What a perfect early fall day! It was in the forties early this morning and temps will settle around seventy later. There is the promise of showers spread out over the rest of the week; although how much rain will fall is in question, so perhaps we will finally receive a true soaking. The light has taken on that sunflower yellow internal glow that is uniquely autumnal, a luminescence intensified by our proximity to the ocean.
For now, the drought continues, if in a lessened state; its much worse now to our north. I’ve actually seen a few mushrooms! Our neighbour farmer friends tell us that their fields are in much better shape than they were a few weeks ago, and that their use of no-till methods seems to have allowed their plants to held up thus far. Some of our young tree are obviously still stressed, especially those that were disturbed by the sewer repair.
A quick trip to the orchard on Saturday yielded fresh, juicy late peaches. Sadly there were no plums, so that harvest may be over. The number of apple varieties on sale continues to grow, and will do so for the next few weeks, promising great eating to come.
Nori the cat has been generally disinterested in whatever is going on in the rabbit warren under the deck, so I was curious about where the rabbits might be. A couple of nights ago I spied one munching away in the twilight, a few feet from the warren, so they are still here, just less visibly active.
Speaking of Nori, today was her visit to the vet for her annual check-up. She was at the vet a few weeks ago so this visit was just for vaccines and a pedicure. I got up early and offered her wet food to which I had added some calming meds, but she was not interested so I tried another variety of food, to no avail. When the time came to put her into her carrier, she had a full PTSD melt down, the first in quite a while, making getting her into the carrier, and to the vet, traumatic for all of us. As usual, once she was at the vet’s, surrounded by familiar people, she was fine, and she was mellow the entire eight minute ride home.
As of today it is officially spring in the southern hemisphere and autumn here in New England. For whatever reason the autumn asters have yet to appear, so, while the trees are showing more colour, the light increasingly comes at a slant, sunrises and sunsets or more intense, and squashes of infinite variety fill the farm stands, it doesn’t seem quite like autumn. Still, it is the equinox, a good time for ceremony as we are invited to return to balance, even in these harsh times, and as we move into the season when the helpful ancestors are more present.
Wherever you may be this sacred day, may you have moments of calm and balance, play and creativity, and, of course, love and joy.
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