"I wish I knew the beauty of leaves falling. To whom are we beautiful when we go?" David Ingnato
Someone very close to me is on their way. It has been a slow process. I am at the point where it is really very challenging to try to see any beauty in it. I suppose that increasing vulnerability is hard to accept from one so big and so strong. And yet, the unexpected softness, the holding onto the small pleasures, the very rare moments of laughter, these are precious still, although rare enough these days.
Wanting to run away from this parting I find that the deepening autumn is my soulmate on the road . Glimpses of the world around me going to sleep, absolutely lacking in any sense of panic, can be re-assuring. Ever so slowly today I am letting winter happen! The almost bare branches are going to be strewn with bird feeders by the end of this day, and I look forward to filling the larder of the robin family over the next few weeks.......
Beautiful, m ade me stop and think...
ReplyDeleteA hard time. Best wishes for your journey through it.
ReplyDeleteA sad, soft and salutory post- you've a gift for seeing the truth. Am so sorry to hear of this though
ReplyDeleteWhat a sad post beautifully written
ReplyDeleteYou have found a gentle way to write a hard and sad story.
ReplyDeleteIt made me think,beautifully written
ReplyDeleteBeautiful writing and photography. "Deepening autumn is my soulmate on the road" is a wonderful phrase.
ReplyDeleteYou are braver than I.
My fellow commentors were correct when they said that this is a gentle, honest, sad, brave, and thoughtful post.
ReplyDeleteAs your winters come, I hope you can find some comfort and peace in the transition.
I am on a similar journey with my Dad and this really touched me xx
ReplyDeletebeautifully said, my friend - nature as a mirror, companion, and guide.
ReplyDeleteautumn is the exhale.
i, too, have walked this path and am sending so much love your way.
xoxo
Beautifully said, and touching.
ReplyDeleteI wish you some peace on your difficult journey.
Beautiful words and images .... thinking of you during this trying time.
ReplyDeleteYour photos and words are both beautiful and poignant. Too many times in the last few years I walked this journey with loved ones, and I am ever aware that someday the journey will be mine. I do believe that nature is a reflection of God's promises. Peace to you and to your loved one... Deborah
ReplyDelete"A burden shared is a burden halved" is an old saying from somewhere...I hope your sharing makes the road a little easier. Be thinking of you...I have travelled this road myself.
ReplyDeleteThere is no good way to say goodbye. Quickly is too quick, and slow can be hard and painful for all involved. I'm sorry to hear you're going through this challenging time. I hope you can find more of those fleeting moments of beauty.
ReplyDeleteThe answer is: we are beautiful to what remains when we are gone....
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts and prayers are with you ...
ReplyDeleteVery wonderful photos, excellent prose and very touching to the soul. I am misty eyed even with that short article, it came from an old soul. Transition is always different, i hope we can relate to its beauty more than the sorrow. But of course it is always easier said than done! Take care and God bless.
ReplyDeleteSeem to have missed some beautiful and some sad posts. Thoughts are with you.
ReplyDeleteI hope the arms of nature wrap themselves around you during this difficult time! Take care...
ReplyDeleteBeautifully said. Beautiful photographs. Peace to you. (Shutter Sisters)
ReplyDeleteThank you for this. I hope spring's bringing a continuing sense of comfort.
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