape, Manchester, nature, photography, seasons, woodland

23 thoughts on “Manchester autumn”

Yolkava on November 12, 2020 at 21:57 said:

Really nice

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- mikeosbornphoto on November 12, 2020 at 22:16 said:
  
  Thank you, glad you enjoyed it :)
  
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ckponderings on October 31, 2020 at 11:24 said:

Ahhh… Beautiful Autumn! Particularly like the first shot… Kinda sums up our COVID lives right now! :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on October 31, 2020 at 11:40 said:
  
  Being trapped on a boat and covered with leaves?!
  
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  - ckponderings on October 31, 2020 at 12:02 said:
    
    Whatever you’re into… (or whatever floats your boat…)
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on October 31, 2020 at 13:10 said:
      
      🤣
      
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literarylydi on October 30, 2020 at 01:35 said:

I love the fact that trees sometimes look like the lungs of the planet that they are.

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- mikeosbornphoto on October 30, 2020 at 11:10 said:
  
  Yes! Crawl under an Acer and look up… the branches and deep red leaves are very vascular-looking :)
  
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theyearwithoutwimbledon on October 27, 2020 at 10:56 said:

Lovely colours.

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- mikeosbornphoto on October 27, 2020 at 11:35 said:
  
  Thank you :) They’re being battered by some fairly persistent rain now :/
  
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notjustagranny on October 25, 2020 at 14:44 said:

I’ve been well thanks. My grandson is growing up fast and of course I’m still, walking, travelling and working 😉

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- mikeosbornphoto on October 25, 2020 at 15:00 said:
  
  Excellent, pleased to hear it :) My globetrotting days are on hold but will hopefully come back at some point.
  
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  - notjustagranny on October 25, 2020 at 15:08 said:
    
    Gosh yes, I hope so too. I do count myself lucky since my job legitimately takes me places, and also the area I live in is very low on the risk scale atm, do I’ve been doing a lot of walking.
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on October 25, 2020 at 15:14 said:
      
      Manchester is not in a great position and we’re now back to an advisory against non-essential travel :/
      
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      - notjustagranny on October 25, 2020 at 17:06 said:
        
        Yes, it’s quite bad up that way, I’ve been keeping an eye on the news. I was meant to have walked Hadrian’s Wall last month, but had to cancel due to restrictions 3 days before I was due to travel to Newcastle. I’ve postponed the trip to 2021 with 🤞🤞 But, using the opportunity to do more local walks…
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on October 25, 2020 at 17:29 said:
        
        Here’s hoping! I may even get to the coast. I had chances in the summer but then the world and his wife were flocking there :/
        
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        notjustagranny on October 25, 2020 at 18:13 said:
        
        Oh lord yes!! Staycation in overdrive 😂😂😂 what a crazy old year its been. Let’s hope 2021 isn’t…🤞🤞 So far our little bays haven’t been too bad….Ramsgate and Margate beaches are so big anyway you could fit a few bus loads, not that I’m hoping for that…but there are still some quiet places to be found
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on October 26, 2020 at 13:57 said:
        
        Hopefully not but I think we’ll take a long time to emerge from this era :/
        
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        notjustagranny on October 26, 2020 at 17:24 said:
        
        Yes, there is much to recover from….
        
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notjustagranny on October 25, 2020 at 12:12 said:

Stunning colours Mike. Nice to see your photos in my timeline again.

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- mikeosbornphoto on October 25, 2020 at 12:21 said:
  
  Thank you Cindy. Good to hear from you, I hope you’re keeping well. The autumn colours have been a welcome distraction this year!
  
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  - notjustagranny on October 25, 2020 at 14:43 said:
    
    And they have been gorgeous…
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on October 25, 2020 at 14:58 said:
      
      Yes it’s been a pretty good year. For autumn colours at least!
      
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