Nature has an incredible capacity for regeneration and growth. We see that clearly demonstrated in the season of spring. As Hermann Hesse once wrote, “… life does not await permission to be lived.” This Mallard drake was used to people… Read more
A Little Beauty
love what you have
Ferns are unfurling. Thick spears of hosta appear like bullets shooting from the still-cold, wet earth. Some rhododendrons are in full bloom exalting at another spring, while others have bulging buds ready to burst with their frilly life. Though daffodils… Read more
A Story
this and that
I love the sound of the word, Cymbidium. I must be way behind the times. I just learned (saw it on CBC TV) there is competitive synchronized skating. In fact, when I watched our Canadian team perform at the world… Read more
A Little Beauty, A Story
A note from May 1
On the first of May, the morning light holds me to the kitchen window before I decide to head out onto the wet grass to take this photo. My kitchen table holds a small bouquet of flowers that have brightened… Read more
General
bright shoots of possibility
None of this is permanent. Life, like the seasons, shifts, evolves and moves on. Cherry blossoms drift settling at my feet; eagles soaring like bold kites against blue skies; songbirds busy at living; chubby buds preparing to burst their delicate… Read more
A Little Beauty, General
observations
Enjoying morning coffee in front of the fireplace. Tilting my head enough to see what was may be visible from the living room side window was nature’s wake-up call marching through the distant trees. Clouds, the colour of cotton candy,… Read more
General
merry melody of spring
Even before the horizon fully awakens, ribbons of fuchsia, tangerine, and cherry blossom pink sets the backdrop for the spring flutter. Eagles paint shadows over yards and homes and beaches. Birds carving the air, crows calling other birds dirty names,… Read more
General
coming into leaf
“The trees are coming into leaf Like something almost being said;” –an excerpt from the poem The Tree by Philip Larkin. Sorry for being late this week. Oodles of noodles got in the way. Until next Monday, enjoy the sun!