Contemplative Inquiry

I have been carefully following the wheel of the year for 2025. Yet I can still be surprised by the moment in which I find myself. The pictures in this post were taken around 3.45 pm on 19 November. I was indoors, looking out, and strongly affected by the quality of light.

It was the light that, on an adequately clear day, precedes sunset. The sunset itself was less than half an hour away. I knew this of course. But I still felt surprised that this was happening so early, in the middle of the afternoon.

I enjoyed the scene itself. I liked the way that this combination of strong pre-dusk light and uncompromising shade was transforming my neighbourhood. At the same time it felt as though this transformation was too speedy for my comfort. Too relentless. In another month it will dark by 3.45 pm. Then, after a brief stasis, the whole process will start again as the light returns. Another year gone, and another year coming. At some level, I can hardly keep up, as time hurries me into an unknown future.