Reflecting on the month past
After the celebrations of Christmas, New Year & Chinese New Year, the end of February marked the beginning of Lent. From an extended season of feasting & socialising comes an opportunity to quieten to reflect & anticipate the coming of Easter.
We have also enjoyed this past month cool-ish weather and much rainfall. The sun is back out in full force again, although we did get some scattered showers this afternoon.
As part of my Lenten observance, I am following the Lenten Retreat on Jesuit Post. The following song is offered for reflection as is this questions: “looking at all of creation, who does God say we are?”
How was your February?
About The Changing Seasons
The Changing Seasons is a monthly project where bloggers around the world share their thoughts and feelings about the month just gone. We all approach this slightly differently, though generally with an emphasis on the photos we’ve taken during the month.
For many of us, looking back over these photos provides the structure and narrative of our post, so each month is different. Some focus on documenting the changes in a particular project — such as a garden, an art or craft project, or a photographic diary of a familiar landscape.
But in the end, it is your changing season, and you should approach it however works for you.
There are no fixed rules around post length or photo number — just a request that you respect your readers’ time and engagement.
Tags and ping-backs
Tag your photos with #MonthlyPhotoChallenge and #TheChangingSeasons so that others can find them
Create a ping-back to Brian at Bushboys World or this post, so that we can update it with links to all of yours.
Roundup
- Brian at Bushboys World
- Marilyn at Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life in Earth
- Donna at Wind Kisses
- Sarah at Travel with Me
- Natalie at Natalie the Explorer
- Sandy at The Sandy Chronicles
- Gill at Talking Thailand
Touring My Backyard 
Lovely photos, Ju-Lyn. Hope you have a wonderful March. Here’s my February: https://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/2023/02/24/whats-been-happening-february-2023/
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Hi Ju-Lyn – here’s my February, spent mostly in Colombia: https://www.toonsarah-travels.blog/gallery-a-february-selection-2023/
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Thank you Sarah! What a trip you had!
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https://touringmybackyard.wordpress.com/2023/02/28/the-changing-seasons-february-2023/
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Nope copied wrong id. Here’s the right one!
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Our February has been a whiplash month of extreme temperatures—both warm and cold. But we have a good amount of snow, which is something of a relief as we depend on that snow to replenish the water table as well as insulate our perennials. Perhaps even more important, Snow-Gauge Clif will have a job in March, which is right around the corner. 😉
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Goodness Laurie! another message unanswered! I’m not quite sure how I misplaced all these messages! So sorry. The weather affects so much more than temperatures doesn’t it? and I am glad to see Snow-Gauge Clif well-employed in your space!
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No worries! Life is like that.
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I love the photos Ju-Lyn
Here is my Changing Seasons
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Thanks so much Brian! So sorry it’s only now that I’ve found your message – and it’s almost time to wrap up March!!!
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I know. I have been sorting and getting ready early and hope I can make it in time 🙂
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The “Changing Seasons” challenge sounds wonderful…nice way to reflect, document, and share that with other bloggers here. Great song…it’s played often on our Christian radio station in California. I just knew the chorus but not the other lyrics: “you grow roses on my barren soul.” Wow, so poetic.
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So happy to meet you in this space Esther! And yes, we love The Changing Seasons – it really does mark the months for us, even though in Singapore, we don’t experience the seasons as markedly as in other places (which I thoroughly enjoy vicariously!)
This is my first time hearing this song, and these artistes. I have popped over to Spotify to listen to their other songs – very moving lyrics & music.
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Nice to meet you too Ju-Lyn! Thanks Restless Jo for the connection.
It’s a beautiful song and seeing the lyrics in the video made the song more poignant. I’m not very good at discerning lyrics in songs and sometimes replace random words to songs…drives my 2 kids nuts. And let me tell you, they always have to correct me mid song. bleh!
Another good song is “Gratitude” by Brandon Lake and “This is our God” by Phil Wickham. Hope you get to check them out.
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I do that too, making up lyrics to songs – and it also drives my kids crazy!🤪
Thank you for the recommendations. I will seek them out on Spotify.
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If you like Christian music, you may want to check out K-Love. It streams on iheart radio. They have all contemporary Christian music. It’s our go-to station for music.
We mamas know how to drive our kids crazy! My ears just don’t pick up on the nuances of what is sung…kind of comic what I come up with. lol
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You are my soul sister! May we continue to drive our kids crazy with the songs with sing & the nutty things we do! Homeschool Moms Syndrome, perhaps 😆
Thank you for recommending K Love – I can get the station on Spotify. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ it!
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I’m so happy you like it!! It’s our family’s favorite radio station…constant stream of positive and encouraging songs about God.
So happy to have found a soul sister in the blogging sphere! Have a great weekend. 🙂
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Love the song, Ju-Lyn, and that beautiful silhouette of palms. Our life has carried on at quite a fast pace because many friends are currently here from the UK. March will be calmer.
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Hope you are enjoying your quieter days this month, Jo. As always, I enjoy the beautiful (& delicious) views that you enjoy on your outings!
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This month I watch buds uncurl to become flowers and baby birds just out of the nest learn to fly and drop by for dinner. This time of year as winter — such as it was — begins to shut down and spring nears is always magical. May Lent bring you peace and hope.
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And peace be with you too, Marilyn.
May this turning of seasons bring you much delight as you so poetically described.
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Thanks. In between, we had a snowstorm and the next day is was too warm for a coat. Weather? Weird!
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Thank you your info about the Lenten retreat. Hoping your reflection is as you wish.
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Thank you, Donna. The month is proceeding as most months do: rather unpredictably. Not a bad thing though, there is so much to be learned from things we can’t control.
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Yes, and I think as women, we want to do that so we and those around us feel balance. Such is life. no, not a bad thing, just a thing to be flexible with.
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The time of Lent, many memories surrounding that tradition which I no longer do as I have no respect for the Catholic Church and their practices. It is fun to acknowledge how other cultures celebrate life and the reasons why.
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I hear you, Suzanne. I’m afraid all institutions are prone to folly and non are exempt from falling short.
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