The day was mostly sunny but cool. The breeze still crosses the ice on the strait north of town to get to us, so the cooler air makes sense at this time of year. Clouds arrived by late afternoon with some minor sprinkles of rain into the evening. On my walks today, I noted that the lily and iris stalks in the neighbourhood are growing madly. Daffodils are in full bloom around town. The first magnolia tree is close to peak bloom so the others can't be far behind. That means there will be a need for a walk around campus to find the white, pink and yellow blossoms over the next week -- or maybe two. That will give me a different view for some of the daily walks. Variety is a good thing to stimulate the brain.
The perception of the passage of time is a very odd thing, as I've noted in this blog in the past. It is May already. I seem to be a month or so behind in my head. Time seems to move forward quickly, just as my older friend always told me it would do. She also noted that it would continue to move more and more quickly as we age. She lived to be 100 so I believe she had adequate lived experience to speak to this topic. <smile> In other ways, though, time creeps ahead slowly. I realized when walking that something that felt like it had happened a month or more ago, actually occurred just two weeks ago. Perhaps the positives of life are felt more deeply, which affects how we experience time passing. For example, while visiting someone dear to us, time can pass very quickly. After the visit, it may feel like forever since we've seen them even when that is not the case. Given the excessively long time between visits during the pandemic, maybe on some level we understand how precious time is and want to get in as many visits as possible while we can.
So, while I was spending time pondering how I perceive time moving forward, I thought of a few songs. I chose a folk song that addresses the rhythms that occur as time passes -- like seasonal changes. The lyrics also contain some understanding of living in the present. It may sound a bit gloomy, but to me the themes presented are positive. Spend some time with those you care about -- today. <smile> Keep safe. Enjoy!
Who Knows Where the Time Goes -- Fairport Convention
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