Late Afternoon Japanese Tea House                       click to enlarge

As long as we’re time traveling to get out of this cold snowy weather that won’t EVER change back to summer again in a thousand years, I’ve decided to go somewhere nice for a little while. You can come along if you want to. If not, well, just stay there and be cold then.

You don’t necessarily have to go someplace hot like the Sahara, you can go someplace that’s comfortable and let the late afternoon sun perform its magic by creating colors that warm your heart as well as your body.

This is a Japanese tea house somewhere in my past that I often visit when I need to change my attitude. Today is a good day to revisit this place. The last rays of the setting sun shine through a break in the trees and light up the weathered wood in a last good-by, turning the walls and columns into a flood of gentle amber light that slowly changes into molten gold. This is a harmonious place at any time of day but it becomes a temple of inspiration when this transformation happens. I can feel a wave of calmness settle over me every time I view this image.

You may have your own spot that does this for you. I hope so. If not, borrow mine. Beauty is like love, there’s always enough to share.

Today it’s foggy, snowy, and 20°, there it’s…. well, wonderful.