Sunday 11 November 2018

Fall Romance

Fall Romance - November 2018 - NorthernShy

A discarded, dried rose, titled with the word ‘romance’. What is it about something faded and gone that inspired me to call this photograph “Fall Romance”? ‘Romance’ can be another term for ‘romanticize’, to make something seem better or more appealing than it really is. Am I romanticizing when I say I love the fall and the crisp air and the beautiful colours? Yes, fall is the reminder of what is to come as we transition into cold dark nights – but I still do love the fall – as I do love this life that is ever changing and impermanent. So I don’t think I am romanticizing; rather I am enjoying the fall for the actual romance, the feeling of mystery as we turn from one season to another, embracing all that is coming as we leave the beauty of fall behind us. Because it may be behind us, but beauty, even that which is weathered and faded, never really leaves us. It stays within, the glow of memory lighting our eyes & keeping us warm during those long winter nights ahead.