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We bid farewell to autumn with your seasonal shots

News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Vince Campbell A shot taken from Culgaith looking onto the autumnal larch trees, hit by the morning sunlight. The lake district fells are visible in the background but they are partly covered by clouds.BBC Weather Watchers/Vince Campbell
A morning view from Culgaith near Penrith taking in the autumnal larch trees

We are about to bid farewell to autumn and officially welcome in the winter season.

Although the meteorological winter starts on 1 December, the astrological season begins on 21 December with the Winter Solstice.

It happens at 15:03 GMT on Sunday and marks the shortest day - and longest night - in the Northern hemisphere.

As we enter this new time of the year, we took a look back at the amazing autumnal spectacle that graced Cumbria.

From city snaps in Carlisle to Lake District views, our Weather Watchers' pictures captured the season beautifully.

News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Michael Roscamp A close-up of red and orange autumn leaves on the ground in Carlisle. Shops like Boots and Go Outdoors line the street on both sides, with a few people walking up the street in the distance. The sky is blue and sunny.BBC Weather Watchers/Michael Roscamp
Autumn leaves bring a pop a colour in Carlisle city centre on a bright day
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Rod Hutchinson A view taken from the River Brathay looking up towards the old packhorse bridge, a stone, single-span bridge. Trees line the riverbank and overarch above the water with their branches heavy with autumnal leaves, which also cover the ground. BBC Weather Watchers/Rod Hutchinson
The old packhorse bridge on the River Brathay in the Lake District
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Paul Grindley A shot looking down Talkin Tarn towards a boat house which is completely surrounded by red and orange autumnal trees. BBC Weather Watchers/Paul Grindley
Spectacular colour display at Talkin Tarn near Brampton
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Keri A shot looking down a small residential street where white houses with pitched-roof houses are surrounded by autumnal trees and shrubs, with the fells visible in the distance. BBC Weather Watchers/Keri
Picture-perfect Keswick in the autumn light
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/AstroDS Trees and shrubs on the edge of a pond in Kendal are reflected in the water. The shot is taken from a path lined by a stone wall.BBC Weather Watchers/AstroDS
Autumnal reflections on water in Kendal

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