May 14, 2012

• (written on 21 May 2013)

  

  As I walked home from work today (it had been raining in the morning and that's when I take a metro to work) I noticed a red leaf lying on the pavement. That's scary. It was a leaf from one of those plants that climb along the side of a building. No idea what they're called but you see those huge plants quite a lot in the south of the city, where I was walking. The thing is, those leaves normally are green. They only turn red in... yikes... autumn. It was the first sign of the changing of the seasons that I saw. And not just one red leaf. No, there were many. The evenings are getting darker earlier and earlier - that is very noticeable - but nature has been holding up, even after a fairly miserable summer. Until today. Sigh. 

  The picture is of Keizersgracht, at the intersection with Leidsegracht, one of the most romantic vistas of Amsterdam's ancient canals. Hey hey, it's the weekend!

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