This morning, as Paul and I wandered around the market, I was enchanted by the light. Lower and softer than the sunlight of summer, this morning’s autumnal light enveloped the market in a warm glow. New crops of winter squashes, potatoes, apples and pears shone beside the last of the summer’s beans, tomatoes and berries.
Around the fall equinox, the days shorten more quickly than nearer to the solstices. The angle of the sun relative to this patch of earth, and the corresponding quality of the sunlight that reaches it, also change more quickly from day to day at this time of year. The light was different two weeks ago. Two weeks ago, it was still summer.
Most days, I am taken by the beauty of the produce at the market. Today, however, I was smitten with burnished highlights and longer shadows. I kept exclaiming, as I pointed out a pyramid of pumpkins or a stack of striped eggplants, “Oh, look at the light!”
Goodbye, summer, until next year.
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GORGEOUS.
These photos would make great birthday cards for anyone with a birthday near the solstice. Happy Birthday!
I am also stopping by to say Happy Birthday! It really has been lovely here these last few days. Enjoy your day.
What beautiful photos. I used to hate fall, but it has grown on me over the years. I can now appreciate the crisp air instead of mourning summer.