A friend gave me this gift- bittersweet- exploded with yellows and oranges when brought into the warmth of the kitchen.
I once heard it said that fall is fickle. It can't make up its mind to be warm or cold, sunny or rainy.
I think it made up its mind here in the North Country. It's supposed to snow tomorrow.
But we have had a magnificient fall. I wonder if it is to compensate for the miserable cold rainy summer we had. And perhaps all the rain we experienced this summer resulted in the brillant colors of our fall. Life is a balance.
The white birches glowed with sparking yellow leaves for the last month or so. The maples were respledent with reds, crimsons, oranges, and golden shades of brown. The berries on the trees have turned bright red and gold.
And I am so thankful for ordinary glories that surround me.
New York is beautiful. Mountains, lakes, seashore, river valleys. The changing of seasons here is a testament to His creativity, His thoughtfulness to provide themes of majesty and nobility amidst our everyday life. The liquid splendor of the sun as it shines through boughs in high peaks. The pokka dots of rain splashing down on nearby rivers. And the millions of leaves, yet to be raked, leave a stark silhouette of branches and limbs and trees waiting to be clothed with shiny white snow.
"Life is more than just breathing. Real living is made up of moments that take your breath away".
4 comments:
How beautiful. I get so engulfed with such beauty. Your words capture and project such feelings. I sit and take in a deep breath and glean in the beauty and wonderment of His natural creations. Thank you again today for a moment to slip into His majestic beauty on this earth. I needed that refreshment. Love & Blessings, Nancy C.
As I view the overwhelming beauty of fall's resplendent display, I can't help but ponder the realization that those colors are the result of deciduous trees experiencing distress. The leaves change colors when lacking water or by experiencing too much cold. From what I've been told I understand that is what results in the color change.
The intense colors we enjoyed this year are perhaps because of such a bountiful supply of water from the last rainy month of August (much to our dismay...) allowing a more gradual adjustment to the onset of cold and diminished supply.
Interesting that such glory is the result of lack or distress, or the gray, rainy season. So much to understand through His creation.
when I was speaking with Rob about the beautiful colors in the fall and my hope that in heaven we will have the same opportunity to see such wonderful trees, he told me that the colors are due to the process of decay and death, which we will have neither in heaven. my response: God can do anything- if he wants color without decay he can give us that. i hope so.
margaret
Eric sent me the link to your Blog when Ethan wrote about his apartment renovation. I’ve been reading it ever since. It’s nice reading about how you’ve been & what you’ve been doing. Your posts are well written & very inspirational.
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