Wabi Sabi : beauty in decay

All things are impermanent – everything wears down and fades into oblivion. Embracing a compassionate understanding of this eventuality can mean seeing and appreciating the beauty of the ephemeral; the loveliness of a withered leaf, a dried seedpod, or the simple spareness of a leafless tree.  To an artistic sensibility that celebrates the notion “to everything there is a season”, the terms rusty and weathered might easily come to mind.