The challenge of facing the three seasons in our mountainous state is that you can move through all three in one day. Surely you have seen the skies crystal clear with an ominous gray approaching.
The lower level of the sun plays the shadows long and the colors are stronger. The blue sky turns black. The wind and rain push through. When the skies clear again the hills are covered in white.
It is late summer, gone are the days of sunburn and shade seeking. We have absorbed the Vitamin D and enjoyed the fresh berries. It should be a time of balance, having enjoyed the long days, knowing the long nights are growing.
The dark clouds are Fall, a decline in light and warmth.
Thank goodness for the harvest and all the food and energy we have absorbed and managed to preserve. Carry that strength as the earth cools and folds back into itself.
The rototiller turned it under last weekend, just in time for… Winter!
No, it is not here yet, but there is snow on the peaks. The declining daylight and temperatures harken the third season.
All in one day.
Stay centered as the sun still has warmth, light and life. Allow the settling in, of your energy, your food stores and carrying an internal warmth.
Prepare for the long nights, knowing that the other end of the third season, the one with light on new fallen snow leads to the return of growth.
For now, we can have all three of these phases in one day, so take it all in; the reason that you live, here!