The changing seasons

Soap bubbles in light and shadow.  Thank you, little ones, for assisting me to photograph.

The ephemeral iridescence of soap bubbles capture the essence of childlike wonder.

In changing seasons, summer things don’t pop out like bubbles

but gradually disappear from sight and memory.

Till mid-September, some summer flowers and insects were hanging in there.

Longhorn Beetle

As autumn draws in, there are some changes under way in the natural world

like falling temperatures, berries, seeds, yellowish grasses, autumn flowers, etc.

Red Berries of Cornus officinalis, or Japanese cornel

Hagi, or Japanese Bush Clover

Having good appetite would be one of the signs of autumn, too.
Would you like to have Chinese course dishes?

Or, how about French cuisine at a little homey restaurant?

Duckling aiguillette on potatoes, Spanish mackerel and vegetables,

petite pieces of sweets, chestnut icecream on chestnut pancake, etc.

In the cool and crisp air, cosmoses have come to bloom one after another.

Hannya-ji Temple

The fresh air is for sports.

F enjoyed her first Field Day (Undo-kai in Japanese) at the elementary school.

Pupils are divided to two teams, Red and White, 
to compete in relays, ball-toss game, the mock cavalry battle, to name a few.

They also perform dances or coordinated group gymnastics.

Daytime is getting shorter.

The golden sphere sinks into the burnt-orange clouds over the Ikoma mountains.

The contrast of light and darkness is moving,

which somehow reminded me of Halloween about one month later.

Wish you peace and happiness!

Linked to Mosaic Monday
Our World Tuesday