Saturday, June 01, 2013
fallen leaves on a city street / bare branches, new moss / star camellia
Come 4pm I journey around the house; closing windows and blinds, lighting pillar candles. I gather the wool socks that have ended up in various rooms and I return them to little feet that don't seem to care about the cold.
Our house is beautifully cool in summer and terribly cold in winter. The open-plan, big windows and filtered sun rally against us as we settle in for the season. Over the years we've learnt the importance of wearing layers, closing doors and blocking drafts. Tea drinking is vital and soup is a staple.
It doesn't snow here and we're lucky if we get one frost but the leaves still fall and the crisp air lingers. Whilst we spend mornings and late afternoons bunkering down, come midday we are out and about; soaking up rich winter sun that warms to the core.
I've almost come full circle with this seasonal series and it's been such a blessing to stop, witness and document seasonal changes. I know that one thing is for certain: each season comes with its own rituals that we embrace, gratefully so.
Northerners, happy summer to you! As we venture into the dark, you move out into the light. Here's my summer series, just for you.
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Labels: winter - a seasonal series
Beautiful! Even though we are just starting to get warmer days over here (and I'm soo looking forward to that after the endless winter we had), I get a longing for fall from these photos and your description. Though that summer series is so beautiful as well!
ReplyDeleteThere is something so wonderful about the change in season. I love the rituals that each brings. Summer, strangely (for some) is my least favourite season. I find very hot days difficult...I can't seem to function well at all in the heat. This will be a very cold Winter for us, and I am going to try to embrace it and enjoy every day (and frosty morning) of it!
ReplyDeleteAfter I had Che I felt like my body temp had risen by a few degrees, hence summer left me feeling irritable and lethargic. But this summer just gone I was really aware of eating foods to cool my body and after a good cleanse with my naturopath I felt amazing and was rarely bothered by the heat (and those heat waves!) Something to think about for later in the year. For now, enjoy those frosty mornings! x
DeleteYour winter would be my dream all the time weather!
ReplyDeleteyou blog with such beauty Jodi, it is always a feast for my soul to land here! Thank you xxxx
ReplyDeleteThank YOU - such a lovely thing to say. Although, I seek beauty in life so it makes sense to document it here. Happy you appreciate it x
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I've really enjoyed this seasonal series. A few months ago I bought one of those bright velcro calendars for my little boy where, each day, he can choose the date, month, weather and season to stick up. It is a chance for us to have a little chat each morning about what the day might hold and how the seasons change. I feel like it has helped me enjoy Autumn more this year because, up until yesterday, I was reminded each morning that it was in fact still Autumn and not winter even though it's been sub-zero outside and we've had a least ten frosts. Maybe winter will feel shorter this year because I'm aware that it's only just begun! He was also super excited that winter had arrived today because we'd talked about sticking a new symbol up for so long.
ReplyDeleteOur house is the same...lovely and cool in the summer but far too cold in the winter.
ReplyDeleteWe almost always have lunchtime picnics outside...soaking up the sun, gathering enough warmth to get us through the cold evening.
Beautifully written. And so picturesque. It's how we do winter here, except lots of comfort foods - self-sauce puddings, roasts and casseroles. Divine really.
ReplyDeleteWe are ready.
Winter is such a peaceful time. I really miss not having winter, living in Florida. :c
ReplyDeleteAutumn and winter are my favorite!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the summer series link fron.the uk xxxx
ReplyDeleteJust lovely, Jodi - during winter I often whinge about the cold, but secretly I love the cosiness of it (at least, I do now my heat pump is working!!)
ReplyDeleteI relish our short crisp winters, which we really get to feel living in a house built for long hot summers! Love to hear if you have any recommended wool socks for kids Jodi. Thanks! Sam
ReplyDeletewonderful ♥
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