October’s cooling temperatures and fading vegetation represent the last breath of Mother Nature’s colorful splendor before dormancy takes over. The sun is accelerating its drop in the sky, casting long and a lasting shadows.
Animals ready themselves for the cold months ahead by collecting nuts and other foods frantically. Gardeners and farmers, too, pick up the pace of harvesting, looking to beat frosts or freak snow storms that can hit at the end of the month. Those without such pressing chores have the luxury to enjoy the new colors and pungent scents of the season.
—from A Therapist’s Garden
