[ESP | ENG] 🍁 Autumn and its meaning 🍂 🍃

La palabra otoño deriva del latín "autumnus" y significa algo asi como "el aumento o la plenitud del año".

The word autumn derives from the Latin "autumnus" and means something like "the increase or fullness of the year".

It is one of the four seasons in temperate countries. It is the season that follows summer and precedes winter, which means that it is a season in which changes occur in some trees of the deciduous family, i.e. they do not keep their foliage all year round. This group includes maple, beech, oak, chestnut, elm and birch, among others.

These trees shed their leaves during the autumn and then, when spring arrives, they turn green again.

The fact is that autumn is a time of change, of shedding what is no longer useful, in the case of the leaves of the trees they begin to change colour, ranging from green to brown, yellowish, red and orange. A whole spectacle of colours that decorate the gardens until the time comes for them to fall.

From a figurative or symbolic point of view, it is considered the stage of maturity or the twilight of life 🍂.

Son muchos los que consideran el otoño como una época gris que los empuja a la melancolía. En cambio yo, veo al otoño como un período de preparación para el duro e inclemente invierno, es una época de reflexión, de quietud, de nuevas oportunidades. Es dejar atrás ese calor desesperante y agobiante del verano, es cuidarse y recargar las energías.

Many people think of autumn as a grey season that makes them melancholic. I, on the other hand, see autumn as a period of preparation for the harsh and inclement winter, a time of reflection, of stillness, of new opportunities. It is a time to leave behind the desperate and oppressive heat of summer, to take care of oneself and to recharge one's energies.

Durante esos días y tardes de otoño, es agradable dar un paseo y disfrutar del clima fresco y del aire rozando tu rostro, mientras miras caer las hojas y aprecias su colorido tan variado.

During those autumn days and evenings, it is nice to take a walk and enjoy the cool weather and the air brushing your face, while watching the leaves fall and appreciating their varied colours.

Ahora me pregunto, ¿Qué significa el otoño para ti?

Now I wonder, what does autumn mean to you?

Estoy segura que ya no volverás a ver el otoño de la misma manera. Los espero en una próxima publicación.

I am sure you will never look at autumn in the same way again. I look forward to seeing you in a future post.