I went back to Seonyudo Park on Saturday. This time I got up a little bit early for it, and had no time restrictions. It was really nice to be there earlier than usual. Not too many people there, and Korean mornings always seem to be very peaceful and calm.
Anyways, I was really able to just take my time, and enjoy the morning and the colors, and the smells. I love that Fall smell of damp and decaying leaves. You can somehow almost smell the colors and the little bit of a chill in the air.
The smells brought me back to lost childhood memories of playing in piles of leaves in the front yard, or hiking with my parents. I remember always wearing camouflage when we went hiking, and running ahead and hiding. I loved laying in the woods or a field and just waiting and seeing and smelling.
One spot at Seonydo has 5 or 6 maple trees that were all brilliant colors of red, yellow and orange, and created a full, thick canopy. I spent quite a bit of time there, under the canopy waiting for the sun to light up the leaves. When the sun hit those top layers of leaves they created a filter that made everything a more intense orange and red. The affect was truly beautiful! The first picture illustrates a little bit what that was like.
2 comments:
GOOD STUFF MY FRIEND... very nicely captured.
dug the little lost childhood story, too.
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