As Spring approaches in 2017 I look back to October 2016 in Tipperary, Ireland on the shores of Lough Derg.  It was a typical ripe Autumn bursting with berries and dying leaves rich with color.   I found wildflowers before Winter and battered butterflies and dragonflies, as well  many small animals that decided my cottage was a good place to hang out in as the weather turned colder.  Here are some photographs of an Irish Autumn.