I've had just enough time to... have that walk on a rainy autumn day
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| The view from the farmhouse I stayed in that cold autumn morning |
The wind was colder than I remembered. They always were, weren’t they? It is our memories that betrayed us. They convinced us that the wind was kinder than their nature, the rain gentle and we were comfortable in our walk. But I shivered with every gush. It bit my ears and stuck its icy finger into the side of my ribs and the umbrella I was holding trembled like the quivering leaf. I remembered. I hated the cold. It remembered me too and taunted me its icy embrace, laughing at my discomfort and challenged me to give up the walk and seek the warmth of shelter.
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| Some trees are bare, some still hold on to their leaves with grim determination |
I had strayed away from the
others, falling behind. My frozen fingers gripped hard on the metal casing of
my camera, shooting with one hand while the other shielded my body from the relentless
rain. I know the pictures will not turn out well in this low light but I had
only half an hour and I wanted to cover as much ground as I could before I had
to return to the bakery. There were cakes waiting to be baked. And I did not
have an extra day to wander this ground. I wanted to be back to this beautiful
part but I know how ways lead on to ways and I may never find myself back here
again. So I just took what Life has to offer and stepped over useless regrets in
my walk through the wood on that rainy autumn morning in the land of the Danes.
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| The rain created little ripples on the surface of the calm water |
The cold bothered me. But I
welcome it as one would a familiar old enemy who brought your keenest senses to
life. No, not an enemy but an adversary. A worthy one. It was as determined to
push me back as I was as determined to push forward. Time was not in my favour.
Some trees were completely bare by then but some still held on to their
depleting leaves with admirable determination. I was told I was lucky to even
see leaves this late in the year. But I was also told I was unlucky as just a
week ago, this park was a glorious blaze of colours. But can one be lucky and
unlucky at the same time? I guess so. I took a deep breath and was rewarded
with the nostalgic smell of wet leaves, damp earth and the crispness of autumn
air. It reminded me why I loved autumn so much even though I hated the cold.
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| A lone bird puffed up its feathers to withstand the cold |
As I walked, and observed, and shot; I let my mind wandered. Giving it free rein to gallop wherever it pleased. As expected, it preferred the more melancholic pasture and my thoughts merged with the rain till it became as blur as the fine mist over the pool of water along my path. The walk in the rain that autumn morning was so familiar to how I imagined it will be that it seemed so unreal…
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| The hardy ones but even they too shall pass |
When you're walking from
your past
You can never walk too fast
Everyone's the same
When you're walking in the autumn rain
Walking in the autumn rain-
- Day
One: Autumn Rain
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| More rain and wind and gray skies are forecasted |
It doesn't matter where
you're from
'Cause wherever you are from
You got a long walk on
You got a long walk on
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| The past scattered like fallen leaves and refection on a pool of water |
