…for loving—early autumn!
It’s once again that time when Mother Nature whips out her paint brush and dazzles us with her color palette. And besides time for leaf peeping, early autumn also means apple-picking, corn mazes and festivals. It’s the time when we celebrate the fruits of the earth and reap the harvest of the seeds we sowed at the beginning of the year.
Autumn is a time of maturity, of things coming full circle. It is the Universe’s most vivid reminder that life is a cyclic dance of birth-death-rebirth. As Keats acknowledges in his poem To Autumn, Fall is a season of “mellow fruitfulness” as we retreat inward—physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually—to prepare ourselves for the next cycle ahead.
Transitions afford a chance to look back at the road we’ve trekked and re-evaluate the path laying before us. As we make the shift from summer to autumn (and then from autumn to winter), we might ask: How have I used this past season? What have I done with or learned from it? What do I still need or expect to do in the next cycle? Taking time to reflect during a change in season helps us clarify what we need in our journey toward joy and fulfillment.
There are many ways I rejoice in early autumn’s bounty. But the simplest way is a casual walk in the park to notice the trees’ golden and fiery hues, feel the hundreds of fallen acorns under my feet and smell the crisper and smokier air. An annual ride to Silverman’s Farm in Easton for the apple cider I mull with a special recipe is another way to ring in autumn.
The earth is ablaze in color and ripe in fruit! Happy harvest!
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