autumn for the young and old
september has been a wonderful transition from summer (if those wet and chilly july and august could be called summer at all) to autumn. the leaves are slowly turning colors and start to lay a crunchy carpet on the ground. over the past weekends, we’ve gone collecting black currants (makes wonderful jams!), apple-picking (made muffins, pies, and cakes, and still have a bushel to go) and collecting kastanien (inedible chestnuts, but great crafting material). pity that i can’t remember anything from my plant path course except that not all mushrooms are edible, otherwise we could have gone mushroom collecting in the woods as well, if i could distinguish one from the other. this time of the year, nature offers a lot of activities to fill up a pre-schooler’s day (ey, that’s the first time i used that word: goodbye toddler, hello pre-schooler!). even rainy days are no exception: completely outfitted in rain gear, jumping into puddles keeps jan filled with glee for hours! it’s been a wonderful autumn so far, and i don’t mind the drop in the temperatures (yet). funny that it takes this to realize how much i enjoy being outdoors. there’s a lot of varied things to do and jan’s enthusiasm for all these activities is just contagious!
autumn is also the time of the year i appreciate the four-season climate the most. when the leaves turn golden in the sun and the pullovers are again brought out of storage, it reminds me that time do pass by. another season over, another year will close soon. it prods some reflection, how the year has been, what the future holds.
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i just read lei and stephen pretty much doing the same things in california and lei brought up a comparison i was trying to quell: should we move back to asia, jan will be deprived of all these things. hm.
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14 Responses to “autumn for the young and old”
October 4th, 2005 at
your ‘last’ paragraph is exactly what A and I were just talking about lastnight. aah, the saying is true that “you can’t have it all huh?” just gotta learn to find a way to adjust, adapt and accept…and di ba, everything else will follow? (crossing fingers)—hay! buhay, parang life.
October 4th, 2005 at
haay…hirap talaga pag palipat-lipat. nakasanayan mo na yung isa, then adapt ka naman sa iba once you’re used to the former one. pero, ok lang yan. i agree with justice, “one can’t have it all”.
October 4th, 2005 at
i will NOT write about how jealous i am that you guys are moving to asia, because i’ll just sink into a black mood and start bickering about how much i wa
October 4th, 2005 at
…want to move to asia too… damn! i just wrote it! well, that’s it, im jealous!
anyway, i think change is always, always good. sometimes we really need to be displaced in order to put things into perspective. hay. damn autumn.
(ps. sorry, naputol! heheh)
October 6th, 2005 at
kala, don’t be jealous. not of me, at least, we’re not moving to asia just yet. someone else here is, and i’m green with envy!
October 6th, 2005 at
WHO?! grrrrrr
October 6th, 2005 at
Sometimes I am also reminded that my kids are missing or are deprived of what I experienced growing up in the Phils. But as “justice” said, we can’t have it all. I think this is the reason why every now and then I tell my kids stories or compare our life here and the one we had there. Especially when the weather changes because I think that’s one of the major difference.
October 7th, 2005 at
well, if she’s not blogging, then i’m not telling, hahaha!!!
October 7th, 2005 at
hay ang masasabi ko lang eh, kapag ganitong malamig eh kaysarap kumain ng lugaw tokwa’t baboy, champorado, mami siopao etc….
kapag malamig eh ang sarap magpainit!
October 7th, 2005 at
ruth, ang lupit mo haha “time is of the essence”
October 8th, 2005 at
so, there, kala:
http://justiceabroad.blogspot.com/2005/10/no-more-waiting-pains.html
channel your jealousy there, haha!
justice: all the best on your new adventure! truly happy for you guys, esp for your hubby! tandaan, kami naman ang ihanap nyo ng trabaho pag nandun na kayo, hokey? hahaha!
October 8th, 2005 at
ey, irene! thanks for visiting and leaving a note! where is “here” for you?
October 8th, 2005 at
ruth, with you and B’s scientific backgrounds, you’re the ones being looked for. inaantay lang kayo
October 9th, 2005 at
Ruth, “here” is Winnipeg, Canada. Regards!