Reflecting on the month past
It’s been a fairly serene month, with a return to routines as Loving Husband begins a new school year.
This idyllic scene captured during one of our runs in the Whampoa/Balestier area sums up how I feel about August.
We’ve also had a lot of rain, so the weather is cooler.
For some reason, this tree outside my bedroom window is a popular spot for birds to congregate just before a storm. This past week, it was these Pied Imperial Pigeons.
How was your August?
About The Changing Seasons
The Changing Seasons is a monthly project where bloggers around the world share their thoughts and feelings about the month just gone. We all approach this slightly differently, though generally with an emphasis on the photos we’ve taken during the month.
For many of us, looking back over these photos provides the structure and narrative of our post, so each month is different. Some focus on documenting the changes in a particular project — such as a garden, an art or craft project, or a photographic diary of a familiar landscape.
But in the end, it is your changing season, and you should approach it however works for you.
There are no fixed rules around post length or photo number — just a request that you respect your readers’ time and engagement.
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Roundup
- Sandy at The Sandy Chronicles gets us started
- Natalie at Natalie the Explorer
- Brian, my co-host, at Bushboys World
- Marilyn at Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth
- Marsha at Always Write
- Natalie at Little Pieces of Me
- Suzanne at Life at No.22
- Tish at Writer on the Edge
- Pauline at Living in Paradise
- Sarah at Travel with Me
- Gill at Talking Thailand
Touring My Backyard 
Peaceful view. And I’m sure that man was enjoying his fishing.
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I would like to think so. There is something so meditative about the fishing process.
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Glad you had a calm August and got the rain you needed. If I’d commented a few days ago I’d have suggested you sent some over to the UK as we’ve had such a dry summer, but it seems to have got wetter in the last few days. I’m a bit late commenting because I scheduled the post for while I was away for a few days, but here’s my link now: https://touringmybackyard.wordpress.com/2022/08/31/the-changing-seasons-august-2022/
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Glad to hear the rain has finally reached you … very much appreciated by the parched plants, I’m sure! Happy to have you at The Changing Seasons, Sarah!
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Glad to hear it was a calm August. You deserve it. ❤
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Yes, yes! Calm is good! Hope all is well with you, Lani – school’s back in session, yes?
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Yes, busy days. Thanks.
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That is a beautiful, serene photo Ju-lyn and the reflections are stunning. I’m back, almost, on time again with my monthly happenings. https://retiredfromgypsylife.wordpress.com/2022/09/03/changing-seasons-august-2022/
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Thanks for popping in, Pauline, for your encouragement, and for joining in at The Changing Seasons!
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What a wonderful treat for you that you have a nice view of those birds from your window. A blessing they’ve chosen that spot. 🙂
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Birds and squirrels visit very often outside our window (we are on the 7th floor) so we see right into the tree tops
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How lovely!
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Such a peaceful scene, Ju-Lyn. Good to hear you’ve had a serene month.
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Very glad to have you reflect on the month, Tish!
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Ha! Many thanks, Ju-Lyn 🙂
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Hi Ju-Lyn, you’re right; it has been a while. The photo of the man fishing is wonderful, he looks very much at home and relaxed. There has been a significant amount of rain in New Zealand, not too bad in the Bay of Plenty compared to the Nelson area.
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So happy to share this space with you again, Suzanne!
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Thank Goodness for cooler weather and reflection. The fisherman image with the city in the background is just lovely. So well composed!
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I stopped dead in my tracks because it was just too tempting a capture to let go 😆
So glad to have you recap the month with me!
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Hi Ju-Lyn, You August looks placid on the surface at least. I’m sure there was much more going on under the surface and behind the scenes. My August seemed so dull that I had nothing to write for two weeks of Coffee Shares, but my list is longer than I thought! And now we are off to a new month tomorrow. Enjoy September. 🙂 Here’s my post, http://alwayswrite.blog/2022/08/31/wqw-33-dirty-jobs-and-august-in-the-rear-view-mirror/
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So happy to share in your month … I know what you mean thought, we mark time quite differently and we remember quite poorly sometimes. But it was a fairly calm month with nothing too exciting – spent most of it helping Younger Child edit her poems for South East Asia Poetry Writing Month. So they kept me diverted
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That sounds wonderful Ju-Lyn. I bet you are so proud of her.
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Indeed we are – she plugs at it with great industry!
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That’s good to hear. We want the next generation to have some leaders!
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Thanks Marilyn! Updated our Roundup with your link!
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Ju-Lyn, A fairly serene month sounds good and your header picture is beautiful to see. Wishing you a wonderful September. Here’s my contribution for August:
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Appreciate your checking in, Natalie! Yes, I will take a quiet month. May your September be filled with laughter and wonderful adventures!
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Thanks for linking up Natalie! Always happy to see have you on The Changing Seasons!
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Finished off now Ju-Lyn
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Yay! Thank you Brian! Updated my Roundup Roster with your link.
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There has been a few more today 🙂
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I love the glassy water and the fisherman and that brilliant reflection. The birds look rather amazing. You’re getting plenty of rain, so if you feel inclines, send some over this way. We’re still awfully dry — and hot, hot, HOT. My post will be up in the morning. I’m just finishing it now.
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If you can believe it, these past few weeks have seen even more rain! I wish I could send you bucket loads to quench the parched earth; unless you’ve received some rain already since autumn should be well on the way …
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We have gotten two pretty substantial rains. We are still down about 5 inches, but more rain is expected next week as a couple of tropical storms are wicked busy in the Caribbean this week. We won’t get the winds, but we will probably get plenty of rain. It’s still very dry out west, but we’re on the Atlantic coast, way up north and have a very different weather pattern. I’m sure they’d gladly take any rain you could send them. They’ve been in a major drought for years and one has to wonder how long before they simply run out of water entirely.
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