I’m in the Autumn camp for favorite season. I love the brilliant colors, the need to check the weather everyday, and the ability to wear sweaters with sandals or tank tops with boots. I also love the visual reminder of natural life cycles. Watching the trees turn brilliant colors before shedding their leaves doesn’t bring images of death but of beauty.
We’re in a season of change as a family – nothing major (although we did end up buying that house in the suburbs!) but just changes and reflections on life and death. I’m glad this personal season has happened in the midst of autumn. I need the reminder everyday that there is beauty in change and, in order to achieve that beauty, leaves fall off and trees become bare.
I also love the reminder of bare branches that winter is not just a cold, dark season. It’s one filled with snow and hot chocolate. It’s when we get out a lot to snowshoe and build snowmen. As I think about winter approaching, I think about the coziness of fires and family and the hope of spring.
What’s your favorite season? Do you live in a place with fall colors?
Linked with Kate Motaung’s Five Minute Friday, a time to write without editing.
I’m in the Autumn camp too!! I love the change that it represents and it makes me look forward to the new life that will come in the Spring 🙂
Yes! As much as I love autumn, it always makes me think of spring to come! (Spring doesn’t make me think of autumn, though…)
Love, love, love this! Autumn is my favourite season, too. What a beautiful reflection on it. Visiting from FMF. 🙂
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Here’s a little poem I found in a Christian magazine back in the 70’s (probably breaking copyright, but I don’t know who wrote it). Since Autumn is one of my favorite seasons, too, I’ve always liked the imagery.
BEYOND AUTUMN
I heard you, Christian,
skipping through the graveyard of the year
riotous, joyful,
unafraid of early darkness
because you know a song
from the other side
of death.
Love that poem, Laurie! Thanks for sharing it. 🙂
Love this, Annie. I’m in the autumn camp as well. I just can’t get enough of the colors God paints the trees, as my tons of pictures would reveal. 🙂 I love the cooling weather, hot apple cider, anything pumpkin, or cinnamon, or apple. I love the promise of family time together, in a warm place, creating memories.
We need to get out more this winter and sled. If we have enough snow to do so! 🙂
What a wonderful post. 🙂
My favourite season here in Toronto is definitely the Fall. Not only is the temperature more bearable than the humidity of the Summer, but also the sights of the trees are beautiful.