Autumn 2004

Here's a collection of some general photos taken around Changwon during October and November of 2004.

Ajumas (Korean for aunt, but used to call women) hack away at the grass on the rotary at the heart of Changwon.

Changwon, a planned city, boasts lots of greenery and flowers, but it seems that the city's most elderly residents are the ones maintaining it.

Though it's quite warm working in the autumn sun, Korean women cover up to protect their skin.

Kitchen towels and huge visors are common sun-going headware for ajumas, while even a lot of men wear a sleeve over their forearm for protection from dirt and scratches when working outdoors.

This old lady has to make do
with a newspaper to keep
those harmful rays at bay.

It was warm enough mid-October for me to read and take a nap on the roof, wearing short sleeves in the autumn sun, but the evenings are getting quite chilly.

The dying tree leaves make picturesque scenes, but here in Korea, the grass also turns brown at this time of year.

It's a dry season and winter isn't much wetter, so flowers all over Korea are being dug-up and put away until spring.

In many cases, the blooms are replaced by plants that, from a distance, look like cabbages.

Different varieties and shades of these cabbage-like things make a much nicer winter scene than empty flower beds.

HJ and I took these photos mid-November, the day of Sunny's wedding.

This photo turned out amazingly well on the first attempt, considering I threw the leaves with one hand while aiming, focusing and taking the picture with the other!

We liked it so much we tried to take another one, but there was no chance of being so lucky again.