Sunset tree in a field of snow, near Drymen, Loch Lomond.
Unlike the south, we have had hardly any more snow since the last load, but it is very frosty. By my calculations it is the solstice on Tuesday 21st where we mark the turning of the year. It seems to have absolutely raced by since midsummer – and I’ll be glad to see the light returning. I do love this time of year for the lovely colours and the beautiful angle of light, it is just that there is so little of it in the day in Scotland!
Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world.
The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same.
Every wonderful sight will vanish, every sweet word will fade,
But do not be disheartened,
The source they come from is eternal, growing,
Branching out, giving new life and new joy.
Why do you weep?
The source is within you
And this whole world is springing up from it.
– Rumi