Throughout October, Albert Park has been bright with autumn colour, to the delight of walkers, dog owners, and photographers.

The Albert Monument stands amid the seasonal transformation, framed by trees turning yellow and gold.

A motorised leaf collector has been busy keeping the ground clear of leaves. The leaves are taken back to the compound and composted.

Many trees reached their most vivid colours in mid-October. The tulip tree (above) and the pocket handkerchief tree were among the first to turn and shed their leaves,

followed closely by the golden rain tree.

By the end of the month, the limes were yellow, and the beeches were turning gold and bronze.

The video above shows the steady fall of leaves from the large fenced-in beech tree.

Mushrooms and toadstools have been springing up across the park — some fairly solitary,

others gathered in wide spreads or tight clusters.

Late blooms still hold on: cyclamen in one place, a second flowering on some Mexican orange blossoms, and daisies at various edges.

I didn’t get many animal pictures this month, apart from squirrels.