The seasonal west coast rain comes with it’s own beauty. (taken through my bedroom window this morning)
The theme this week over at Lens-Us-Together is “Seasonal” and was suggested by Char at We Blog Artists. We just returned home from a (Canadian) Thanksgiving weekend in the fruit and wine growing region of BC and I was sorely tempted to slip in a photograph of the beautiful apples, pumpkins or even the wacky looking gourds that we saw displayed at the fruit stands, however I managed to restrain myself! I’ve been slow in posting this week and the luscious, crispy apples of fall have been well represented on the Lens website.
I normally greet the fall season with mixed feelings…loving the colours and crisp air, but knowing that the dark (and for us on the west coast) wet, days of winter are lurking just around the corner. In fact I usually resist winter to the point of escaping it, now that I have the luxury doing just that.
I’ve recently been looking at the coming of winter from another, more positive perspective…that nature has naturally built in a time of “retreat” for us.
That all moments, even the dark ones, are a gift.
The darker days and colder temperatures are ideal for going within, slowing down and taking the time for rest and renewal. Unfortunately for most, the world isn’t organized in a way that we can easily take full advantage of it…commuting to work on dark mornings and rushing out in the evening to meetings, book clubs and night classes is the norm. It almost pains me to go out at night during the dark months, especially if I’ve been out during the day but then I’m a bit of a recluse, given the choice! I’d so much rather cocoon in the house with a good book, some art work or even a favourite TV program.
How do you approach the change of season…do you fight it emotionally or flow easily into what it has to offer?
(and yes, even though I know I could make it through the winter this year without plummeting into depression, I’m still heading south for a few months…I’ll cocoon in the tropics!)
Play well and be kind to one another,
