Somehow this beginning of the month is harder for me to write about.
I've been procrastinating, and now it's here.
Don't know why, because Autumn is always my favorite month...fresh crisp air and leaf colors...kids going back to school, a new year in a way.
I've never felt it was the dying time...but maybe it is. So perhaps I should be embracing the dying of things. After all it happens to all of us, and even more often to our various appliances. I'll think of the term for that soon. Planned obsolescence.
The cycle of life. That's a term which we can all relate to. Think of the song Circle of Life in The Lion King.
And a bit more artistic, I found this source of all of Van Gogh's works, on Open Culture.
Very timely when considering how many of us become somewhat (or more) depressed with wintertime greys and low light levels in the northern hemisphere. Seeing such beauty expressed on canvas by a man who clearly had a rather depressing life, gives a bit of joy to me.
OK rabbit rabbit. I'm all for increasing the amount of good luck in everyone's lives!
Baby bunnies raised by my son's family in CT several years ago.
And Happy Labor Day...celebrate as you choose.
Hares and Rabbits to you, Barb. That's a sweet bunny photo..
ReplyDeleteHere in southern RI my toes are crossed for one of our long, warm autumn. Morning glories and impatience blooming in November have happened.. Enjoying the season but prepping for the dark to come.
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I hope you enjoy an autumn full of simple pleasures.
DeleteWhite rabbits! Enjoy September. I like it better now it doesn't involve school!
ReplyDeleteSchool was a high point in my life, every time I got the chance to attend. I could be a student forever! Glad I never became a teacher however!
DeleteI haven't embraced this month yet. August went by much too fast.
ReplyDeleteOh boy, well, I got your share of August I guess. I'm glad we've arrived in September, and fall is coming on like block busters.
DeleteI was just thinking about how so very few people actually know the reason for Labor Day, much less celebrate the spirit of it, the meaning of it.
ReplyDeleteYour remark about our own planned obsolescence is interesting and so true. There are people whom I know (quite well!) who seem to believe that if they keep going at ten thousand miles an hour they simply will not die. I suppose that's a philosophy which works for them. I think I'd rather stroll into the inevitable, taking note of how things look from this angle. We are all so different.
That's so true about missing out on the reason behind Labor Day. I do like the idea of strolling along and watching what inevitably happens. It's always interesting to also read about "life-watchers" blogs.
DeleteFrankly, I'm glad autumn is here. It's been far too hot to enjoy this summer for me.
ReplyDeleteI’m sorry so many people had that terrible heat this summer.
DeleteWe haven't even noticed that this is a holiday week end.Just that the mail doesn't come. Labor day is when white shoes and trousers go into storage until the sun comes out again...Autmn is a peaceful. time- getting ready for a long snooze.
ReplyDeleteI’ve never followed fashions. That was partially because I lived in Florida many years where warm weather duds Were worn, Most of the year,. Glad you reminded me there’s no mail.
DeleteFall is beautiful, but I'm glad for the milder version here in the Hawaiian Isles. Thank you dear
ReplyDeleteI imagine seasonal changes in Hawaii might be like they are in Florida, But I don’t know that. I do enjoy fall and spring Here in North Carolina,.
DeleteThere is a dying occurring in nature, and yet as a teacher, back to school was also the beginning of the year.
ReplyDeleteAnd most of the places I've lived (except Florida of course) would have cooler temperatures with lower humidity in the fall. My earliest times of breathing better!
DeleteHappy September Barb! We are starting to see some colors on the trees now. Enjoy your day and the week ahead.
ReplyDeleteThat's great that you've got some color on your trees already!
DeleteI have yet to see a Monarch this year, alas!
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