Friday, October 15, 2010

Something in the Air


Costa Rica sits just above the hem of the Northern Hemisphere and even though our tempatures here are constant year round, the seasons are dramatic. Each brings relief of the other and each has something that makes it my favorite. The charm of the rainy winters is in the cozy of books and soup and mystic little clouds drifting around. Summers brings warm, dry air and clean shoes. It gifts the liberty to play outdoors until after dark and make umbrella free appointments.

The past few weeks have been a mix of exausting amounts of rain and teasing hints of what is to come. The transition from rainy to dry arrives with a tinge in the air that envelopes your senses. It is as subtle as the secret in an heirloom recipe. It took me a while, but I can finally detect it. Like the rule of 6pm darkness, the equatorial seasons have become something that I can anticipate. Light and then dark, wet and then dry. The rumbling of the Earth comes when the winds begin to pick up speed. It is all a cycle.

3 comments:

Annabella Bee said...

I miss the thundering equatorial down pours, but by golly the autumn colors are beautiful a bit further away from the equator. I think that for me this time of the year was always the hardest while living in CR. Hope you will enjoy what lies ahead! Pura Vida!

organic fun said...

hi,Alison i like the the view of your land i'd like to know how much are you asking for?i'm planning to go there and find a place to live,thank you.

Alison said...

Organic fun, please send me an email to alicatson8@yahoo.com and I can let you know all of the details.