welcome Autumn by celebrating and acknowledging Autumn Equinox

Cauliflower and courgette pakoras, organic potato wedges, roasted butternut squash wedges and tomato and red lentil soup, spiced with ground corriander, lemon juice, salt, black pepper and hing (asofetida)and sprinkled with fresh corriander, yum… For pudding very chocolate cupcakes… Big hit with family and friends :)

Everything about this day is fitting for the first day of autumn. A cold front is blustering in, with a 20 degree drop in temperatures. The southern sky is packed full of swirling thick storm gray clouds. The mountains are cloaked in plush, rustic red and gold, and a dusting of snow is promised for tonight. Leaves scuttle down the street, pumpkins in gardens are showing their colors.

Yummmm. Autumn. A good time to stop and stretch and breathe.

Just three hours away of this year’s Autumn Equinox and I can already sense the season in the air…

Change is occuring, the days are getting shorter, leaves are falling from the trees and the cold is becoming a frequent visitor… Day and night are of equal length today, creating perfect balance. Welcome the new energy, be appreciative of the harvest and all that the earth has provided for us. Take this time to look inwards, re-connect, reconcile and re-charge. Let the transformation take place… :)

somwhere, hopefully amongst the trees and a good wholesome meal for the family :)