beautiful melancholy

november has a beauty all its own. it’s not resilient like spring. it’s delicate. fragile. hanging on by a thread. december snows will come, and all the pretty details of november will be gone in an instant. when i give talks, i often confess that november is my favorite month to photograph. it often surprises me how many people come up afterwards to tell me that november is also their favorite month.  have you read the book bittersweet, by susan cain, yet? i am guessing it all the bittersweet-types that truly love november and its beautiful melancholy.

zinnia in november