MOONCHILD: Lady Autumn

Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Lady Autumn

I saw Lady Autumn the other day, just a glimpse of her auburn hair waving with the wind...

"Come little leaves," said the wind on day.
"Come o'er the meadow with me and play.
Put on your dresses of red

and gold.
Summer is gone and the days grow cold."

As soon as the leaves heard the wind's low call,
Down they came fluttering, one and all.
Over the brown fields they whirled and flew,
Singing the soft little songs they knew.

Dancing and whirling the little leaves went,
Autumn had called them and they were content.
Soon they will sleep in their soft earthly beds
Waiting for winter to cover their heads.

The signs of Autumn are very visible, the transition between end of Summer and early Autumn is there right in front of our eyes, it happens each day , but you have to be very observant...

As I walk a lot, I walk everywhere, and I walk past nice gardens and leafy area of Greenwich and Blackheath, I have noticed the very first signs of Autumn...

I walk every morning at around 7 am passed pretty gardens through Blackheath Village and at other times during the day I may go passed Greenwich quiet roads, near the park. I am basically an outdoor person and love walking and most of all I love peeping into lovely spaces, gardens, parks, backyards and green spaces.
So here are some of my favourite gardens and all the pretty things I spot each day!

It is not the damp ground, nor the Sunflowers and the blackberries....it is not the cooler nights and darker mornings, nor the apples and pears on the trees growing...
for me it is the quality of the light: the sky when blue is brighter and when cloudy is more dramatic, with more contrast and clean cut edges, even the shadows seem neater. The days are still long, nature is in full bloom and the air is alive with energy! Yes, the air is crisp, the colours more vibrant, the night sky seem to be brighter and the stars seem more visible too!

KOMOREBI

The light that shines through the branches of the trees...

One of my favorite Japanese words is 'komorebi.' A combination of four characters, it eloquently captures the essence of a phenomenon which cannot easily be expressed in English. Arguably the best translation might be sunlight shining through the trees, but even this phrase is just that, a translation.