Welcome to the 2026 autumn edition of the round-up. From local parks to northern Sweden, I hope you enjoy these snapshots of the forest winding down for the coming winter.
Granö (autumn comes early here)
Earlier in the month we returned to Granö beckasin in northern Sweden, which has a latitude of 64.2° (by comparison Copenhagen is 55.6°, and Wellington is only -41.2°!). You’d nearly be at Antarctica if you were at the southern hemisphere equivalent latitude. We visited in winter over two years ago and really loved the place, so decided to come back to see the landscape when it wasn’t smothered in snow. Conifers tend to dominate the forests up here, though aspens eke out a living through some cool adaptations. We arrived just in time to see the aspens shedding their final leaves as they slow down for the coming snow:
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We also had an absolutely beautiful misty sunrise at the river on one of the days:
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And a multiple exposure:
A misty morning in Dyrehaven
Closer to home we also had mist forecast one morning, so I decided to head out early to capture my favourite local park enshrouded:
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When there is dew, spider webs really pop out – I saw hundreds this morning, and must apologise for any webs I’ve disturbed unknowingly in the past:
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And some cool critters:
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A favourite tree
There’s a black walnut tree close to where I live, here’s how it looks in autumn:
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Other autumn scenes
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Photo of the month
Simple composition – excellent conditions.
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Interesting things I’ve read/watched
Fencing off Ideas: Enclosure & the Disappearance of the Public Domain. Excellent article from 2002 about the expansion of intellectual property.
Richard McElreath is a great communicator, and is releasing the lectures from his evolutionary biology course (“Darwin was a nepo baby”).
I’ve just uploaded A Series of Moments (part 2): a series of 5 second video clips from our trip back to the southern hemisphere earlier in the year.
Pretty based video which explains why Star Trek is pretty damn cool (and relevant to our lives).
Loved this documentary by Vincent Verzat. He documents his experience of getting closer to nature, and shows that positive change for the environment can come from engaging more with your community.
An absolutely amazing thru hike series. Cinematic storytelling that inspires you to get out into nature. Here’s also an interview with a couple of the creators about the series.
The Good Thing About Hard Things. This definitely resonated with me, as at work I’ve recently dived into a new code base (and programming language). By engaging (and embracing the friction) I’ve learned so much more than I would had I used a bullshit text extruder.
