Monday, October 27, 2025

Almost roofless

Let's pause...
London, ON
October 2025
This photo originally shared on Instagram

It won’t be long before the forest loses its roof, before the leaves that shade and protect this place fall back to earth.

It happens every year, of course, but it still feels like an ending of one chapter, and a harbinger of the next one that in all likelihood will leave us colder and more exposed.

Does that necessarily make this a depressing thing? As is often the case in nature and in life, the answer depends on who we are and where we stand.

What is certain is the leaves will eventually return next spring. Less certain is who will be on the ground by then to witness it. Or, assuming they’ve been blessed with another season, whether they’ll have the wherewithal to look up at all.

I toss that one around my head as I make my way out of the woods. I was lucky to have had this moment, in this place. For now, that will have to do.

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