Pure and simple, there’s a fidelity to the turn of seasons. As reliable as the earth’s daily spin into sunrise and sunset, autumn has again arrived in the earth’s tilt and annual rotation around the sun’s fiery ball of our solar system.
Despite the storms, erratic chaos, and tragedies that one might witness in a life journey, there is a beautiful predictability to rediscover in the transformative cycle of Creation.
Seasonal change offers constancy in the natural order of things. It’s something to celebrate because we live and breathe during the repetition of its arrival. And this seasonal dependability is often overlooked or taken for granted in the frenetic pace of daily living.
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, cooler weather, shorter days, and lots and lots of glorious color surround us in all directions.
So alas, embark in stepping out with bright eyes and new hope to simply reconnect with the wonder and fidelity of fall.
A kaleidoscope in the meadow.
This sea of grass in the foothills transformed into a multi-hued patchwork quilt.
A bear in the berries.
This bear munched on entire branches of fall berries on a hillside in the Tetons a couple weeks ago–no doubt fattening itself up for the long sleep to come.
Racks in the rut.
This bull elk took a breather from skirmishes with other males after ensuring his fiefdom with the cows on a nearby golf course.
The cows needed some space as well.
Hawk hospitality.
This fledging Cooper hawk (iris is yellow in young species) perched beyond the cattails and greeted me eye-to-eye, 12 feet away, where we connected for about 10 minutes.
Wishing you the surprise and renewal of fall’s fidelity in the return of the season.
Thanks for stopping by. ♥