Monday, September 26, 2011
September Song
If you recall, the famous piece called "September Song" says, "The days grow short, as you reach September...These precious days I'll spend with you." The song is, of course, a love song, spoken by someone who knows he/she will be parted from his/her beloved before too long. But as I walked along Boulder Creek today, those words kept playing in my head, for, as we know, the last lingering days of summer hanging on the cusp of fall are precious and rare indeed. Each one must be savored fully, for soon the snows will begin, and then it will be many months before we can make the lovely creek walk again.
Does this have anything to do with Kundalini? I would say, everything, for nature is certainly one of the most soothing and healing environments we possess. Most of us do not exactly live "in nature" but rather "close by" nature, and hence such experiences are sometimes far too few.
In any event, it was a near perfect day, with memories suggested by the photos above. From bottom to top they are:
A flower that caught my eye as I walked through the neighborhood toward the creek.
Wildflowers along the creek path
One of the "early turners" in front of the public library
Some feathered friends on the creek path, hurrying to get their noontime snack from a well wisher who comes by each day to distribute duck happiness.
