Just Wait Five Minutes...
Sunday, December 30, 2007
It is late--Monday already, actually--and it has been a good day. I am listening to Hearts of Space as I edit/write this. Tonight's feature program is called "The Healing Harp" with soothing, soothing plucks of sound that are a bit melancholy and at the same time remind me of this season's carols. Rain has begun again pattering the roof and windows.
There was a saying in Rochester: "If you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes, and it'll change." Whoever coined the phrase probably came from here. Case in point, today. There was something for everyone: sunshine and blue sky, and, literally, within five minutes, rain. Or hail. Or even a few snowflakes. There was wind and then calm. This went on all day--always changing, always fascinating to watch, not so great for getting caught trying to shoot photos as the light disappeared and precipitation arrived.
Since what I photograph seems to mirror/express where I am (geographically and figuratively,) the message to me today (and seemingly an ever-present lesson) was about change. I'm someone who takes the New Year seriously. I spend quiet time looking at where I've been and planning the trip ahead. A Capricorn, I am in a constant state of self-evaluation and adjustment and goal-setting.
As I go through my annual motions and rituals, I am still smarting from 2007's floggings and am scrutinizing events and outcomes and choices like never before. Today was my year: sun, rain, overcast most of the time, hail beating and blowing, billowy white clouds and starry skies. Note to Myself: I just have to wait for whatever it is to cycle through. Watch, and be fascinated.
Such is life. I used to listen to Hearts of Space on the radio Sunday nights with my ex-husband. Here I am on the opposite coast. I received Christmas cards from old friends and new. Songs that are festive played on a soulful instrument. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Yin. Yang. Gain and pain. It all eventually evens out. And even as the next wave of hail and rain sweeps toward the north shore, there is a beautiful sunset to the south.
Peace be with you for the New Year.
It is late--Monday already, actually--and it has been a good day. I am listening to Hearts of Space as I edit/write this. Tonight's feature program is called "The Healing Harp" with soothing, soothing plucks of sound that are a bit melancholy and at the same time remind me of this season's carols. Rain has begun again pattering the roof and windows.
There was a saying in Rochester: "If you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes, and it'll change." Whoever coined the phrase probably came from here. Case in point, today. There was something for everyone: sunshine and blue sky, and, literally, within five minutes, rain. Or hail. Or even a few snowflakes. There was wind and then calm. This went on all day--always changing, always fascinating to watch, not so great for getting caught trying to shoot photos as the light disappeared and precipitation arrived.
Since what I photograph seems to mirror/express where I am (geographically and figuratively,) the message to me today (and seemingly an ever-present lesson) was about change. I'm someone who takes the New Year seriously. I spend quiet time looking at where I've been and planning the trip ahead. A Capricorn, I am in a constant state of self-evaluation and adjustment and goal-setting.
As I go through my annual motions and rituals, I am still smarting from 2007's floggings and am scrutinizing events and outcomes and choices like never before. Today was my year: sun, rain, overcast most of the time, hail beating and blowing, billowy white clouds and starry skies. Note to Myself: I just have to wait for whatever it is to cycle through. Watch, and be fascinated.
Such is life. I used to listen to Hearts of Space on the radio Sunday nights with my ex-husband. Here I am on the opposite coast. I received Christmas cards from old friends and new. Songs that are festive played on a soulful instrument. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Yin. Yang. Gain and pain. It all eventually evens out. And even as the next wave of hail and rain sweeps toward the north shore, there is a beautiful sunset to the south.
Peace be with you for the New Year.
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