“Fall,” yes. Also a demonstration of Nature’s color palette—and more.
The coming of Fall triggers my appreciation of the things that make the season delectable—sweater weather, yellow, orange and red trees, cider, pumpkin pie, apple farms and Thanksgiving.
When the leaves begin to fall and the temperature dips, my thoughts turn to the possibility of day trips to photograph the colors and textures. Because images “speak” louder than words, I’ll show you what I mean.
When everything looks like a magical oil painting, you know you are in Autumn!
Mehmet Murat Ildan (Turkish playwright and novelist)
An autumn forest is such a place that once entered you never look for the exit!
Mehmet Murat Ildan
Autumn is also a time for reflection. Beyond reminding us that all things material are subject to entropy, encouraging us to embrace the present, it also demonstrates that change is an evolutionary process. To live is to grow physically, mentally and spiritually. Because what’s to come is a mystery, it affords us the opportunity to let go of erroneous thoughts and excess baggage and allow life to live us into the next step, rather that resisting or trying to figure things out.
Animals are preparing for winter, storing food and creating cozy places to settle in and hibernate. Just so, we gather in the harvest crops, expand pantries and prepare the house for comfort, perhaps with wood for the fireplace, cozy wrappings and decorations. Linda always puts pumpkins and decorative corn beside the hearth, squirrel sculptures, ceramic pumpkins and couch pillows sewn with images of the season.
Observing that day and night are the same length during the autumnal equinox, the ancients associated that day (September 23rd) with balance, a time to harmonize with the Earth and restore inner balance.
The ancient Maya of Central America (varying by time and place) destroyed and discarded tools and ceramic wares on the equinox to emphasize their plea for the gods to renew the world rather than destroy it.
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