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That Time of Year Thou Mayst in Me Behold

On By Jennifer PrestholdtIn Culture, Photography, PoetryLeave a comment
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Sonnet 73 

by William Shakespeare

That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou seest the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west,
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death’s second self, that seals up all in rest.
In me thou seest the glowing of such fire
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the deathbed whereon it must expire
Consumed with that which it was nourished by.
This thou perceiv’st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.
“Sonnet 73: That Time of Year Thou Mayst In Me Behold” by William Shakespeare. (Public domain.)
Sonnet 73, one of Shakespeare’s most metaphoric works, has long symbolized the season of autumn for me.  With thanks to The Writer’s Almanac, William Shakespeare, Mr. Burns (my high school freshman English teacher)  and Lake Harriet – and everything else  in this world which never ceases to inspire and interest.

Phoneography Challenge: My Neighborhood

On By Jennifer PrestholdtIn Photography, Weekly Challenges12 Comments
Taken from the southeast shore of Lake Harriet with Instagram on my iPhone 4s.

I live in Minneapolis, the City of Lakes.  The story is that the first schoolteacher named the city after mni, the Dakota Sioux word for water, and polis, the Greek word for city.  The city is aptly named, with wetlands, creeks and the Mississippi river in addition to twenty-two lakes within the city limits. Truly, a wonderful blend of nature and urbanity.

Of course, most of this water is still frozen at this time of year in Minneapolis.  I took this photo of my neighborhood lake – Lake Harriet – while I was out on a run a couple of evenings ago. Enjoy!