In August 2015, we spent the family summer holiday in a riverside cottage at Brundall, on the River Yare. This was an ideal area for the canoes, with nearby backwaters off the main river waiting to be explored. One afternoon, after a paddle upstream from Brundall in showery weather, I decided to cut through Bargate Broad to avoid a long loop in the river. It may have been shorter, but it wasn't quicker, as I found plenty of small details to point my camera at. This maple leaf was an early sign of the changing seasons, already showing some autumnal colour as it hit the water near my boat. I drifted alongside, waiting for a water drop to hit the water from the trees above. The resulting ripples spread perfectly, giving a little texture and play of light on the water's surface. All through the afternoon, brief showers of rain would blow through. I tucked into the edge of a reed bed by the upstream entrance to Bargate to avoid this one, and was struck by the intense colours of the Continue Reading