Dear......As I sit on my porch and the evening begins to settle in there is a haze that seems to appear in the sky.... fog like.... with a soft yellow glow behind it.
I have to say that I have never seen a sky quite like it.
I took a photograph and it just doesn’t seem to capture this eerie sense of light behind a veil of soft smoke.
The evening sounds of summers end are adding to the illusion of this mystical experience.
Gabe, of course, adds his drama as he barks at bumble bees nesting in a birdhouse on the porch.
Today is August 30 and in just a few days we will begin to enter into a new month... September!! Aweeee cool temperatures.... leaves changing and the evening sky settles in a little sooner.
The fall festivals will begin and we reach for sweaters and woolen shawls to take with us during those brisk evening walks.
Fall marks the last season of a year and symbolizes change as autumn leaves begin to fall. We see the leaves change colors .... a change that is so drastic. The color of the landscape moves from summers vibrant green to autumns spectacular oranges and reds and yellows. Then.... the season progresses and the colors change yet again into faded browns and tans....
This environmental transformation is nothing short of a miracle.
I begin to hear people say things like... "Wow it is fall already... where did the summer go?" Or "Oh the leaves changed so quickly I hardly had a chance to notice."
The end of a year.... the last of the seasons in that year....
Time of reflection..... Time for changes .....time to think and slow down..... draw into those warm blankets on a crisp evening walk....
The night sky is clear...
Reflection..... change.....pause....slow.......
Reflection....
Enjoy the moment... take time to notice the changes around you and inside of you... take time... pay attention... feel the moment...there will never be another quite like it... each season... each year will come and go... you can notice it or just comment that you barely had the time to enjoy it.... and then autumn leaves begin to fall and the landscape changes into faded browns and tans....
Just as the season is changing.... I am feeling a change in me... in my weaving process.... I am learning new techniques as I watch the videos from the Jane Stafford online class.
I am learning how to be a more purposeful weaver... learning about color and cloth structure and design elements. I am more methodical in my choices of warp and weft size, color, and order.
It is the right time in my life to apply these new techniques and focus in on the fine details of weaving. The purpose of proper shuttle throwing and posture at the loom. Details... fine in-depth details that make a textile go from an okay cloth to a handcrafted textile.
I notice that paying attention as I plan my project and warp, aware of the details as I beam my warp on to the loom and begin to weave... it really does make a difference! I am aware of how my mood changes each of these steps... my colors blend and the hand of the cloth matches the purpose of each piece... it isn't just a happy accident.
hmmmmmmm... can I apply this to my everyday life.... the choices I make as I become more aware of my actions.... and how my actions which are slow and purposeful.. thought out and planned, have a huge impact on the final outcome... and how my emotions change the course of that final outcome.
It is amazing... how we live day by day.... so deep in our thoughts that we forget to be in the present moment.... we miss the moments of summer and we barely notice the glorious colors of the Autumn leaves....
Blessings
B
