I love the slower pace that comes at the end of summer, the shorter days and colder nights, time to put an extra blanket on the bed and snuggle down with a good book, it also means we can once again enjoy our nearby lake, the tourists have gone, shops shut up shop for the winter and there is a calm on the lake that you don't see for 7 months of the year. The colours are vibrant set against the stark mountains with a winter haze lazying over the water. Still warm enough to enjoy an ice cream, but wrapped up in woolens, you see the locals enjoying an aperitivo, socialising in the piazzas once again, and out on the lake with their boats fishing.
