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seeing the season.

9.17.2012


Today, my jeans are sopping and splattered with mud, as I just biked home for spare in the pouring rain. Saturday, we went out hiking in the beautiful twenty-seven degrees. Most mornings, there's frost on the ground. And on Tuesday, it's rumoured to snow. So basically, it's a proper Manitoba autumn. 

Here's something I've been mulling over. When it comes to this season (or any season, really), I can't help but feel like we tend to get caught up in all the wrong things. I love a good pumpkin spice latte as much as the next person (even more, probably). I like living in my moccasins and I own more toques than I should. But I think that we often fail to remember the season itself. I've been making a conscious effort to see the season. To watch it unfurl in all its glory. To just live in it. 

So I ride my bike to school.
I hike uphill until my phone says WELCOME TO THE USA (living by the border is a funny thing).
I chip some more light off that stump just to prolong our ridiculous sister dance parties. 
And I take it all in. Because seasons don't come in grande paper cups. Hike on.
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31 comments:

  1. Hannah NicoleSeptember 17, 2012 at 8:40 PM

    amen. your words are always so good for my heart. love this and you lots.

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  2. MorganSeptember 17, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    OMG i LOOOOOVE these photos!! utterly amazing Abbey! espesh the 3rd photo and all the ones of you and your sister :)

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  3. OrianaSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:03 PM

    yes, this is so true. and beautiful. and you are awesome. xo

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  4. mackenzieSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:16 PM

    i love your hair! and your words. and those warm pictures full of orangey sunset glow.

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  5. UnknownSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:18 PM

    OH MY. The colors here are absolutely gorgeous. I'm envious of you, and everyone else, who lives where the leaves actually change colors. xo

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  6. katie josephine dSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:18 PM

    simply gorgeous. I'm quite envious as the trees haven't turned yet here in NC, and it hasn't even reached below 65 degrees. the scenery there is breathtaking, and yes, we need to relish in the season itself so much more than we do.
    xo

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  7. carlotta cisternasSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:25 PM

    hi. your photos are really beautiful. as are you. and chloe. and your thoughts are spot on. let's skype/facetime soon, yes?

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  8. NinaSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:34 PM

    You do not know how much I love this post. Really.

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  9. abigail graceSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:38 PM

    I love these photos, they are all so gorgeous!

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  10. JoceeSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:57 PM

    i like this way too much, but i don't have a problem with that.
    seriously, though, this has got to be your best post yet. rethinking the seasons. definitely.

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  11. MadisonSeptember 17, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    Abbey your pictures are so enchanting!! Goodness, every time I read your posts I am amazed by your photography. It makes my heart go pitter patter. You are so talented. Love your words too.
    Blessings!

    -Madi

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  12. megan kristineSeptember 17, 2012 at 10:42 PM

    wow. your pictures are sososo gorgeous. and your words just make me happy.

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  13. RetreatingAndAdvancingSeptember 18, 2012 at 2:41 AM

    Beautiful pictures! I love that golden autumn light. Autumn is coming closer here too, but the leaves are still green..

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  14. Harri DavisonSeptember 18, 2012 at 4:10 AM

    Gorgeous images, so autumnal, love it! x

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  15. Grace September 18, 2012 at 4:33 AM

    "Seasons don't come in grande paper cups." Amen, amen, amen to your words.

    I absolutely adore you, Abbey.

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  16. HollySeptember 18, 2012 at 5:16 AM

    ahh, love these words and photos abbey!! you just embrace autumn all you can, while i'll be soaking up spring here in australia! :)

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  17. simiSeptember 18, 2012 at 6:33 AM

    yesyesyes. these words are so beautiful and true. also, the fourth photo from the top? perfection.

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  18. JoSeptember 18, 2012 at 7:33 AM

    FALL!!!!
    These pictures are so pretty!

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    27 degrees C, right? Because if that's farenheit and you're still in shorts I will never understand.
    It's properly nippy here right now, but the leaves are beginning to turn and it's good.

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    1. AbbeySeptember 18, 2012 at 11:38 AM

      ha, yes. celsius. i would die wearing shorts in 27 degrees fahrenheit. it's only eight degrees (celsius) today. i think the shorts have had their time.

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  20. OliviaSeptember 18, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    the light-coloring on your photos is gorg! ahh, autumn. :)

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  21. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 11:47 AM

    What a great post about simply enjoying the season, as opposed to just the typical things it brings. Beautiful photos as well :)

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  22. AbbieSeptember 18, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    AH AH AH AH AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH. too much golden-autumn-sunflare-bokeh-loveliness in these photos.

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  23. KingaSeptember 18, 2012 at 3:41 PM

    Wow. this is absolutely wonderful.

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  24. AnnaKateSeptember 18, 2012 at 4:30 PM

    these photos make me feel like autumn.

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  25. Krysten CathleenSeptember 18, 2012 at 7:45 PM

    I love Fall - it's one of my favorite seasons :)

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  26. indie belleSeptember 19, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    your photos are really pretty, I especially love the 9th, you´ve captured the light beautifully.

    also i agree with your words, we should simply try to enjoy fall itself. every season has its own charm :)

    stella xo

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  27. kylieSeptember 19, 2012 at 4:22 PM

    oh my gosh! the colors! breathtaking! so fall! i am jealous.

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  28. KristynSeptember 21, 2012 at 8:41 PM

    your photos are gorgeous. love the grainy-ness of the last few.

    love your words. fall is so beautiful, and we should cherish it as well as all the material benefits like moccasins and pumpkin spice lattes. ;]

    xx.
    k

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  29. EmmaSeptember 23, 2012 at 8:01 PM

    abbey, just stop! your words and photos are both so equally breathtaking i can't even begin to describe.

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  30. kimberlySeptember 26, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    Your photos blow my mind. Everytime. aodingodsafids. that's all.

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