There are days in October when there is a delicate balance. About half the leaves are still on the trees and you can admire the shades of yellow, orange and red against the blue. sky. The other half of the foliage has already flown down and turned into a colourful carpet under your feet. It was on a day like this that I went for a walk around Stone Island.
The Stone Island has its own face, it is not like any other neighbourhood in the city. The island is located in the delta of the Neva River and in past times it was not a pleasant place to live. It was a low-lying area, partly swampy, partly overgrown with forest. At the end of the XVIII century the island was drained and the forest was cut down. A palace for the heir to the throne was built on the beautiful cape, and the neighbouring lands immediately began to be in high demand among the nobility.
The land of Stone Island was divided for the construction of mansions, and in the very centre of the island a park was arranged, which was named ‘Quiet Rest’. The construction of new mansions continued until the beginning of the 20th century, and now several beautiful Art Nouveau mansions can be seen on the island. A few buildings were built in the XX and early XXI centuries, but this low-rise development does not stand out from the general background.
After a walk through the park Quiet Rest, I decided to approach the Follenweider mansion. This mansion stands on the banks of the Grand Canal, but the front of the building is almost impossible to see from this side: the trees have grown so tall that they almost completely obscure the view. I walked around the mansion to see it from other angles: the side facade from the Grand Alley and the rear of the mansion from the garden. Architect Roman Melzer built this Art Nouveau mansion in 1904.
I had an idea to see a few more Art Nouveau and Neoclassical mansions built in the late 19th and early 20th century, but I soon realised that I should choose another time of year to see the architectural monuments. The whole island is like a big park, and the mansions are hidden in the thick foliage of the trees. I'd rather come here in winter to see the architecture. But on this sunny autumn day, it's much nicer to walk through the park, on the carpet of fallen leaves.
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| Smartphone | Google Pixel 3a |
| Location | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
This is my entry for the #WednesdayWalk challenge by @tattoodjay.
Wow! What an explosion of autumn colors! Living in a place where I currently live, we don't have the "real" autumn like the one that you shared... Jumping in a few days from summer to rainy winter isn't much fun...
That's why I'm grateful for posts like yours where I can "live" the autumn from the lenses of your camera... 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you very much! We have a very beautiful autumn! But it's short, it will be winter soon enough.
I don't get autumn in Arizona either. This was so fun to see!
I really like autumn and I remember doing some great photos around this time of the year... Last year, there was a #HiveBeeCon in Krakow, Poland, in autumn, so I cheated a bit... as I got some of the autumn feeling... 😃
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This must've been a great walk! I really love seeing the colors and I love the last picture, they look so tranquil.
This walk turned out to be very enjoyable, thank you so much!
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SO BEAUTIFUL THERE WITH THE RICH WARM AUTUMN COLORS, I LOVE THE CARPET OF EAVE SIN THE PARKS NOT SO MUCH ON MY LAWNS AND HAVING TO CLEAN THEM UP Lol
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Such carpets underfoot remain for a couple of days. Then the fallen leaves are swept up and hauled away:)
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Oh, I love this. What a wonderful color of nature. The lake looks so serene. It must be a peaceful walk there.
It really was a pleasant walk! Thank you so much!
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