I was thinking about change the other day: how children change - older folks change - our interests change - and even our relationships change. But having the advantage of living in one beautiful spot for many years gives another perspective on change: change is lovely, change has many creative faces, and change can bring inspiration and constancy all at once, in the same breath.
Living near water, no matter what its type, is an adventure. The transitions can be moment to moment, and add to the mood of each day. This view is easy to capture from the deck of my home and shows some comparisons for your weather/mood-watching enjoyment.
Bright sunlight seldom arrives in conjunction with a thunderstorm, but the pretty vision (above) emerged just as the other side of my world crashed violently into lightening, claps of thunder and near total blackness. The sunbeam was gone in a flash, but it's memory lives on in this image and the smells of rain when mixed with excessive heat.
A torrential downpour can sure be dramatic. It stirs the heart, and makes the warm safety of indoors a welcome space. The rinse brings freshness to the air.
And finally, we'll be waiting for this scene, coming soon, and worthy of some B&W artwork to depict the harshness of winter. Incredibly, the snow and drifting cold of winter months is particularly soothing for the hunker-down emotions. Time for homemade soups, hot chocolate, crackling fires and a good book. And definitely a bit of art!
"All is flux, nothing stays still. Nothing endures but change." from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers.
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