Well, I think fall is officially here to stay! I am loving the cool weather. I love the chill breeze and the feeling of being bundled up against it in soft warm clothing. There is just something fortifying about that to me... I enjoy the fall colors, but unfortunately here in Tennessee the reds and yellows too quickly give way to a flat and lifeless brown, but there is something even starkly beautiful about that. I will miss the green when it is gone, but with each season there are things to love, and each change helps me appreciate the things to come and the things that are past...
As a child, my brother and I would go traipsing around the woods, and the time of year was never a deterrent from that favored pastime. When the leaves have fallen in the woods, you can see much more of the natural flow of the landscape, the lines and curves and textures... Things you wouldn't see during summer months. I love it. I wish I had the time to take quiet walks in the woods as often as I did as a boy.
Not to jinx the plan, but I think I will take a walk in the woods here soon. A time for somber reflection will do me some good.
Monday, October 20, 2008
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