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Celebrating The Fall Transformation
By Dana Kester-McCabeIt is said that change is the only constant in life. Fall on the Eastern Shore is a celebration of just that. The breezes pick up. They switch from the tropical south to the arctic north. This creates an interesting contradiction. The chilly breezes heat up the colors of the landscape from cool hues of green to warm golds and reds. The harvest begins in earnest now. That brings up another contradiction. In many parts of Delmarva tourist traffic is now replaced by farm traffic. For better or worse both are essential to the collective livelihood of our region. People come here because they love the wide open rural spaces. Once they get here they don't like the cost of that beauty. Farming is hard work that doesn't always sound or smell so pretty. But among other things, without the farms our spaces would not be open. And so, just as we adjust our clothing to the dropping temperatures, we can adjust to what may be for some seasonal unpleasantries. Fall is a good time to learn how to live with change in general. We know there will be changes in our lives. Yet, we cannot ever fully anticipate exactly when they will happen or what impact they will have. So much energy can be lost when we try to resist change rather than figuring out how to make it work for us. Gandhi said that we should try to be the change we wish to see. It's good advice. As the winds of change begin to blow, we can either look for the opportunities they bring, or curse the cold. Each change holds the promise of an unexpected gift if only we will look for it. Delmarva's fall landscape is evidence of this. No two days are alike. There is great splendor in the continuing transformation taking place here - outside and inside.  Posted - 10/01/2009
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