The subtle art of finding colour

Ready for winter
London, ON
November 2020
This photo originally shared on Instagram

The calendar tells us we’re way past peak autumn colour. So do our eyes.

And while the forests are no longer aflame with blazing spectra or eye-searing shades, if you stare into the woods long enough, you’ll see plenty of colour.

It may not be as bright. Or as obvious. Or overt. But it’s there. A bit more subtle. Gentle. Subdued, even.

Of course, at the end of November, no one cares anymore. They’ve gone hunting for their fall colours, found what they were looking for, and packed their cameras away for the next big event on the photographic calendar. Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Christmas, the first big snow, a birthday, whatever, they’ll get the big shot or shots, then disappear.

Indeed, on this grey Saturday morning, I’m the only one here. And it strikes me as something of a lost opportunity, because the forest is still here. Maybe not as bright or obvious or headline-grabbing. But still worthy of attention in its own right.

So I stand on the sidewalk and peer into the near-but-not-quite-monochrome landscape. Because even the smaller, less obvious stories deserve to be told.

Why do I sense I’m talking about more than quiet forests on the verge of winter?

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