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Otter Creek Falls
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Fields Days
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| Lunch Time Along Lake Champlain in August |
Well, here I am now, in the last full week of August 2024 on a sunny Sunday afternoon, thinking about what this Summer has been. Overall, these months have been more interesting than previous years because I put effort into making sure I did not stay indoors so much or let depression drag my down so far. I cannot claim this year that summer went by too quickly or I didn't experience a real summer.
I had a fairly nice summer. Heat, rain, storms, are all part of the season's Earth wardrobe. I wore it well. I may not have achieved everything I planned, but I did well with what I accomplished.
Being so positive is rather a shocking experience for me. I'm not sure how it fits in with the depression episode I have been struggling to get out of. I think it might be a situation of emotional isostatic rebound going on.
Isostatic rebound is the movement upward, back to the normal shape after being compressed. In glaciology, the weight of a glacier on the Earth compresses the ground. When the glacier melts, the ground is released from that weight and uplifts. (Earthquakes can be a result as the Earth adjusts.) Think memory foam impression returning to smooth.
As my depression weight lifts, I feel lighter in spirit. This summer has been a period of uplift for me.
Now, onward into the fall with the same attitude to embrace the season as well as I can whether I go anywhere or not. There are trees and views to the mountains. No matter where I go, Nature is available.
That's one good thing about nature.....it never leaves us, and it is open to those who can appreciate it. I actually just spent some time in nature over the weekend, and it was a good feeling. So glad you are having positive thoughts and looking forward to the most wonderful season of all, Fall (in my opinion haha).
ReplyDelete~Sheri
Sheri,
DeleteI am glad to read you had time out in Nature.
It does sweep out cobwebs from the soul.
Such beautiful photos! Great post! I look forward to autumn too!
ReplyDeleteMarie,
DeleteAutumn this year should have spectacular foliage color because folks deserve it.
Your summer looks lovely. I love the idea of your being so positive! A good sign.
ReplyDeleteJeanie,
DeleteThe trick is to drag positives into the next season. I pray for no flooding rains, and warm days.
Happy belated birthday. Lake Champlain looks very pretty. We have the blue lakes here too. Janice
ReplyDeleteThank you Janice
DeleteIt was a nice day, no aging blues dragging me down.
I'm glad you're feeling better, May. I had a better summer than normal too. I embraced the heat and sweat instead of dreading it all summer. It made a big difference for me. I almost don't want summer to end.
ReplyDeleteBecki,
DeleteBeing sad to see summer go here as well.
Happy belated birth day! I'm always very sorry to see August draw to a close because I know the dreaded winter is closing in. I still remember how much I dreaded having to go back to school and I look at the kids heading off and feel so sorry for them. I'm sure not all of them hated it as much as I did but the feeling still lingers. I'm hoping for a very long fall....wonder if I'll get my wish.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Maryanne
DeleteA long fall is what I hope for as well. One that is warm with easy weather, and no flooding. I dread when the foliage is gorgeous only to have a rainstorm race through and knock all the leaves to the ground.