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McLaren Falls Park - 2017




Last Autumn I came to McLaren Falls Park by myself and caught plenty of colours with my camera. Winter must've hit early this year because when we drove up this morning there wasn't alot of red going on.




Still, we got some great photos - the air was nippy but sunny and quite a few families around enjoying the scenery and feeding ducks plus campervans parked in places.




I just love the feel the crunch of leaves under my feet as I take in the scenery and quietness.



Linking up with Through the lens and Our World Tuesday :-)
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Wayne said…
That's a beautiful park, I can see spending lots of time there.
5 June 2017 at 00:27
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
Beautiful and scenic.
5 June 2017 at 02:52
William Kendall said…
Pretty fall colours!
6 June 2017 at 09:53
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…
It looks like Autumn to me ... love the lone fallen leaf ... great picture.
6 June 2017 at 11:36
Photo Cache said…
I feel the autumn breeze with these images.
6 June 2017 at 15:57
Lady Fi said…
Lovely shots of the park.
6 June 2017 at 16:31
Rhonda Albom said…
Yes, I have noticed a lot of colour in the trees last month. Most of the leaves are on the ground now.
6 June 2017 at 22:49
Neesie said…
It certainly looks a beautiful place to visit Amy. I loved New Zealand when we visited. Your photo of the autumnal leaf is so similar to a leaf that I painted yesterday :D
7 June 2017 at 03:24
TheChieftess said…
Beautiful! We were just in Australia in May! Lovely shots...we look forward to visiting New Zealand next!
7 June 2017 at 13:52
betty-NZ said…
It looks like a great place to spend the day. I will put this on the agenda for the next time we are over that way.
7 June 2017 at 22:30
A Colorful World said…
No red, but still lovely! I always enjoy fall color so much! We couldn't see it in Tucson all those years without a trip to the mountains, or going further north. I'm enjoying the spring color now, and look forward to the fall color later!
9 June 2017 at 02:58
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