Originally drafted in June 2020 During 2020, a post on Facebook caught my attention. Seeing this set me thinking and pondering. I am a keen reader of cereal boxes, especially in 1972 when I lived in Canada and they were in French and English. Good for practising my French. The picture triggers a … Continue reading Encounters with Infinity
Category: Ponderings
some thing that has been given more thought, more pondering
PODOCARPUS Elatus
Podocarpus elatus: known as the plum pine, or Illawarra plum, a species of Podocarpus endemic to the east coast of Australia, (NSW & Qld.); a medium to large evergreen tree growing to 30–36 m tall with a trunk up to 1.5 m diameter. Wikipedia For our Christmas Tree this year we have a Podocarpus-in-a-Pot, decorated with … Continue reading PODOCARPUS Elatus
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
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
Advice to self: action I can take
Thoughts arising as we pass through a Bushfire Emergency on the South Coast of NSW, January 2020: I see around me people who are overwhelmed and overwrought, dissipating their energy on things that are beyond their control, blaming others, generating anger which they spray on others, catastrophising and immobilising themselves and at times those around … Continue reading Advice to self: action I can take
Jottings, Reflections and Ponderings 