As the season progresses toward colder days and nights, I wanted to take one more look at the colorful beauty of this autumn, seen in cities and countryside vistas across the Northern Hemisphere. Get cozy in a warm sweater and enjoy this batch of recent fall photos. For even more autumnal goodness, see “Fall Is in the Air: Images of the Season” from earlier this year.
Autumn Colors and Autumn Chill
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![A single small tree with bright red and orange leaves stands in a field.]()
Read moreA colorful tree stands in a field in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on November 1, 2023. #
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![People walk across a pedestrian bridge over a lake in Central Park, beneath autumn leaves.]()
Read moreThe leaves in Central Park start to turn as people row under the Bow Bridge on November 3, 2023, in New York City. #
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![A fox hunts for mice, leaping above a grassy field.]()
Read moreA fox hunts for mice during a cold autumn day in the Sarikamis district of Kars, Turkey, on November 8, 2023. #
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![A narrow road bridge crosses in front of a waterfall, alongside a rushing river in a mountain valley.]()
Read moreA view of a bridge crossing in front of the Låtefossen waterfall in Norway's Vestland County, on a misty day in September of 2023 #
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![Fallen leaves float on water, one covered in raindrops.]()
Read moreRaindrops decorate an autumn leaf in Wernigerode, Germany, on November 5, 2023. #
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![A man walks along a narrow avenue of tall trees.]()
Read moreA man walks along a narrow avenue of trees in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany, on November 20, 2023. #
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![An aerial view of a stand of autumn-colored trees, seen in morning mist in a residential neighborhood]()
Read moreMorning mist drifts over Shicheng Village in Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province of China, on November 19, 2023. #
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![A squirrel carries a nut through a park.]()
Read moreA squirrel carries a nut through a park in the Çankaya district in Ankara, Turkey, on October 25, 2023. #
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![A close view of green plants rimmed with hoarfrost]()
Read morePlants are rimmed with hoarfrost in the Sarıkamış district of Kars, Turkey, on November 1, 2023. #
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![Two people walk past a tall wall covered with red-colored leaves.]()
Read morePeople walk past autumn foliage in London, England, on November 17, 2023. #
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![A flock of cranes flies over a field.]()
Read moreCranes fly over a field in Hungary's Hortobágy National Park on November 1, 2023. #
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![A barge sits in a river, surrounded by autumn-colored trees on a misty morning.]()
Read moreAutumn foliage is seen as mist surrounds a barge anchored on the River Thames in Richmond in London, England, on November 17, 2023. #
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![An aerial view of a winding road on forested mountainside]()
Read moreAn aerial view of a winding road on Domaniç Mountain in Kütahya, Turkey, on November 14, 2023. #
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![A couple sits beside a lake, in a park, beneath a tree, at sunset.]()
Read moreA couple looks out on the shores of Lake Washington as the sun sets at Seward Park, in Seattle, Washington, on November 17, 2023. #
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![A person sits in a chair along a ridge among high mountains.]()
Read moreA person sits along a ridge in the Kaçkar Mountains in Rize, Turkey, on October 16, 2023. #
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![A shepherd tends to a small flock of sheep.]()
Read moreA shepherd tends to his flock during a shepherding competition in Libhošť, Czech Republic, on November 18, 2023. #
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![Orange-colored leaves, partly covered n snow]()
Read moreFall foliage is draped in snow after a winter storm swept over the Intermountain West, seen in Fort Collins, Colorado, on October 28, 2023. #
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![Northern lights turn part of the night sky into a shimmering green ribbon, with the brake lights and headlights of cars below lighting nearby trees red and white.]()
Read moreThe northern lights illuminate the night sky as cars park along a highway near Mo i Rana, Norway, November 15, 2023. #
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![An aerial view of a person swimming in a lake in a park, with frost-covered trees nearby.]()
Read moreA winter-swimming enthusiast braves the cold temperatures as she swims at Beiling Park in Shenyang, in China's northeastern Liaoning province, on November 12, 2023. #
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![Two people walk through a park, on a path covered with fallen leaves.]()
Read morePeople walk through the Mughal Garden covered with fallen leaves in Jammu and Kashmir on November 14, 2023. #
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![Tourists ride a line of camels over snow-covered sand dunes.]()
Read moreTourists ride camels over snow-covered dunes in Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spot in Dunhuang, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, China, on November 15, 2023. #
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![The peak of a snow-covered mountain, seen behind autumn-colored trees on a hillside]()
Read moreMonte Viso, near the village of Ostana, in northwestern Italy, on November 13, 2023 #
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![A person walks in a park through new-fallen snow.]()
Read moreA woman walks in a snow-covered park during a first snowfall in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 22, 2023. #
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