Winter on the horizon...don't despair

It's the Satyr's day . . . moderate Southerlies and bright sunshine warm TulsyTown a bit this afternoon ...meanwhile, following the almost as bright Beaver Moon, those critters are headed for their Winter lodges. I've put away my summer cargo shorts and brought out the sweats which don't. My yard leaves are ankle deep and while we have some color holding on, the tree's skeletons are increasingly apparent. Ah, Autumn: when lovers bless the dark.

The Watercourse, of course, has its tides. Evidence of its embrace of the simultaneity of positive and negative is as rare as it is everywhere. While we celebrate it, becoming dependent on interdependence has its problems, as that behavior is another form of separation, contradicting the true nature of interconnectedness. In Europe, Germany is facing this issue today. – Nathan Gardels, writing in Noēma, 11/15/24

Today in 2001 the first film in the Harry Potter series debuted.

Diana Krall turns 60 today. The Canadian pianist/vocalist was born on this date in 1964 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Of her 15 Million albums sold world-wide, six million have sold and continue to sell after every release in the U.S.

A reminder of what we are likely to find damaged, if not severely constrained or delaminated by the Trump/MAGA administration. Heather Cox Richardson in Letters From An American.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fail. Think of it — always. – Ghandi

“Don’t Despair of This Falling World” – Jane Hirshfield,

Have you figured out what beauty is for? How it pertains to everything? And, have you changed your life? – Mary Oliver, “Swan,” from Swan, 2010, Beacon Press.

Celebrate Autumn with Ms. Krall's latest dream before her homeland's cold fronts bring the first hard freeze to wherever you are.