To celebrate the beginning of Autumn (a few days late - in the Northern hemisphere at least), here is a compilation of some of the photos I have taken while walking through the French countryside, in the region of "Bourgogne" a.k.a Burgundy (which most of you may know for its excellent wine, and amaaazing people, hehe... shout out to my homies).

A patchwork of colours.
Can you tell how many different types of leaves there are?

Let's begin our bucolic tour by walking through the vineyards. The village you see in the back is quite typical of most villages you would encounter in France - mainly consisting of a small church (commonly found in the heart of the village) surrounded with houses and residences, humble for the most part. Although a great number of people have chosen, over decades, to migrate to big cities in search of jobs and better living conditions, village life survives, with newer generations now choosing to "return" to smaller towns and villages, granting them a second chance.

Grape harvesting in Burgundy generally takes place over a few weeks during the month of September. The harvest date is determined according to the ripeness of the grapes which often varies from year to year, and from region to region.

“There is something incredibly nostalgic and significant about the annual cascade of autumn leaves.” ― Joe L. Wheeler

“Autumn is as joyful and sweet as an untimely end.” ― Rémy de Gourmont

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The months of September and October are an ideal time to go mushroom picking. My mom, younger brother and I really enjoy this seasonal activity. Here, we filled an entire basket with Boletus and Porcini (bolets et cepes).
Believe it or not, the little heart you see on one of the mushrooms was actually there before I picked it. Adorable example of what I like to call "slug art".

“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.”
― Lauren DeStefano, Wither

The wind blowing gently through the tall Autumn grass.

And here is a frog, relaxing on a leaf-raft floating on a nearby stream.

I hope you enjoyed wandering through the French countryside with me today.

I've been playing around with different display formats as some of you may have noticed.

Hopefully I learn to edit my photos and context with more ease as time goes by.

All photos in this post were taken with my CANON EOS 500D and Samsung Galaxy S4.

Please don't hesitate to leave comments, share ideas, upvote/resteem. Et si des francais me lisent, faites-moi signe, ca me ferait plaisir :)

To check out some of my previous posts, click on the links below:

Pashupatinath Temple	HONG KONG - through my lens
Bhaktapur lady	Nepal earthquake 2015

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“Learning is not a race for information, it is a walk of discovery” - Jane Healy