Do you love the twilight - the gloaming - part of the day? Where the sun has gone down but it's not yet dark? That in-between where everything becomes a lavender haze and edges take on a soft focus? It's one of my favorite parts of the day, especially in the summer when the light seems to ever so slowly fade.

The gloaming comes as a benediction to the day and overture to the night. The brief spell when the heavens begin to draw their curtains and give to the night its first star. Twilight time is one of delight with its momentary changes and revelations. We are face to face with the mellow hours of the day. It's the time of lounging around with friends, faces tinged with a blue-violet glow. We take a collective breath to relax even further - to let go. Smiles come easier. Tongues are loosened. We may speak softer or louder with sweet truth. Our laughs become deeper causing our bellies and cheeks to ache. The serious action of the day is over. Plans of tomorrow are brewed in the light of achievement of today. Life is reviewed anew.

Nature feels closer, more intimate, more connected - we feel more interconnected. The fragrance of the earth wafts by more intensely. The fireflies twinkle in the evening light. The insects begin their chorus. The bats swoop by to earn their supper. The deer step out of the dark woods to frolic and play. The gloaming is seasoned by nature.