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Seasons Change And So Do I

November 16, 2015 by Karen Giebel 6 Comments

It’s 5 pm here in Bavaria on Monday, November 16th. And it’s dark. Very dark. The trees are barely silhouetted and I just don’t like it! Nope….not even a little bit. It’s 5 pm and I just want to close the curtains and call it a day. During the summer at 5 pm, it’s like “YEA! I got all evening to go here and here and here! Let’s do this and this and this and maybe even this!” Today, I’m like, “Well, it’s to late to go to the store, it’ll be closing in 3 hours. Guess I’ll have Cheerios for dinner.” LOL! I enjoy the changing seasons. In fact, I couldn’t live anywhere without all 4 seasons including that one with 6 feet of snow and -10 temperatures, but whose idea was it that we need darkness at 4 pm? I keep thinking , “Oh, I’ll just go for my cross country walk after dinner,” then reality hits……sigh. Well, the optimist in me says that we are closer to Spring today than we were in September!

Dan and I spent all Saturday afternoon doing yard work that we seriously neglected this Fall. After my Carpal Tunnel Surgery I just couldn’t use the push lawn mower and forget the weed whacker. My hand is small and I can’t even reach the trigger! Dan is gone so much and weekends are so busy we just got the bare necessities done. Between the 2 of us, the yard looks better than it has in months. Anyway, it’s a jump start on next Spring!

Here’s what Saturday looked like. Oh now, please…don’t get all down in the dumps. It gets better!

Upper Balcony

Sigh….all gone. They’re all gone.

Side Balcony

Lettuce is gone. Herbs are done. Marigolds are finished but Gracie is still here!

Side yard

Sad, sad, little ol’ yard!

Rock Garden

Is Sparky saluting the end of summer??? The rock garden was spilling over with flowers. Dang!

Now….here comes the good part! Time to start focusing on Spring and renewal and green and, and, and, and pouring over Seed Catalogs and plotting and planning and hoping and dreaming because  really and truly  SPRING is just around the corner!

Hibiscus Featured Image

And we’ll have Purple and Pink and White Hibiscus!

Petunias

And Candy Cane Stripped Petunias by the bushel! And they will grow and prosper!

Gladiolas

And Gladiolas Galore!

Peonies

And Passionately Perfect Pink Peonies!

In between we have the season of Quietude and Restoration.

In the Quiet  of Winter, there lies the hope of Spring. Winter Blessings  to you, my friends.

Quiet winter

The Pasture is Silent. The Cattle are Lowing, Asleep in their Barns

Winter Pasture

May you Find Joy  and Grace ( yes, that was intentional) in all the Seasons of your Journey!

Winter Grace

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  1. Amy says

    November 16, 2015 at 7:21 pm

    Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing!

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    • Karen Giebel says

      November 16, 2015 at 9:50 pm

      Amy,
      Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment! I appreciate your support.
      Karen, The Journey Girl and your friend!

      Reply
    • Karen Giebel says

      November 17, 2015 at 6:21 am

      Thanks for stopping by Amy! I appreciate your comment!

      Karen

      Reply
  2. Sharon Camarda Paz says

    November 17, 2015 at 12:39 am

    As always this was wonderful. Yes, the glass is half full and Spring really isn’t that far away. I’m not crazy about it getting dark so early either. Makes me want to go to bed and it’s only 5 o’clock…ugh. Too much to do to go to be that early. Enjoying sorting through my new gemstones and designing pieces in my head.. …
    Hugs
    Shar

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  3. Carol Samuelson says

    November 17, 2015 at 10:38 am

    Reading this helped me have a better outlook on the approaching winter, knowing spring and flowers will follow.

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    • Karen Giebel says

      November 17, 2015 at 12:14 pm

      Carol, Thanks for saying so. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. As native Western New Yorkers, we got this winter thing down! Hope you post some pictures of Mayville’s Ice Castle this year.

      Karen

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