Monday 26 August 2013

DETROIT - Seasons Change


Walking along Detroit's Woodward Avenue yesterday after spending another Sunday at the DIA I noticed leaves were crunching under my feet and the orange and brown tint to the trees - autumn is slowly eating its way into summer days. It's still warm, very warm in south east Michigan, but mornings are colder, nights certainly are and it's these conditions with make the East and Mid West of the US infamous for it's fall show of tree colours. The bright blue warm August days just sets off a stunning backdrop for these shades.

As we were driving up we spied lines of freshers with their life packed into boxes as they hung outside their residence buildings at Wayne State University (which is in Midtown Detroit) - where have the years gone that eight years ago I was on the verge of breaking out from being a country girl, my life packed into suitcases as I started my adventure as a Fresher at Newcastle University?! If that wasn't enough as another season approaches it makes me remember just how quickly time seems to drift away. It only seems like a couple of months ago that I arrived in the US, in November it'll turn two years as my home.

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    1. The sun certainly helps the buildings shine!

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  2. Your photos are lovely. I can't believe the summer is disappearing already. It'll be winter before we know it! Ha

    Debi x
    http://dibdabdebs.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Tell me about it! Already seen pop up Halloween stores opening up ... ah time goes too quickly!

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  3. It took me so long to figure out was "freshers" was! LOL I thought you were talking about packed fruit. I'd love to be in the Midwest during the fall because I hear it's beautiful, and fall actually comes. California is summer form March to November so I still have awhile before it gets cooler and we get the orange and yellow trees. I can't wait though! I love everything fall.

    Little Red Umbrellas

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    1. Haha yeah we don't call first year freshmen in the UK - always freshers and freshers week and so on. Yeah I have to say the fall seasons is my favorite mainly due to the colours that occur in nature. Really want to go up north one year and get away from the city and get into the countryside to really take in some of the autumn leaf colour!

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  4. pretty pics! And congrats on nearing the 2-year anniversary.

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  5. Oh the seasons changing always seem to make you reflect on time and your life's journey.
    Love V

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