pic of the day - harvest sunset

Sunset. Harvest. Life. It is all about circles of time, some in shorter cycles than others, but circles nonetheless. The sun rises and sets once a day, all within about a 13 hour period this time of year. Summer is awesome because the days stretch so long and so much more can be squeezed into a day. Now as winter approaches, we just make the most of the daylight we have. The planting season generally works in a yearly cycle with planting every spring, praying for just enough but not too much rain all summer, that beautiful harvest each fall, followed by a winter of rest. Life? Who knows? What would it be like if we knew going into it the length of our seasons? Would that change how we grow? How we spend our time? Would we do a better job of making the most of that time? As the days grew shorter would we treasure the beauty of the harvest anticipating great rest? I'm not sure. Personally, while I love routine and I love the familiarity of the seasons and the days, I love that each new day is a surprise...a gift yet to be opened. It thrills me that I never know what to expect. Yes, sometimes we are blindsided by something unexpected and events in life are not always happy. That is true. But if I sat around waiting to see what bad thing might be coming around the corner, I would be tainted and never fully enjoy the wonderful. It would be like a little bit pee in a swimming pool. How's that for wisdom? No amount of worry is a good amount of worry because it spoils the good, even if just a little. I am perfectly content with a healthy level of mystery in my life and treat each day as if it was the longest day of the year...enjoying each and every moment of daylight as if were the last ray of sunshine. This picture happens to have been taken from the edge of the cemetery where my sweet grandpa is burried. It is often at the end of the day when I find myself visiting there as it seems appropriate and symbolic. This evening struck me in a particular way because it was sunset on the day, the crops, and on life.