Fall is now here in force, winter abandoned for the time being, bringing frosted early morning windshields, icy corners, leaves falling away for another year. This week my mind has been entrenched in the idea of change, the beauty of change, the futility of resisting change - it comes, no matter what you do, and life seems to be better when you figure out how to flow with change.
I have been much more focused on nature rather than arranged scenes from my days. School and working full-time were kinda at the forefront, so I feel like I put less effort into the whole gestalt of the week's photos, but I'm still happy it all got here (kinda despite myself!). Here are the latest pictures...
Peacocks are lovely. If I could have one for a pet I would, and hopefully I would just 'get over' the terrible noise that they make, because the males sure are something beautiful to look at. And while they squawk and yell as they walkabout, they sure do have something beautiful to strut about.
We're having Thanksgiving Dinner today. A melancholy day for me as I wrestle inside with change. Today I'm thankful for purple petals that hang on beyond the first frost, the first freeze, and the first signs of winter.
I'm visiting family now in another province, and here they don't have snow. There are beautiful juicy sweet red apples dropping from full branches in their yard. It's about the end of the season really, but so wonderful! Bears have been by this week, well, one bear has been by I heard, to come and stuff himself with the lovely fruit. I love the play of light and shadow on the grass as the sunlight falls over the apples... a beautiful autumn morning!
I haven't seen a dandelion like this one at home, and since there was no snow in BC it actually made a pretty picture! Looking at the picture now, I wish I had made a wish and blown all the seeds away, but now I missed my chance!!
Really what I should now be saying when I look out my window is *hello winter, goodbye fall*, but I can't bear to think about it yet! This photo was taken while I was still in BC yesterday... a short 8 hour drive away where there is no snow and the grass is still green. I loved the curl of this leaf, along with the spring green that is still along the centre vein. Goodbye summer!
These ash trees were just COVERED in berry bunches, everywhere I looked. A man told me that it was only every 5 or 6 years that we got to see berries like the weighing down the branches in such a manner. He also said it means we're in for a heavy winter. I loved looking at the wrinkled little berries that have just begun to feel the change of seasons on their skins, and the contrast of the berries and leaves against the bark and the sky.
I know that this flower is about all but dead, and I know that most would say it was much prettier when it was alive. I couldn't help but take a picture of it, faded petals changing from yellow to deep brown, fuzzy stem still standing tall preserving green leaves. There is beauty in change, in transformation. Even in the end.
i don't know how i missed this post. my next book has a peacock as it's main character... did you know that? i'll be introducing him on my blog soon. once again this photo looks like it's go light shining straight out of it!! i love the fall photos too. autumn used to just mean the coming of winter to me also, but after having an autumn in america i'm totally in love with it - i'm lapping up the season this year - looks like you are too!!
ReplyDeleteps, just saw todays photo - a big heart. woohooo!!!!
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