Autumn

Autumn 2012

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Autumn 2012: Celebration of the season

The arrival of autumn brings falling leaves; vibrant and rich jewel-toned colors across the landscape; a distinct change in temperature; festivals and some celebrations. The world often marks the September event as special. Throughout history, the first day of autumn has been considered a good time to take stock of the year’s successes and failures. A myth in many cultures holds that some mystical forces let us stand eggs on their ends for a short time immediately before or after the exact time of the equinox. In Greek mythology, autumn begins when the goddess Persephone returns to the underworld to live with her kidnapper, Hades – in repayment of the six pomegranate seeds she illicitly ate. Here, a look at a diverse collection of autumn photographs. – Paula Nelson ( 65 photos total)

Two Adirondack chairs sit vacant on a dock along the misty shore of the Androscoggin River in Turner, Maine, Oct. 3, 2012, as the fall foliage nears peak color. (Amber Waterman/Sun Journal)

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A Red Deer stag roars in the early morning light in Richmond Park, Oct. 10, 2012 in London, England. Autumn sees the start of the 'rutting' season where the large Red Deer stags can be heard roaring and barking in an attempt to attract females known as bucks. The larger males can also be seen clashing antlers with rival males. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)#

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Ivan Scott of Ireland shears a sheep on a farm on the Dentenberg near Bern, Oct. 10, 2012. Scott visits Switzerland twice a year for about one month in spring and autumn to shear sheep on farms across Switzerland. (Pascal Lauener/Reuters)#

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Competitors take part in the annual conker championships during the Hampstead Heath Heritage Festival, which is a celebration of old England, on Hampstead Heath, London, Oct. 7, 2012. Conkers is a traditional British children's game played in early autumn using the seeds of horse-chestnut trees with a piece of string threaded through them. Players take turns hitting their opponent's conker until one of the conkers is destroyed. (Matt Dunham/Associated Press)#

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Competitors take part in the annual conker championships during the Hampstead Heath Heritage Festival, which is a celebration of old England, Hampstead Heath, London, Oct. 7, 2012. (Matt Dunham/Associated Press)#

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People play conkers after the annual conker championships, Hampstead Heath, London, Oct. 7, 2012. Conkers is a traditional British children's game played in early autumn using the seeds of horse-chestnut trees. (Matt Dunham/Associated Press)#

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Conkers hang ready for competitors to take before the start of the annual conker championships. Players take turns hitting their opponent's conker until one of the conkers is destroyed. (Matt Dunham/Associated Press)#

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A man dressed as a polar bear speaks with another man during the autumn agriculture market in Minsk, Sept. 22, 2012. (Viktor Drachev/AFP/GettyImages)#

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People buy potatoes in an autumn agriculture market in Minsk, Sept. 22, 2012. (Viktor Drachev/AFP/GettyImages)#

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A boy plays with autumn leaves on a parked car in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Oct. 6, 2012. (Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)#

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A woman walks on a pavement covered with autumn leaves in central Minsk, Oct. 3, 2012. (Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)#

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A leaf on a raindrop-covered car windscreen in Munich, southern Germany, Oct. 5, 2012. (Christof Stache/AFP/GettyImages)#

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A sail boat on Lake Leman during a warm autumn day in Chexbres, Oct. 5, 2012. (Valentin Flauraud/Reuters)#

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