Late Summer is the season of transition, centering and harvest, a gentle pause where the intense heat of peak summer begins to settle into the grounding stillness of early autumn. We feel it in the ripening of the earth and the golden, mellow warmth of late afternoon sun.

Spring is the season of rebirth and new beginnings; we feel it in the lengthening of the days and observe it in the sudden burst of life in the natural world. Even though we can acknowledge the need to sprout and grow, modern life often demands we bloom before we are ready.