A moment in time separated by a year and over 1000kms... Last year at this exact same time I was taking a walk down a country road while listening to the song I'll Be Fine by Erick Macek. As the song played in my ears & I watched the sun set I had this calming moment of peace (top photo). I knew within my core that a chapter was closing with that setting sun. That my life was about to change in a way that I didn't know how. I just knew. Its like Mother Nature whispered it to me through the wind. Last night as I took my puppy for a walk down my favorite country road I watched the sun set in a glorious array of colors (bottom photo). I felt a piece of my soul fall into place & I knew I was "home". Two country roads. Two sunsets. Exactly a year apart. Over 1000kms & different latitudes apart. My life came full circle. A new chapter has begun & I can't wait to see where it takes me. "Colors they change in instant[...] My chapter is closing, something tells me that I may just like it; I know this is my time [...] I know I keep in mind that I may find a better a life a head this time; I don't know why but I hide my pride; still I wonder if I am losing my mind; or am I blind not to see the time; either way I know I will be fine" - Erick Macek, I'll Be Fine
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So it is October 15... October is half way over! I can't believe how time has flown in the last 5 months. It seems to move faster every day. As I watch the landscape change around me in my new home I can't help but think back to my old one. October in Saskatchewan hast to be one of the "warmest" time in Saskatchewan. It's certainly not due to the weather on the gauge, however it's due to a much different reason. The way the colors turn in October in Saskatchewan make you understand warmth, not blazing heat but true comforting warmth. Each leaf, blade of grass, and flower finds itself in transition. All the green bursts of summer start to calm down, and are replaced by hues of gold, yellow, brown and red. As they transition from bursting with summer growth to saying good-bye before the winter's cold breeze blows through. It is one of the most glorious times of year. It's nature's climax for the year, signalling the end of the great symphony of a growing season. This transition happens slow as Mother Nature attempts to hold on to the green, as hard as I hold to the hope of a delayed winter. The wind finds a certain chill to it as it brushes across the landscape. It is more crisp than it's summer counter part. Warning of what is to come in the few short weeks ahead. Anytime spent down by a Saskatchewan lake will show the truth of what is come as waves crash on the shore. Though the air may be crisp, and speak of what is to come, fall is a kind season. As fall takes care that as you go to bed with the sun, on those days that are starting to get shorter by the moment, that you think of fond warm memories. As during fall, and the month of October, the golden hour takes on a special sweet glow. It's not as blazing as the summer, but instead softer in its hues of hushed gold, and soft pinks. As the sun sets on skies filled with harvest dust the light catches just right. Giving rise to an amazing "rose colored" landscape. One that warns of the cold night ahead, and chases you inside with a soft kiss. As I enjoy my new home I am introduced to a new fall as things at this latitude hugged against the rockies happen a little bit differently from my home in the Qu'Appelle Valley. As I get adjusted to this new interpretation of fall I think back to the days that signaled a harvest complete, and the "calm before the storm". Very fond memories of taking in that last bit of heat before winter drops her cold coat of shimmering white on the world.
Fall in the Saskatchewan prairies is something truly unique onto itself. One thing I am glad to have spent many years appreciating, with the most important years being the last three falls I got to enjoy. I can't wait for next fall as I know I will visit during that precious time. No fall captures my soul quite like that Saskatchewan Fall. It's truly one of a kind, and I am proud that its beauty is a part of me (even if it is only in my memories). Hello Everyone!I know it has been a super long time since I have last posted, & that I truly need to clean out the cobwebs on the blog page. I want to apologize for my absence, & express a great amount of gratitude to those who have been patient enough to stick around the page. However, if you can remember back to when I discussed that big changes were coming my way I want to say they have come! I have spent the summer "off", without notice, to get everything in order and enjoy my last summer of being a Saskatchewan resident for an unknown amount of time. Yes, you read that right; I will no longer be a proud resident of my beloved home province of Saskatchewan. I have chosen to follow my other passions of agriculture and conservation. I have decided to take a risk and take on a new challenge in the most northern extent of the Boreal Plain/Aspen Parkland Prairies. I am looking forward to connecting to the agricultural community up here as I work my day job. I am also looking forward to connecting you with a truly unique gem of a place that many are unaware of. So as I take this next step, I hope you will continue to join me. I promise I will be back to visit in Saskatchewan... because my heart will always lie with those big beautiful living skies. Though I hope the place I share will steal your heart as it did mine so many years ago.
So, again thank you for sticking around as I went through this big change. Keep your eyes out as I will be blogging very soon about my "last Saskatchewan" summer, & my new home. Fish Girl is back, & ready to share! |
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