No place like home !

October has arrived with the changing hues of the leaves .....chilly nights and shorter days have begun to close the chlorophyll production down .

   And green leaves dissapear from the branches.
    What is a spectacle of vibrant color is really nature's announcement that she is about to settle down for a long winter's nap.
  Funny how many times does that happen ?  A Crescendo annoucing the change of something in your life ? Like the Grand finale of a fireworks display .  We are left with a color filled sensory over load ...before branches go bare.
  It has  been a wonderful year in the gardens of New England ...in a tough economy that has people staying closer to home ...Nature has arrived with a perfect year to enjoy our own backyards!
  She has given us abundant warmth and sunshine and blooms , and now has balanced the former drought with an abundance of rain .
  There is little to complain about in the gardens this year . Little that can be improved upon .
   It was a great year to be a gardener !
   And now her Fabulous finale !
   I am fortunate to sit and type under a gorgeous maple that this time of year believes it is part of the sun itself ! She bursts forth with all the hues and colors of a glorious sunset !
   The trees in my yard awe and humble me .....no matter how wonderfully planted the garden is ....I can not put on a display as well as they do !
    Perfect foliage of which tours are launched and people speak of for years .......is here ...in my shade trees ......in my own backyard .
   I am not lost on the "There is no place like home "...reality of it all .
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Coming Up A Storm

Nicole Blows in .....

Sitting watching the wind whip, I await the storm.

For the moment, all gardening is on hold.  Nicole is set to arrive with inches of rain.

She now brings for us late in the season the rain we have been without.

Rain!

Announced by the odd and heavy air with wind you can almost touch.

The first drop everpresent.as a lover's kiss ...a promise, but the arrival not quite here.

 Water Returns to the area and to the earth with great force.

  It is the inevitable swing back !

In the beauty of Nature's Pendulum, we quickly move from one of the driest seasons on record to one of what appears to be a wet fall !

So I wonder? What is it in life that has been out of balance for You?

Water will seek it's own level.

But with the arrival and the swing it can come with such force that it delivers great change.

Is it a relationship that you should have long ago been done with and the sweeping arm of the pendulum will clear from your life ?
 Is it misuse of resources, time ? finances?  Are you out of balance with work ..or is there exhaustion that is going to bring an illness or injury to sweep you back home .

  What is out of balance for you that needs to swing ? Maybe even to the extreme so you may return to center again ?

What needs to "rehydrate" in your life?

What is neglected and dried out ?

Is it care of yourself ? Has it been a while since you have seen the doctor ? or need a diet ? or real exercise ?

Is there a beloved hobby you have put down and not attended to ?

     With the gusts of  Nicole and her impending rain .....ask yourself ........where is this storm trying to push me ? Or what is it pushing away or forcing back into my life ?

     "Be safe ..Turn Around ..Don't Drown '

      The local weather man warns about the potential for flash floods .....

    One of the definitions of repent is to turn around and go in the other direction ....stop going there !
      Is there something in your life about to swallow you up ?

      Is there something you need to turn around from ? ...something that could cause you harm  ?

     Take the message from the wind . She brings with her clearing ........

     For a moment stop routine and familiar , look with care at all you are doing.

      Nature has a way of forcing balance, we humans .......even the very urban , are still beings of Nature and at her mercy .

   She will force balance upon us if we do not heed her urgings.

     So what pain or hurt is inside you brewing  a storm ?

       For today ........Nature has whipped up torrential rains that insist !!

      There will be no ignoring her .

    So take a moment and wonder ! .......What is insisting to be returned to balance in your life ?

    I wish for you that you have someone to watch the wind with ....someone that helps you balance your strengths and helps you shore up your weaknesses

        And above all ......that you have a place to be safe and dry in the storms !!

                                                                  M 10/1/10