AutumnGate

It's autumn and as I write snow has started to fall. But in this picture there is merely a frost, sprinkling the fallen leaves with a white, crisp powder. The sun hangs low but bright in the sky, creating some theatrical effects. But here it's the gate that is in focus. Quite often, gates look imposing and even threatening when closed, but these ones, though simple and rather grimy, seem quite benign.Perhaps it's the glint of sun that gives some of the slats an almost magical edge or the graceful curve of the gate's top. Somehow it seems to be inviting us in –or should that perhaps be: luring us in?!

Location: Oslo, Norway