Muhlenbergia Capillaris.......the beautiful grassy shrub representing the end of summer and the beginning of fall. The beginning of fall makes a lot of us feel like little chipmunks hoarding
red wine acorns in our burrows, anxiously waiting for spring. I try so very hard to like winter. Hot chocolate, apple cider, fires, but all I can really appreciate from the desolate surroundings of coldness, death of the earth and despair in my heart that the year is ending and I am closer to being out of time in my life.... is the assortment of fuzzy socks I can purchase. Let's face it...fuzzy socks can be the difference of procrastination or productivity in winter!
Yes...my sunsets will still be stunning and the bay still gorgeous be it warm or cold, but I feel the colors of summer draining away with this beautiful pic taken this morning as I drove past the hustle of the day. I wonder how many other people notice the side of the road colors fading. Another year almost gone.
As much as I hate to see winter arrive, I will stay positive and find beauty in my surroundings (and my fuzzy socks). This is not goodbye summer because.....
“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.”
~ RUMI
