“the experience of hearing Judy Garland sing ‘Over the Rainbow.’ When the song and the credits end, I am left with the feeling that ought to be a paradise, and I am reminded of C.S. Lewis’s famous quote: ‘If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.’ We do not need to only participate in dark or troubling stories, but we do need to give priority to stories that haunt us, unsettle us, and expand us, whether through beauty and delight or tragedy. We also need to make time and space to interpret the stories through dialogue with others. Living in an atomistic culture, our default response to receiving a story is not to interpret it in community. We may have a personal opinion about it. We may tweet a 280 character review. We may debate parts of the story. But most of us are not inclined to take the time to slowly work through the meanings of the story and dialogue with one another. In other words, the prolonged, thoughtful, charitable dialogue about stories I’m recommending will not happen naturally. We need to intentionally pursue it.”
Alan Noble Disruptive Witness
Spectacular !
Ralph – Many thanks – and yes, it was a spectacular day.
Beautiful pics!!
Mary – Many thanks.
Beautiful colours Isabel. I love the Fall.
Ken – Thank you. Me too. (Although I guess “me two” would also work in a “and baby makes three” sort of way.)
Beautiful colours and beautiful photos! Our walking group on Friday went to Springbank to stroll through the fall colours, as you note, some plants fully changed, some summer green, and every shade inbetween.
Judith – Thank you. I’ll look forward to seeing your photos.
thank you for not Photoshopping the colours like so many photogs do — saturating the colours.
Barbara – 🙂 I do tweak the contrast sometimes and the exposure, but try to keep them looking natural.
For a few days, we walk and ride in glory. Whatever one’s woes, it is impossible to resist their uplifting response to the onset of winter. All of this may be why my favourite colours are orange, lemon, and crimson. Yet, when I come in from the brisk air and blazing colours, I have a strong urge to hibernate.
Laurna – I do wonder how much of our emotional reactions to the seasons stems from their associated survival cues in our evolutionary past. Of course, the cues (& seasons!) would have been markedly different in Africa . . .
Isabel
Love the fall colours. You’ve captured them so well.
Tom – Thanks kindly.
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