It’s October alright. Where I come from, October means golden days – bright yellow and red leaves against deep blue skies; we call it the Golden October. Here, however, it’s more October than it’s golden. And usually, before you know it, the leaves have turned brown and dead, and then everything is gone! Well, but I have hopes for this year. The weather has turned quite chilly these last couple of days, and so far, this has been the chilliest autumn we’ve had (as far as I remember) since coming to China. So, my hope is that maybe the chill will do a thing or two to help those leaves find their colors.

Oh, and guess what? I was just out with my camera today, trying to catch that golden fall (after all, we don’t get sunny days and blue skies very often), when a patch of yellow flowers caught my eye.

I thought, those flowers would make a good shoot for my upcoming Friday challenge, when I discovered something even more exciting. Did I just complain about the lack of animals here in yesterday’s post? Well, today I caught a pretty glimpse of something that would be well worth a contribution for the animal photo challenge:

Maybe I am more than just lucky …