Traditional "Dia De Los Muertos"figures.
'Alloween in Flatbush. October 31, 2009. Photo by TN
Autumn's changing ways. "Seasons change with the scenery." Delights of summer and early fall slip away, replaced by the early colors, crimson, gold and ash, until finally a withering away. Verdant bloom replaced by bare limbs. Halloween, and dia de los muertos celebrated in the Latin world, are reminders of the fleeting, temporary nature of life, all life. Temporal existence, bold and ecstatic, replaced by memories and nostalgia for what has gone before.
-Brooklyn Beat
I recently had a reminder fo the fleeting, temporary nature of life when a starling got caught in my woodburner after I'd lit the fire. It was horrible to see. Moments after the bird panicked and tried to get out, there was no sign at all that it had ever existed.
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