11-10-24 a chilly fall morning

it is a chilly, wet morning in my part of the world. and as much as i complain about summer's end and winter being on the horizon, i must say i rather enjoy this time of the year where fall wind and rain has made skeletal the trees. this is the season just before winter starts settling in and one in which i choose to be home more. this is the season in which i begin nesting. i am cleaning my home, sorting and making it more orderly. maybe this is because i know i will be inside much more over the course of the next several months so i'm preparing for that. this is also the season in which i am cooking more, preparing heartier meals and wanting to bake a lot. i try to resist the baking part to some degree because who needs those carbs, right? but the drive to do so is there. i think this feeling, this innate need to nest is natural, instinctual, a survival characteristic carried in our cells from our ancestors. we do now know that we carry cellular memories through generations even if we're unaware. you could say it's no different than animal instinct that guides them to survive and care for their young. no one taught them these things, they just do them naturally. i believe we are very much the same way. the term "nesting" became known to me when i was pregnant with my son. most mothers will understand this, as just prior to birthing we are struck with a burst of energy. suddenly we are cleaning and organizing and making sure all is ready for the arrival of our baby.

i have rambled enough this morning as i sit here at my kitchen table. there is such a cozy feeling when i can sit here with my coffee and a cat or a dog at my feet, listening to the rain and feeling cocooned in the darkness of a fall morning. but now daylight is beginning to make an appearance. in the distance i hear a neighborhood car being started, street lights are now off and it is time for the day to begin.

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