by Steve Tanham
I begin to look for it from the start of July…
The ‘perfect evening’. Highly subjective, of course. For me, it begins with a gentleness of warm (but not hot) air flowing over the land.
Add in light that has a softness – as though mother-of-pearl had been ground into a fine dust and scattered, unseen.
And the final ingredient is an emotional, mellow ‘fullness’ that seems to encircle the whole experience, giving us a taste of underlying perfection, yet showing us that the price of this coming-into-manifestation is brevity…
I don’t look for another. I’m content to let the summer flow on towards harvest – though none too quickly, please – once the perfect evening has graced us with passing perfection.
©Stephen Tanham 2023
Stephen Tanham is a Director of the Silent Eye, a journey through the forest of personality to the dawn of Being.
http://www.thesilenteye.co.uk and http://www.suningemini.blog
Sun in Gemini 
A beautiful evening, Steve. The contrasts seem to deepen as the summer progresses.
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Thank you, Michael. We’ve had a good summer!
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We have indeed, Steve. Let’s hope it mellows into an Indian summer and a crisp and colourful autumn.
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Photographic heaven! Yes, let’s hope so!
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