My rooftop neighbour showing lovely winter plumage. @SteelySeabirder
After the autumn moult, old, damaged feathers are replaced with fresh, well insulated ones to prepare for the harsh season ahead. #SuperSeabirdSunday
@NGlers I love seeing birch trees - especially when there are so many, in one forest, as yours, Esa. As a teen, I used to spend summers in a log cabin in woods .. & would write letters to my friend back home, on the back of birch bark. Birch: a tree, that provides many gifts!
@sedrul08@ivagonefishing What a lovely picture! It pulls at my heart, as memories awakin - from being a child, still in the old country. Thank you, Sedrul, for choosing this, to share as a response. A sweet moment in time, from that artist. 💖
Oops .. (got distracted by world News) .. forgot to share a perfect specimen - taken at #Ojibway#park / #forest - for inclusion into #MagentaMonday!
This gloriously coloured #tree greets one, from behind the #NatureCentre, where pathways tempt exploration! Love it here!
#Autumn
If the world is getting a little too much may I recommend the inexplicably obsolete word ‘latibulating’, from the 17th century? To latibulate is to find a cosy corner somewhere and hide in it.
Acrylic on canvas
50 × 60 cm “Between Two Worlds”
Every sunset promises a new sunrise.
Day turns into night, and night gives way to a new day. The sun disappears beyond the horizon, only to rise again and fill the world with light. And this beautiful cycle continues endlessly.
Our lives are very much like this constant dance between light and darkness. There are happy moments when it feels as though the entire world is shining just for us. And there are difficult times when we cannot see even the smallest ray of light ahead.
But no night lasts forever.
That is why it is so important to keep moving forward. To dream, to set new goals, to try, to make mistakes, and to begin again. Not to put life on hold, not to wait for perfect circumstances, and not to waste precious time on things we cannot change.
Because time is perhaps the most valuable thing we have. We cannot stop it, bring it back, or save it for later.
Every day is a new opportunity to create something beautiful, to love, to discover something new, and to take another step toward our dreams.
And even if today feels like a sunset in your life, remember that somewhere beyond the horizon, a new sunrise is already beginning.
Don’t be afraid of change. Don’t be afraid to start over. And never stop moving forward. ❤️