Autumn Colours | Mt Barker

As the rest of the world celebrates Spring, with daffodils popping out, the air feeling fresher, the grass looking greener and the sun sticking around a little longer; the Southern Hemisphere is slap bang in the middle of Autumn and are capturing its beautiful colours.

Road sign - Mt barker rd, mt barker station, wanaka, luggate, with red berry tree behind
Long dirt road with young red trees on the sodes, and mountains in the background

Mount Barker Road is the street that I live on, and it’s situated just outside a small rural town in New Zealand’s South Island.

I have been appreciating this area a little more lately, and I wanted to share some photos I have taken on my walks/drive down the street to showcase the Autumn colours. The street itself is very long, and the house aren’t built next to the road. Instead, they are nestled into the hill, which is why the driveways are so magnificent.

Wonky wooden gate opens up to a driveway lines by big bushy red autumn trees
Driveway heading rught, an old wooden wheel resting on a wooden fence on the left, a house in the background peeking through yellow and green autumn trees
Tall redwood trees line a driveway, autumn trees so tall they keep going out of the photo. Yellow leaves on the ground
Big bushy green autumn trees line a driveway, with a stone gate at front
Yellow and green autumn trees line a driveway bwhing a wooden fence and gate
A driveway through wild autumn trees

What I absolutely love about them all is that they are kept natural. No tacky garden decorations or a tarmac road to be seen.

As well as grand houses and spectacular drives, there are also a lot of animals along Mt Barker Rd. Including deer, sheep, cows, and alpacas! (But it’s so hard to get good photos of them. Especially when they’re trying to keep warm, and away from the road, in Autumn.)

House nestled on a hill, surrounded by fields and autumn trees, this is mt barker road
Autumn bounty - walnuts on the ground
On the right, a line of yellow autumn trees, on the left a field covered in the yellow fallen leaves
Close up of red berries on a tree, with blue skies and mountains in the background

The reds, yellows and oranges of this season are so cosy!

Do you enjoy Autumn? Or do you prefer Spring?

Until Next Time,

M

Miriam Elen

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2 responses to “Autumn Colours | Mt Barker”

  1. beautifultiredmind avatar
    beautifultiredmind

    Oh my word, those pictures are out of this world and such intense colours! Beautiful X

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  2. Olivia avatar
    Olivia

    Thank you for sharing!

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