Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells

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In Greek mythology, autumn began when Persephone was abducted by Hades to be the Queen of the Underworld. In distress Persephone's mother, Demeter (the goddess of the harvest), caused all the crops on Earth to die until her daughter was allowed to return, marking spring. 8. Autumn and Fall It’s within these games that we see best how aging — especially in a country where the population skews so strongly in the plus-65 category that “more diapers are sold to the elderly (in Japan) than to babies,” Iyer notes — is a rhythmic daily battle of impermanence. Each player offers a unique navigation through these comes-to-all autumn years; and how clever of Iyer to make their commotions a metaphor for how the world paddles forward. Both seasons’ primary colour aspect is muted – but while Soft Autumn is warm, Soft Summer is cool. The latter’s colouring contains more gentle, muted tones with a high content of grey and olive, whereas Soft Autumn’s colouring has more walnut and honey pigments.

This is one of the best times to enjoy the Norwegian outdoors with clean air and beautiful colors. Try the famous Romsdalseggen or spectacular Trollveggen and Reinanuten, or visit the famous Rondane National Park. Oslo, the capital of Norway, has a lot to offer at any time of the year. I really love Oslo in winter, as well as in the summer. But only recently, I discovered how nice it is to visit Oslo in autumn! A cluster of small buttons in deep purple-pink between September and November. 60 cm/2ft. Bred and named by Clive Hester in Gloucestershire and very pretty. We typically think of 'fall' as the North American version of the word 'autumn', but it was in fact in widespread usage in England until relatively recently. I enjoy reading everything Pico Iyer writes. We may have some differences from time to time but his prose often reads like poetry and that makes up for any differences. I did have a little trouble getting into this book as he is more circular and I was looking for linear. Once I adjusted my reading to his writing, I was able to take my time and absorb the truths about which he was writing.When dusk falls on some of the UK’s most beautiful stately homes and parkland, illuminated trails light up the longer nights.

I’ve never experienced autumn. I don’t know what it feels like. I really want to visit Japan. I hope I can visit Japan one day. This book focuses more about the autumn and the deeper meaning of the autumn. Iyer seems to suggest that Japanese culture helps the people navigate these inevitable seasons better than most. At a local park, Iyer hears schoolkids chanting a well-known Japanese song, a lesson that gives its children a heads-up on the blurred lines between life and death, beauty and decay, the subject he ruminates on throughout this genuine and loving tale: “Bright though they are in color, blossoms fall. Which of us escapes the world of change? We cross the farthest limits of our destiny, and let foolish dreams and illusions all be gone.” Nearly didn't finish. I don't have too many of those. Iyer is a really talented writer. But ugh. Most of his statements about this culture are total b. s., or should I say more diplomatically, not at all my experience having lived in Japan for three decades.Yeah yeah, we’re all about the beer gardens and large glasses of rosé in the summer, but autumn is when pubs really come to the fore. If the authors are serious, this is a silly, distasteful book. If they are not, it’s a brilliant satire. Generally, monochromatic colour combinations will look best on Soft Autumns. This might make other seasons look washed out, but on a Soft Summer, it is nothing but flattering. Some properties are also now offering limited and time controlled access to their country houses. Search and book your National Trust day out this autumn. Japan is therefore an ideal place because I never will be a true citizen here, and will always be an outsider, however long I live here and however well I speak the language. And the society around me is as comfortable with that as I am… I am not rooted in a place, I think, so much as in certain values and affiliations and friendships that I carry everywhere I go; my home is both invisible and portable. But I would gladly stay in this physical location for the rest of my life, and there is nothing in life that I want that it doesn’t have." PI

If you are interested in planning further ahead take a look at my post about Christmas events happening in the UK this year and the best places to find egg hunts and Easter trails in England and Wales. I didn’t expect anything about this book since this is my first time reading the book from Pico Iyer. It’s still enjoyable. The walk takes you through many of South London’s beautiful green spaces (including Nunhead Cemetery and the Oxlea Woods), so is a great option when the colours start to change. Snuggle Up for a Film in a Fancy Cinema Cut out some of the weaker stems and water well if the weather has been dry, for these plants are used to a damp, warm Asian summer so they need moisture to grow well. Caring for ChrysanthemumsPico Iyer is a well known travel writer and essayist. He has traveled much of the world and he and his wife are part of The Dalai Lama’s inner circle when HHDL comes to Japan each year. Pico Iyer has known the Dalai Lama since he was 14 because of his dads work. He has no specific religion but has a broad understanding of many. That comes in part from his upbringing and it comes through in his writing. He brings a cross cultural perspective to much of what he writes. This is his second fiction/memoir set in Japan. The first The Monk and the Lady was about his decision to live in a one room home in Japan as an experiment for a year and meeting his wife. However, to recordclimate data, it is important to have set dates that can be compared, so meteorological autumnalways begins on 1 September. 2. Trees prepare for winter Generally speaking, the autumn equinox always falls on either 22 or 23 September, but not quite always. Although he is the foreigner in Japan (and not fluent in Japanese), it is Hiroko, with stilted, sometimes ungrammatical speech, who comes across as the outsider. Writers of fiction from Pierre Loti to Graham Greene have grappled with how best to convey the conversation of non-native speakers of their own languages. Sometimes these fictional portrayals are unflattering, for the obvious reason that the native speaker sounds—and therefore appears—superior. When a real person is put at a linguistic disadvantage in a text, are there similar (in this case, unintended) consequences? Perhaps. One wonders if a verbatim transcription is always the best approach.