Now when the Swedish wonderful summer is drawing closer to the autumn I need to share a real runner tip with everyone that wants to keep running in the woods even if there is a slight drizzle of rain or the darkness is hitting earlier than before. In not too long the darkness will descend upon us earlier and earlier and it is actually already starting to get really dark in the night.

So a light on the forehad and a cap to keep the light rain out of your face would not be a bad idea?

Well here it is.

49:- SEK at Clas Ohlson store

This is a proper cap in nice material with their logo on the side and which got 5 LED lights built into the cap rim that will show you the road in the darkness. It is powered by 2xCR2032 (wristwatch style) batteries and will light for many hours on the roads and in the woods while keeping your face dry (from rain).

And for the price, buy two!

The light switch is in the cap, easy to reach and hitten under the fabric. Turn it on and off as you please while never missing a stride!

Today we had the first snow. I feel like 8 again. I love the first snow.

Kallhäll station in snow. Camera: Lumix LMC-LX3

It is the time to be outside now… Wish I was feeling better though.

I love the autumn, the best time of year for me. Love to take long walks and use the camera outdoor capturing a wealth of colours and shapes.

This autumn I have been ill for several weeks, still not 100% but I am back at work though I get tired easily and still have various flu-like symptoms.

Getting better, but slowly…

So the autumn here is nearing winter, the weather is getting colder and many trees have already lost their coloured leaves. There are still some brigh coloured trees around here and there but there are more branches becoming barren and winterlike every day.

The evergreens remains of course, the firs, pines and the spruce trees, the most common evergreens in Sweden. Here is a collection of some of my favourites for the autumn 2008, in no way complete but these are some of the shots that carry special meaning and rememberance for me.

Enjoy the slide show.

Nikon D70s, Nikkor DX AF-S VR18-200/3.5-5.6G ED-IF

This photograph was shot on the way home from a fabulous course in nature photography last weekend. The course rendered many nice photographs and some of them you can see here on my flickr page.

Walking around Görvälns Castle we studied several interesting trees and other specimens. The great thing is that they have signs everywhere telling you the lating name, where they live naturally and other information as well.

When we got to the pine tree we got a surprise.

This time of the year is my favourite for photography, you can just go outside and get some really nice photos, grandiose colours and exiting subjecs, the surroundings is excellent, just your ordinary park offers a lot of things that are just waiting to be photographed.

Here are some of my autumn photos for inspiration or to just enjoy:

Kallhäll, Järfälla, Sweden. Nikon D70s, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-200/3.5-5.6G ED-IF. Adobe Lightroom.

Believe it or not, but this was shot in the main street in Kallhäll where I live on my way to work one morning. There was still a bit of fog around that had not been cleared by the sun yet, the nights are colder now but the days are still very nice and the best part of autumn is here now.

If you click on the photo you can see exactly where I was standing when taking it.