Autumn leaves...

If I'd want to do this autumn any justice, this post should be decorated with fallen leaves of all colors, the smell of roasted chestnuts, and the warmth of sun. As to this moment blogs and computers in general aren't capable of such multimedia I'm left with words and few pictures.

I guess last weekend was the summary of the autumn. After Saturday's rainfall Sunday morning confronted us with deep blue cloudless sky and great visibility. It was to hard to stay at home, so I took a walk to a nearby hill above Vinica, Žeželj. Most part of the walk takes place inside forest, and at the moment it's truly spectacular. Although some of the leaves already fell, it still feels as being surrounded with palette of some great illustrator. Intentionally or not, you're left with big imprint of colors, smells and sounds.

Part of my short journey took me next to archaeological sites from Iron age- Šlemine and Stražni dol. In those days these parts were ruled by Illyrian tribe of Iapodes, and Šlemine was one of their most northern outposts. In those days parts near Kolpa were contact zone between Celtic and Illyrian tribes. Iapodes were conquered by Romans in 1st century BC.

Some artifacts from Iron-age sites near Vinica; picture owners: President and Fellows of Harvard College; picture contributor: Darja Jontes
In such days as this sunny Sunday it was not hard to imagine how life looked like on this hill more than two-thousand years ago....