On Tuesday, November 01, 2005, I published my first blogpost titled ‘Washed In Gold’ on a platform called Blogger. Exactly six years later, my heart is gladdened to read this again, and to share it with you. Original post follows:
The first of November has come in quite sneakily as far as I am concerned. I suppose the last several weeks have been packed so tightly that the days have folded into weeks and months in a very smooth and seamless manner… which is not an undesirable thing at all considering that the events of the past few weeks have all been very gratifying at home and work.
Yet, despite the smooth passage of time, one occasionally encounters moments when time itself seems to stand still. I am experiencing just one of those moments this afternoon! I took a walk around campus a little while ago, and cannot begin to describe the beauty of nature that I was enveloped in. The air was crisp, and the sky was the bluest of blue, but what was absolutely stunning was the sun shining down on the trees that looked as though they were going up in flames. Flames of bright red to pale pink even, browns as pale as copper to darker shades of chocolate, but more than anything else, every hue of yellow known lit up the horizon every direction I turned.
Every autumn, I am struck by the glory of this season; the sheer brightness of the foliage is almost unreal, and the sunlight highlights every color to its sharpest hue. One can only take in sharp breaths at the particularly beautiful sights, and bask in the reality of the moment– a moment washed in gold.
Such a vivid and heartfelt description of the beauty around you!
Oh! Thank you so much for refreshing my memory. ❤️