Perhaps the quieter seasons of life reveal things that its busiest seasons never allowed us to see. When I walk my neighbourhood in midwinter, I notice how the season has stripped so many of the trees bare. The leaves are gone now, revealing what had been hidden all along: abandoned bird nests sitting quietly among…
Tag: seasons
Fleeting Moments
There is a time to hold on and a time to let go, and that time will not be the same for everyone. I think I notice autumn first in the light. It falls across the garden differently. The afternoon sun sits lower, finding its way through the branches and catching leaves that were green…
Wood-smoke and Cinnamon
Life is fleeting, and that is all the more reason to notice, cherish and be grateful for its beauty while it is here. Finland is beautiful in every season, but autumn has always felt the most personal to me. There is something about it that reaches past the eyes and settles deep in the heart….
Sunrise Sunset
Is your favourite season spring — the time of rebirth, daffodils and new beginnings?Or do you prefer summer fields laden with golden flowers, humming bees darting through warm air? Perhaps you are like me and love the shorter, cooler days of autumn, when the trees put on their final, breathtaking display of colour.And yet… isn’t…
