Autumn scenes

It's that time of year again, the Earth's northern hemisphere is tipping away from the warmth of the Sun. Days in the north are getting cooler and shorter, leaves are changing, animals migrating and many harvests are underway. The wet summer in New England this year should make 2009 a banner year for brightly-colored fall foliage in the area. Collected here are a group of photographs of recent Autumn scenes around the northern hemisphere. (32 photos total)

A group of Common Cranes gather in dawn light, on a lake in the German state of Brandenburg, close to Berlin September 26, 2009. From September to November tens of thousands of Cranes use the rural area close to the German Capital for a stopover during their migration from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe to their wintering quarters in Spain. The agricultural plains surrounding Berlin are among the biggest crane roosts in Europe with several tens of thousands birds gathering during the peak of migration. (REUTERS/Thomas Krumenacker)

The foliage was starting to turn near Presque Isle, Maine on Friday, September 25, 2009. Scientists say this will be a banner year for foliage in New England - the wet weather earlier in the summer along with the last weeks of warm days and cool nights should result in dramatic color. (Dina Rudick/Globe Staff) #

Caitlin Snow, 2, walks through a Gladiator Pumpkins on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 on Connors Farm in Danvers, Massachusetts. Connors Farm owner Robert Connors had to ship the pumpkins in from Michigan because of his low yield this year. Heavy summer rains encouraged black rot (Didymella) and Phytophthora Blight among his crops. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff) #

A rutting stag bellows in a wildlife park in Aurach near Kitzbuehel, in the Austrian province of Tyrol, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. (AP Photo / Kerstin Joensson) #

A tree-covered hill near Presque Isle, Maine as seen at dawn on Saturday, September 26, 2009. (Dina Rudick/Globe Staff) #

The white steeple of the United Church of Christ in Keene, New Hampshire, surrounded by seasonal foliage. (Arthur Boufford/Boufford Photography) #

A combine harvests wheat in a field south of Chapman, Kansas as the winter wheat harvest continues its northward migration across the state on June 23, 2009. Amid a global glut of wheat stockpiles, grain elevators across parts of the Great Plains remain crammed with unsold winter wheat as facilities brace for expected bumper fall harvests of corn, sorghum and soybeans. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) #

A central Illinois corn and soybean farmer races against the setting sun to harvest his cornfield in Loami, Illinois on Monday Oct. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) #

Fall foliage meets with an early snow in Franconia, New Hampshire on Thursday, Oct. 1,2009. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) #

Fog rises off a lake in Highlands, New York on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) #

Ivica Martinic harvests grapes to make "Varenik" on the island of Brac in Croatia October 3, 2009. Varenik, a sweet side-dish, is made by boiling the pressed grapes for between 20 and 30 hours. (REUTERS/Matko Biljak) #

Zinfandel grapes sit in a bin at Tres Sabores Winery September 25, 2009 in St. Helena, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) #

10-year-old Bin Amin, a Kashmiri Bakerwal or nomad boy, carries a lamb over his shoulders while walking with his herd of goats and sheep in Srinagar October 5, 2009. Bakerwals walk for miles with their cattle through the mountains during summer in search of arable pastures and move back to lower ground during the winter. (REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli) #

A shepherd leads his herd to grazing grounds down from the mountains along a tunnel in Zakinskaya hollow, about 70 km (44 miles) south of Vladikavkaz, Russia on October 5, 2009. (REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev) #

Misty fields and patches of autumn-colred forest are seen in this view near Presque Isle, Maine on September 25, 2009. (Dina Rudick/Globe Staff) #

A woman reads among fallen leaves on a warm autumn afternoon in St James's Park in London September 26, 2009. (REUTERS/Luke MacGregor) #

A skein of pink-footed geese fly beneath the moon as they prepare to land at the Vane Farm nature reserve near Loch Leven in Fife, Scotland October 8, 2009. Around 20,000 pink-footed geese stop off at the nature reserve each year, some to 'refuel' and some stay, as they migrate to the south for the winter from Iceland. (REUTERS/David Moir) #

With the autumn foliage in the background, a group paddles their sinking fishing boat to shore at Cottonwood Lake, near Buena Vista, Colorado on September 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow) #

Decorated cows walk along a street in Schwaz, about 15km (10 miles) east of Innsbruck, Austria on September 25, 2009. At the end of the summer season, farmers move their herds down from the Alps to the valley into winter pastures. (REUTERS/ Dominic Ebenbichler) #

Farmers and some twenty cows cross the Koenigssee lake on a wooden ferry, near Schoenau, southern Germany, on October 3, 2009 as they bring their cattle back to their farms after the animals spent the summer in the mountains. (STEFFI LOOS/AFP/Getty Images) #

An Amish farmer and three children bring in a cart full of harvested corn stalks at a farm in Middlefield, Ohio on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) #

Lyn Walters, 71, fly fishes in the Merrymeeting River in Alton, New Hampshire, as fall leaves begin to change Thursday, Oct. 8,2009. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) #

People in costumes, Halloween pumpkins and ghoulish mannequins decorate the amusement park "Tivoli" in central Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, for a ten day celebration of the Halloween season, during the school autumn holidays. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Carsten Snejbjerg) #

A man takes a picture of a colony of coral grass, or glasswort, at Lake Notoro in Abashiri, on Japan's nothern island of Hokkaido September 22, 2009. Many people visit the lake to enjoy the scenery of the plant which grows in salt marshes and turns to crimson red between late September to October. (REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao) #

Cranberries are harvested near Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association, Andy Manis) #

Rockefeller Center was transformed into a 139-square-meter (1,500-square-foot) free standing cranberry bog with 907kg (2,000 pounds) of cranberries on October 7th, 2009 as Ocean Spray celebrated its 80th anniversary harvest. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) #

A rainbow appears over the covered bridge connecting Windsor, Vermont (left side) and Cornish, New Hampshire (right) on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) #

Growers stand by their giants during the annual Giant Pumpkin Contest at the Topsfield Fair in Topsfield, Massachusetts on October 3rd, 2009. The contest was won by Bill Rodonis (center) from Litchfield, New Hampshire, weighing in at 1471.60 pounds. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff) #

Druids celebrate the Autumn equinox on Primrose Hill on September 22, 2009 in London, England. The ceremony is one of three events staged by the order with the Spring Equinox ceremony at Tower Hill and the Summer Solstice held at Stonehenge. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) #

Peter Sterrett of Tiverton, Rhode Island, paddles with his dog Cody on a pond in Derry, New Hampshire on Sunday morning, October 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) #

Turkeys roam at Hook House farm in Kirby Fleetham, northern England, October 8, 2009. (REUTERS/Nigel Roddis) #

An aerial view of a patch of forest near Presque Isle, ME on Friday, September 25, 2009. (Dina Rudick/Globe Staff) #

More links and information

Fall in New England - Boston.com Travel

New England Peak foliage map - Boston.com

Finding Autumn Gold in Unexpected Places - NYTimes.com, 10/9

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beautiful ones.....

Posted by Anonymous October 12, 09 10:06 AM

Thanks for sharing these awesome sights with others.

Posted by Becky October 12, 09 10:18 AM

#7...the wheat harvest is not really a fall image....Wheat harvest happens here in KS around the first week in July. Although a great picture (and a gorgeous series!) I don't think this one really counts as a 'fall picture'.

Posted by Julietip October 12, 09 10:51 AM

i love bigpicture for these awesome photos!-shanghaimage.com

Posted by gropius Xi October 12, 09 10:53 AM

Excellent pictures. If I ever visit the States, I must visit New England, Vermont etc. in the Autumn - whoops - I mean the Fall!

Posted by Robert Bovington October 12, 09 01:07 PM

simply beautiful this world we live - too bad we cannot show this beauty from within to each other.

Posted by Phil October 12, 09 02:50 PM

I live in Western Pennsylvania and several of these beauties could have been shot here!!

Posted by SkeeR October 12, 09 06:12 PM

Stunning photos! Thank you!

Posted by Gloria Howell October 12, 09 09:14 PM

#14 fantastic!

Posted by nurcholis akbar October 12, 09 09:35 PM

Peaceful!!
my heart got warm.
thanks.

Posted by Yurie from Japan October 12, 09 10:53 PM

See comments 97 and 153.

Posted by Sandy October 13, 09 01:08 AM

extraordinary, the colors in the leaves in the picture the man in the boat
with his dog. some were purple, thank you.

Posted by angela jennings October 13, 09 01:37 AM

One marvels at the artistry of God awe inspiring you could make some serious pumpkin soup with those pumpkins

Posted by RaineHoz October 13, 09 02:03 AM

lovely shot for #17

Posted by shaifulzamri October 13, 09 03:52 AM

Absolutely stunning!!

Posted by Memphis October 13, 09 06:40 AM

Beautiful ! I love the Indian Summer !

Posted by Lucius October 13, 09 06:49 AM

I love # 21 with the Amish farmer . Its beautiful to say the least

Posted by raheem October 13, 09 07:25 AM

I love the it, it makes you feel good.

Posted by sandra skinner October 13, 09 09:07 AM

LOVED IT !

Posted by CHARLES E. RIPKA, III October 13, 09 01:23 PM

Thank you, They are the greats point of view, U shared with the public.

Posted by Essi October 13, 09 04:38 PM

Gorgeous. I really enjoyed these photos!

Posted by Libby Walker October 13, 09 05:52 PM

Muy buenas fotos!!

Posted by pachuli October 13, 09 06:10 PM

Estimados:

Muy buenas las fotos, felicitaciones.
En el hemisferio sur entramos a la primavera, no se olviden de que el sur tambi�n existe.
Saludos desde URUGUAY.

Posted by William October 13, 09 07:05 PM

SO BEAUTIFUL THAT I'VE PRINTED MANY AND WILL FRAME THEM.
Thanks for the best yet.

Posted by I. Stempel October 13, 09 07:56 PM

Bellas imagenes mel lamo la atencion los bueyes adornados con flores y me parece especial porque en una region de Sur America al igual que en Austri tambien lo hacen en cierta epoca del a�o.

Pilar

Posted by Pilar Jimenez October 13, 09 08:10 PM

They are great pictures and makes you feel warm all over and such colorsl. October l4, 09 9:25 PM

Posted by Eyestone October 13, 09 10:26 PM

my name is yvette i am 8 years old, i like number 10 picture because
the picture remind me of peace on earth. thank you for the wonderful
pictures.

Posted by yvette jennings October 13, 09 11:11 PM

Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing. I would consider myself lucky if I could see some of these visual treats with my own eyes some time in this lifetime.

Posted by Devadas, Bangalore, India October 14, 09 12:42 AM

Absolutely, Absolutely very beauty!

Greetings from Chile.

Posted by shareunlimited.net October 14, 09 08:53 AM

That was super! Thank you!

Posted by Kothencz Brigitta October 14, 09 08:57 AM

BREATH TAKING. AND PEOPLE SAY THERE IS NO GOD!!!!

Posted by JOYCE GRIFFING ROBERTS October 14, 09 09:13 AM

Autumn is my favorite season. I was just looking for pictures and I was greatly surprised when I stumbled over these pictures. They are simply breath taking. I yearn to travel the U.S. with a camera someday and find this kind of beauty.

Posted by ELB October 14, 09 09:32 AM

stunningly beautiful!

Posted by Henry October 14, 09 09:43 AM

gy�ny�r� k�pek!!! lelket melenget�k!!!!!

Posted by Anik� October 14, 09 11:16 AM

hese pic are amezing its the best i ve ever seen 5stars for thr photographers...keep up the good work chears

Posted by Bazil October 14, 09 02:22 PM

WOW! anything else just doesn't come close!
thank you to the photographers and
Thank You to Our God

Posted by Beth October 14, 09 05:59 PM

Nice to see when I'm stuck behide this wheel in the rain

Posted by Stevo1bc October 14, 09 08:52 PM

Beautiful pictures. Maine and N.H. are gorgeous this time of
year. Brings back many wonderful memories. Thank you.

Posted by Alice (A.J.) Cronin Dorrington nee Malden,Mass. now N.Lauderdale, Fla. October 15, 09 10:26 AM

I thank you for sharing such wonders.

Posted by stoy October 15, 09 11:30 AM

All are stunning! Thanks for sharing such wonderful photos with us.

Posted by Deborah October 15, 09 12:44 PM

All beautifull pictures, but my favouite is 1, 2, 3 and...

Posted by l.v.c October 15, 09 12:56 PM

i wish we have fall here in the philippines...

Posted by maria October 15, 09 04:30 PM

AQUI NO BRASIL TAMBEM TEMOS MUITAS BELEZAS NATURAIS, A NATUREZA � BELA, VAMOS PRESEVAR O NOSSO MUNDO, A NOSSA TERRA, QUE MARAVILHA � O NOSSO PLANETA , NOS SERES HUMANOS VAMOS DAR UMA CHANCE, N�O POLUA A NATUREZA.

Posted by MARCOS October 15, 09 04:53 PM

Muito bonito, a natureza � bela, Brasil - SP

Posted by Marcos October 15, 09 04:59 PM

..makes you wonder how beautiful heaven is....

Posted by Mrs. Lesh October 15, 09 08:03 PM

Stunning photos! After seeing these, I think it would take more faith to believe there is no God.
"The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands." Psalm 19:1 Thank you for sharing!

Posted by Mrs. Evans October 15, 09 11:33 PM

Awesome locations and intelligent photography. Cheers to the photographer !!!

Posted by Pradeep Krishnan October 16, 09 01:36 AM

Simply awesome.. great photography..

Posted by Vishnu October 16, 09 01:54 AM

Some of the photos actually take my breath away! Love them!

Posted by Pam October 16, 09 10:46 AM

El espectaculo que nos muestra la naturaleza es maravilloso, las fotos son muy buenas, saludos.

Posted by Juan Espinosa October 16, 09 01:06 PM

Thanks, & Wow!!!

Very nice.

Posted by Ken October 16, 09 01:37 PM

numbers 16,26,32 very nice.
many thanks to photographers

Posted by istimo October 16, 09 02:57 PM

being a west coaster, this made my day, it is breathtakingly beautiful

Posted by dodie gough October 16, 09 10:44 PM

Photo # 10 is really beautiful, the colors, the composition, the atmosphere... it is magical.

Posted by Jacky October 17, 09 12:15 AM

excellent....

Posted by shila October 17, 09 01:22 AM

Awesome photos.... Really beautiful, thanks for posting.

Posted by Somasundar October 17, 09 03:39 AM

Many thanks to those for their efforts in securing beautiful pictures.

Posted by Anton October 17, 09 05:11 AM

Absolutely stunning and breathtaking photos of Gods awesome creations here on earth... the journey through these various areas was such a pleasure and I thank you for sharing this with me.

Posted by Kay Ford Smith October 17, 09 04:45 PM

God's Creation!

Posted by Helen October 17, 09 09:09 PM

Yes, such beauty does exist. I was out riding and was in awe of our Autumn foliage here in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. Our God is the greatest Artist ever. Thank you.

Posted by Ethel Kusmer October 17, 09 10:19 PM

Wow! Fall in New England FTW.

Posted by Pam October 18, 09 09:34 AM

Desde Colombia, una sincera felicitacion.. extraordinaria fotografia.

Posted by luis gomez October 18, 09 11:56 AM

Y�ce Rabbimin biz kullar�na olan lutfunu resimleyen arkada�lara te�ekk�rler.

Posted by Aziz YILDIRIM October 19, 09 04:21 AM

God created such a BEAUTIFUL world! Thks. so much for the gorgeous pics! We have wonderful fall colors in Canada too.

Posted by Edie Bodie October 19, 09 01:07 PM

Very interesting. I glad to see, thats...

Posted by Todor Mirchev October 19, 09 01:58 PM

Much beautiful,magic,nice....
Nice greting von czech republic

Posted by zbynkuv.blog.cz October 19, 09 04:50 PM

let the earth show her beauty once again before going to a much deserved rest.

Posted by nancy October 20, 09 12:40 AM

Superbe !

Posted by H. Lauterbach October 20, 09 05:02 AM

I can only join all the others in admiring the glory of God and the talents of the artists who gathered that beauty for all to enjoy.

Posted by Ruth J October 20, 09 04:29 PM

beautiful pictures

Posted by mohd imran October 21, 09 12:47 AM

You are doing a great job here! Amazing pictures!!

Posted by Nitin October 21, 09 05:22 AM

Very inspiring pictures. Photography is one of my all time favorite hobbies and one needs to experience photography to be able to appreciate the beauty in above pictures. 'The world is just awesome'

Posted by Srinidhi Upadhya October 21, 09 08:14 AM

THANK THE MAKER OF THIS ALL

Posted by Anonymous October 22, 09 01:23 AM

Felicidades, las fotos estan muy bonitas!!!

Posted by almora October 22, 09 01:41 PM

The pictures are beautiful.Fall is a lovely season and these pictures depict it so beautifully

Posted by sena hussain October 22, 09 08:00 PM

beautiful side of mother earth !!!

Posted by anil beniwal October 23, 09 03:38 AM

Amazing, wonderful especially the forests views from up, Vertigo!!!

Posted by monique peretz October 23, 09 02:54 PM

Thank you for a look at God's artistic work!

Posted by Bob D. Lehrer October 23, 09 06:50 PM

#1 is right from where I live! Sweet! :D
All beautiful pictures, every single one. If autumn wasn't as cold and rainy, it'd be my favourite season.

Posted by Fran October 24, 09 08:21 AM

Foto spettacolari !

Posted by Giuseppe October 24, 09 10:28 AM

What a beautiful planet,allmy problems vanished when i saw these pics
Thank you MOTHER EARTH....................................

Posted by Ray Williams October 25, 09 09:04 PM

these pics are so amazing,so colorful,i find it so hard to believe there are such scenic places as the pictured ones,that incredible beauty,the way God fashioned the earth,so beautiful,so lush,so green.i like this blog because it draws attention to what really matters and conveys by means of pictures,which speak louder than words and make them even more realistic,i also like the fact that we are able to share our opinions and it is a platform for discussion,and to #227,you should not be thanking mother earth,treat it well,but thank the One who created it and all the things therein,because our earth too declares His praise and thanks HIm.

Posted by Thank the Creator and not the creation October 26, 09 11:24 AM

i want to be the one in Pic 16...!!!

Posted by sagarika mohanty October 28, 09 06:42 AM

Thank you for these beautiful images. I was born in the Pioneer Valley [western Massachusetts] so some of these are familiar scenes. God has given us beauty in everything - Praise be to Him.

Posted by Steve Bonrepos October 28, 09 04:09 PM

One word is all it needs beautiful....Thank You

Posted by John Valentine October 29, 09 04:59 AM

THESE WONDERFUL PHOTOS PROVE IT
ANOTHER SUMMER HAS SLIPPED OUT OF MY GRASP
LOVE AND LIGHT
O
MANY THANKS

Posted by TOM PIERSON October 29, 09 11:56 AM

I love these pics. great nice

Posted by jacob October 29, 09 10:55 PM

you people are doing a great job,hats off to u.i just love these pics,some of the best i've come across,autumn can be so beautiful,i understand that now.

Posted by beautiful autumn October 31, 09 02:17 PM

Guys.... these pics are sooooo coool. I love them. I always considered autumn was a dreary season but this pics make autumn the best. Sad that there is nothing like this in my homeland.

Posted by culz November 1, 09 08:14 AM

Thank You for this. Your pics are good for the soul.

Posted by Shirley November 2, 09 11:07 AM

pic#21
so hard to believe there are people living like that,so peaceful,so calm,reminiscent of the olden days,no worry of traffic or business,living as people connected with the earth.

Posted by the golden days November 2, 09 07:42 PM

#11.. my country.. Croatia... GREAT PICTURE... thnx...

Posted by zzip November 3, 09 02:32 PM

Wow and not one photo from Canada !

Posted by Anonymous November 3, 09 10:50 PM

Very beautiful. Got copies to show family.

Posted by Paul November 5, 09 12:41 PM

Allah's Creation!

Posted by SiruArts November 5, 09 03:06 PM

Some of Gods greatest creations are just out side your window just look!!!!!Great photography

Posted by De Wayne Franklin November 8, 09 06:21 PM

what freshness and colors! colors of autumn brought spring in my heart!!

Posted by NIKHIL November 9, 09 11:57 AM

Excellent Photographs! After seeing all the photos, my mind was relaxed very much.
Keep it up.

Posted by DWARAKISH G S November 10, 09 04:06 AM

We have a wonderfull word; we must to learn to keep it.

Posted by diana oradan November 11, 09 07:36 AM

En Guatemala vivimos la eterna primavera y son paisajes bellos durante todo el a�o. Es bueno ver los demas paises, fotos muy hermosas, lo que Dios nos da

Posted by Zoila Calder�n November 12, 09 02:14 PM