Autumn Colours

As the long days get shorter, the warmth of summer gives way to the cooler weather of autumn. Finland has two autumns - 'dry autumn' and 'wet autumn'. Dry autumn, in September and the beginning of October, has misty mornings, dry days, and the first night-time frosts. In wet autumn, the nights draw in, the skies darken, and the country is enveloped in a shroud of damp darkness, broken only when the first snows of winter arrive.

Below a few photos of 'dry autumn' in Lappeenranta.

Lake Saimaa, near the factory making the famous 'Marianne' sweets.

Lake Saimaa, even closer to the factory making the above-mentioned famous sweet with a "crisp mint shell and a soft chocolate filling ."

Landing stages at Huhtiniemi. (Many of the boats have already been taken out of the water in preparation for the winter.)

Sammonlahti beach. 'Compare and contrast' fans should look at July's post "Sunny Days" to see what it looks like in summer.

For the meteorologists among you, the photos were taken in the early afternoon, temperature +9 degrees celsius, and with a stiff breeze blowing.