October At Home and Outside

Recently, I mentioned here on my blog that a meteorologist said this year's October saw only 73 % of the sunshine of the average October in our area. My overall impression of the month has been different; it has not felt as if it lacked sunshine. Looking at my pictures from that period, I have found only very few with grey skies. Is that because I did not take photos on those days, or because there really weren't that many?

I don't know, but it hardly matters anyway. Here are a few more pictures from last month.

Morning sky on the 20th of October at 7:40 am, as seen from my kitchen window:

The day had been sunny, and I was looking forward to a walk in the late afternoon sun. But by the time I finished work, it had become overcast and grey. No matter, it was still good to be out. On the same day, it was made offical that we were not going to have a Christmas market this year.

One week later, on the morning of the 27th, the cherry tree in front of my kitchen window was wearing the most beautiful yellow:

It lit up the entire room! Yes, there was also sunlight coming through the windows that morning, but the leaves on the tree made it even brighter. A nice start to the day.

I finished work about half an hour earlier than usual, determined to catch as much of the late afternoon sun and the sunset as I could, and indeed I did! The sunset was so beautiful, I wanted to hold on to it as long as possible, and took pictures every few minutes. These ones were taken between 5:09 and 5:41 pm, according to the time stamp of my mobile phone's camera:

Not always, but sometimes I keep track of my walks with an app on my mobile phone. That day, the app showed exactly 8.88 km when I reached home again.

The last picture here was taken on Friday afternoon, the 30th of October, from my bedroom window. What you see is the mulberry tree that has steadily been growing out of control. While I rather look at the leaves than at my neighbour's house, the branches touch our walls, making it nearly impossible to put the duvet out for airing. And when the mulberries are ripe, they leave purple stains on the walls and on my window sill. As nice as it is to pick berries straight from my bedroom, the branches had to be cut, and my neighbours have done that yesterday. I didn't know when it was going to happen, and now I am extra glad that I took this picture while the beautiful yellow leaves were still there.

There are a few more pictures from last month; maybe tomorrow I will finally manage to catch up and finish my October posts.