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The Last Remnants of Autumn

Memories of one of my favourite seasons

Mario López-Goicoechea
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3 min readDec 28, 2024

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At the time of writing we have not seen the sun in London for over four days. This includes witnessing a magical, morning mist enveloping the Shard on Friday as I cycled southbound across Blackfriars Bridge. However, there’s only so much monochrome I can take before I start craving a world of light and colour. Small wonder that my thoughts keep drifting back to a few weeks ago when a sun-dappled autumn was still with us.

My first photo (above) was taken in Victoria Park whilst waiting for a trainee. I couldn’t help noticing the way those auburn-tinted leaves stood out in the foreground.

Next comes a golden-hued bush in the Russia Docks Woodland. I’d never been to this part of London before in spite of the fact that I’d walked on the Thames Path, located a few minutes away. The woodland is an oasis of calm and peace and I can’t wait to come back in the spring and summer.

My recent visit to Oxford was motivated by an exhibition at the Oxford Modern Art Gallery. Yet, whilst going for a walk on the day we were…

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