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Autumn -- Season of decay and great beauty
Autumn has to be my favorite season. I am not exactly sure what attracts me to it so much, but the crisp air and dramatic changes in nature strike a cord in me. The changes in the environment somehow give me energy.
Yes, it is a season that signifies the start of decay, as the tree and plants shut down for the winter. But even still, a cool rainy autumn day somehow wakes me up and motivates me to be outside and do things. Perhaps there is some instinctual need for me to gather up supplies for the winter. I'm not entirely sure.
There is also a definite nostalgia that bubbles up. For me, the local Renaissance Faire has always been in September and October and I've been going for more years than I can count. Sometimes to participate, sometimes just to be a patron. These last few years I have been helping my brother and sister-in-law out with a booth they have. So I have actually spent more time at faire than I used to, but since I have been working there, I've seen a little less than I used to. This year I have been selling copies of my book, Mother's Curse, there and doing quite well. For anyone who bought a copy, let me know what you think!
Autumn has also been a time when we would take trips and I've spent a few years chasing the fall color, which can be hard to actually time just right unless you are willing to drive across a few states, and sometimes, not even then.
These are a couple of old shots from back in 2001 on a trip to Wisconsin, when I as still using a film camera instead of a digital one. A couple months out when we planned the trip, we had expected to be in the middle of the fall color. Unfortunately, the weather was such that the trees stayed green a bit later that year. However, the trip was still a lot of fun and we've been back a couple times since (not chasing color) as my mother's family is from the UP (Upper Peninsula of Michigan).
The other great thing about fall is it makes me want to curl up with a good book and spend the day reading (I know, that counters the going outside drive, but I am conflicted, what can I say). Of course, I've been working on Daughter's Justice and still have a bit more writing to do on that book. So lately, I've not had the time to read as much as I would like.
As a bit of other news, today we have thunderstorms in the area and so it is a great day (I'm meant to live on the west coast I think). I probably will not make it to Faire today. However, I plan to go out tomorrow, which will be the last day of Faire for the 2012 season in KC.
On 10 Nov 2012, I am, doing a book signing at The Art Box in Atchison Ks (http://theartistboxllc.com/). I'll be posting more details on my site.
Definitely come out and see me tomorrow at Faire (http://www.kcrenfest.com/) or in Atchison on the 10th!
Yes, it is a season that signifies the start of decay, as the tree and plants shut down for the winter. But even still, a cool rainy autumn day somehow wakes me up and motivates me to be outside and do things. Perhaps there is some instinctual need for me to gather up supplies for the winter. I'm not entirely sure.
There is also a definite nostalgia that bubbles up. For me, the local Renaissance Faire has always been in September and October and I've been going for more years than I can count. Sometimes to participate, sometimes just to be a patron. These last few years I have been helping my brother and sister-in-law out with a booth they have. So I have actually spent more time at faire than I used to, but since I have been working there, I've seen a little less than I used to. This year I have been selling copies of my book, Mother's Curse, there and doing quite well. For anyone who bought a copy, let me know what you think!
Autumn has also been a time when we would take trips and I've spent a few years chasing the fall color, which can be hard to actually time just right unless you are willing to drive across a few states, and sometimes, not even then.
These are a couple of old shots from back in 2001 on a trip to Wisconsin, when I as still using a film camera instead of a digital one. A couple months out when we planned the trip, we had expected to be in the middle of the fall color. Unfortunately, the weather was such that the trees stayed green a bit later that year. However, the trip was still a lot of fun and we've been back a couple times since (not chasing color) as my mother's family is from the UP (Upper Peninsula of Michigan).
The other great thing about fall is it makes me want to curl up with a good book and spend the day reading (I know, that counters the going outside drive, but I am conflicted, what can I say). Of course, I've been working on Daughter's Justice and still have a bit more writing to do on that book. So lately, I've not had the time to read as much as I would like.
As a bit of other news, today we have thunderstorms in the area and so it is a great day (I'm meant to live on the west coast I think). I probably will not make it to Faire today. However, I plan to go out tomorrow, which will be the last day of Faire for the 2012 season in KC.
On 10 Nov 2012, I am, doing a book signing at The Art Box in Atchison Ks (http://theartistboxllc.com/). I'll be posting more details on my site.
Definitely come out and see me tomorrow at Faire (http://www.kcrenfest.com/) or in Atchison on the 10th!
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