Sunday the 29th of September 2024, The Park, And seeking Autumn. Taking a look at Ilkeston Victoria Park, for hints of Autumn could be seen.

"Autumn, a season that is unique, for it is very much a season of artwork, much like the Spring when nature awakens, Autumn provides the artwork that a deep sleep for nature will be on the way." 

There are two seasons that I really do like to capture, they are Spring and Autumn, yes Summer can be nice to capture photographs, and Winter, well things can get a little bit more challenging, but Spring and Autumn, well they are seasons of art and beauty, they are also season that involve colour, and me, well I have been seeking Autumn colour since Autumn of 2024 has started, complex it has been and challenging to some degree it has been - especially because of the rain, that has made capturing photos from above, not possible; but it was on the 29th of September 2024 that I was at Ilkeston Victoria Park, a park situated just a metaphorical stone's throw away from the town centre of Ilkeston. Yet, somehow it feels a complete world away, and another reason why it feels a world away is because of its unique design and layout that dates back to Victorian Times, to a time when Ilkeston was also known as a "Bath Spa Town." Now though Ilkeston has changed and socio economic issues have made it a place that might seem slightly "tatty" around the town centre - but look beyond that and Ilkeston has an eclectic mixture of Architecture that is largely unnoticed. But it is Ilkeston Victoria Park, that is one of those places I discovered during Lockdown, but to see it this time around with encroaching Autumn colours on Sunday the 29th of September 2024, well that was just magical to see, okay the full Autumn colours are not quite out yet, Autumn might be late this year, but looking down on Ilkeston Victoria Park, from the air, you can see a little slice of heaven amongst a suburban surrounding.

"Encroaching Autumn at The Bandstand."

"Colours of the tops, a change on the way."

"A Bandstand, The colours as they change."

"Changing foliage, and a green space."

"Gentle is the turn of the trees, Autumn creeps slow."

"Patterns of the park, a green space of Escapism."

"Autumn, for arrival at the park is slow, but colours creeping in."