I love the way these rainy days, with their darkened skies, intensify the colours of our forest and the clearing in which we live. The greens are all seen differently, deeper shades and not just now clean, free of dust, but shining with their coating of water following each shower. In addition, other colours which … Continue reading The Colour of the Rainy Days
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A morning burst of awe and wonder
5 March 2021 I love it when the sky clouds over and then there comes a burst of sunlight, like a fanfare, or the Hallelujah chorus, transforming our space. Awe and wonder from our veranda. And our four kookaburras on a nearby gum-tree branch burst into song, Sounding the Trumpets, so to speak. Magpies add … Continue reading A morning burst of awe and wonder
On “on-the-other-handed-ness”
“Other-handed-ness”, as in “on the one hand ‘this’, and on the other hand ‘that’”, in a world where ’this’ and ‘that’ co-exist, but are often cast as opposites, "other-handed-ness", as in 'on the one hand this is awful', while 'on the other hand that is awe-full', and the two can co-exist, along with so many … Continue reading On “on-the-other-handed-ness”
Pausing amongst trees …
Sharing a morning walk -18 February 2021 Yesterday, I wandered with my camera, and came across a number of sights I felt to be worth sharing, some old, some new. Come with me amongst the trees, along paths we have created through these trees, in a forested wild garden for which we have the privilege … Continue reading Pausing amongst trees …
Awe and Wonder, Morning Light
Awe and wonder in the morning light. The morning light is the awe and wonder. It invites one to see and savoir things seen yesterday from a different perspective, from a fresh awareness of other dimensions, added to by finding joy in doing so. There is a ‘multiplier effect’, as that memory prompts me to … Continue reading Awe and Wonder, Morning Light
Reflections during Covid-19 self-isolation: June 2020
I am fascinated by the range of thoughts and feelings experienced during this period of ‘stay-at-home’ isolation, a consequence of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Most frequently we have reflected on how fortunate we are to be isolated on a five acre rural property, with a forest in which to wander and still be at home, enjoying … Continue reading Reflections during Covid-19 self-isolation: June 2020
Winter morning
Winter morning, early. To the east, the sun shines low through the forest transformed by last night’s rain droplets on leaves A thousand prisms glinting, sparkling, twinkling welcoming me Into this day
Vaughan Williams and Me
I love the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, and have done so for most of my life. His music seems to resonate with what lies deeply within, almost as if I hear it in my bone marrow. His music seems to appear on occasions where I would not have expected it but find it has … Continue reading Vaughan Williams and Me
Rose Petals, Music and Connectedness
On the train home from a day with a dying mother; 26/04/2005 My mother lived in Sydney and at the time was emerging from a serious illness. Her doctors had told us she does not have long to go. April 2005 I am on the train, going home from a day with my dying mother, which … Continue reading Rose Petals, Music and Connectedness
A “Three Buddha Farewell” Revisited.
January 2020: I am revisiting this piece from 2001 as a result of a whole new perspective given to these three Buddhas by the second of our three sons, who helped us choose items of significance or treasures to pack in our car, in readiness for evacuation should a bushfire threaten our property, a log … Continue reading A “Three Buddha Farewell” Revisited.
