After so many days of clouds and rain it was a joy to drive home in sunshine this evening. My favorite sunset journey is down Highway 5, south from Ava, headed straight for home. Especially pretty when the sun is slowly sinking behind the hills to the west. The light is just so soft and glowing. Each treeline is outlined in gold and crimson. Not a bright light that you see in the fall, nor the sharp light of winter. But rather a peaceful blend of rose and orange and blue mixed with yellow tints. Not being a painter, I would be hard pressed to mix the colors of a late winter sunset.
Today as I passed those familiar landmarks...the store at Squires and the turnoff to Thornfield, the Y store and Wasola, Almartha, and then Romance to the left and Nottinghill to the right...I noted each farm and house. I know many people who live on this road..or just off it a little way. And as I drove I thought of them. Some are still living in their homes, some have passed away, but their memory lives on with family and friends.
I felt a certain peace descend on me as the colors grew more muted, I said a prayer for each and every one who came to mind as I saw their home place bathed in light.
It reminded me of evensong..that beautiful church tradition that I experienced when I was a young girl. Songs and meditations and prayers as the sun is setting. My mind went back to that time. Sunlight glancing in the stained glass windows, casting wonderful beams of colored light on the pews and altar. And I remembered the joy and peace I felt as I prayed and sang and listened as a child.
Evensong in February. For all to see and enjoy. The perfect end to a perfect day.
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