This is the first of a series of cards which I am creating as part of autumn's artisan tour (The Crown & Pumpkin Studio Tour) in the Lanark Highlands next month, and I suspect that I shall be revisiting this image when the snow lies deep around the little blue house in the village, and winter winds are howling in the eaves.One of the things which always strikes me at this time of year when the leaves are turning is the magnificence of their gesture - theirs is a gift from the heart which knows no limits, one which speaks eloquently of the mystery and grandeur of natural cycles and illustrates the boundless generosity of the silent entities with whom we share this planet. Would that I could call this an act of reciprocity, but where is the mutual exchange here? What are we giving to the trees in return? What could we possibly give back which would parallel such a transcendent gift?
Aglow with the hues we see in our rambles through the woods in autumn, we usually forget that we are witnessing an untrammeled spiralling dance of entropy, a fluttering death song of incomparable beauty. The leaves in the forest are putting on a last glorious display before they crumble into dust and blow away, becoming the stuff out of which next springtime's wonders will arise. In the end, we all return to the Old Wild Mother, and she tends her wayward garden with loving care, putting everything to work in the service of her creation.
There is an original Monday haiku sequence here, and there are beautiful haiku offerings at One Deep Breath, where the theme this week is solitude.
10 comments:
Beautifully said, gorgeous colors.
Beautiful! I hope you'll show us the rest of the cards. Your art and writing continue to inspire me. Thank you!
As we say in Quaker meeting, "That Friend speaks my mind."
That is so beautiful. Autumn's gifts are truly beyond generous, aren't they?
That card is lovely! I enjoy your words on the change of the season a lot as well.
Though I live in the 'burbs of L.A., the leaves are turning here, too. Thanks for the peaceful haiku and the link to One Deep Breath.
The cards are beautiful. Are they made from photographs you took of these overlapping leaves? Will you be selling them around here? I would love to buy some (you can email me if you'd rather visit about them off-blog).
One thing you might enjoy checking out is "foliar fruit flagging"--the way plants' leaves change colors when their berries are ripe to attract consumers--birds, bears, and other critters. It seems so simple, but I had never noticed it before reading about it in a Peterson's Guide to Eastern Forests.
I'm with lené they are beautiful would love to be able to purchase some!!!
Wonder if the way there may be reciprosity is through love and admiration???
simply GORGEOUS!
I passed by here the first time without comment, but won't pass by here again without saying how richly satisfied I feel by this photo composition of autumn leaves.
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