Sunday, November 10, 2024

changing times


twilight's slow descent comes early now

the dimming of light, that time when the outside world begins to recede whilst the inside one gathers in a little more closely

more than any other time of day it's twilight that causes me to lift my head and look to a window

"ah yes"

a welcome letting go of the active portion of the day

two months ago this photo was taken at 7:22pm

now, twilight falls just before 4:00


twilight...  that increasing absence of light and colour 

an in-between time


I'm off, again, to the land of winter twilight, to help with the wee ones

how can one say "no" to that?

the Yukon no longer follows daylight savings time so the light will fall later than here, right now, about 5:30 but the sunrise is at 10:30 a.m., 3 1/2 hours later

I do love the dark mornings though, a slow easing into the day

the drawing below is one I did of some mountains there, from memory

looking forward to doing that from life now


also happy to have the chance to take a few more pictures to work with


and if I'm very lucky I will see something of the northern lights - this is heralded as the best winter for it in many, many years

wish me luck!

2 comments:

Christine Barnes said...

What a lovely post! Stunning photos and beautiful accompanying words. I love your mountain from memory drawing... I think that would be something good to try when bad weather sets in and outdoor sketching loses its appeal. Put the photos away and walk into the landscapes in my head.

Rachel said...

As I write (at 15.44), my laptop tells me sunset is coming. I do hope you get to see the northern lights - sometimes I've yet to manage to do...!