Tag Archives: forest

Awaken

Posted on September 6, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ There is a time in the last few days of summer when the ripeness of autumn fills the air.” – Rudolfo Anaya The marine air that we were promised has come to blow the coastal smoke away, although there … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged Autumn, birdlife, foreboding, forest, forest fires, green spaces, Harry Potter, picnics, reading, red sun, September 1st, Summer, trail walking, woodsmoke, writing | 57 Comments

High Summer

Posted on August 24, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ We are invited to slow down and join in a Goethian noticing…of a particular bird with its particular gesture.” – Talbot Kelly & family (www.talbotkelly.com) I found myself sitting on a still-green hill after another delicious fish and chips … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged bird month, Common Raven, commune, forest, forest fires, heatwave, high summer, ice tea, outside, photography, sacred, sky people, trail walking, Vancouver, www.vanbirdfest.com | 42 Comments

Summer’s Green Heart

Posted on July 6, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ I can breathe where there is green. Green grows hope. It keeps my heart beating and helps me remember who I am.” – Courtney M. Privett, Faelost Glancing out the bedroom window overlooking the alleyway, I was struck by … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged blogging, community garden, connected, festival, forest, green, heart, hope, nature, paradise, ritual, salmon berries, strawberries, Summer, trees, words | 40 Comments

#Route97 (Part 1)

Posted on May 31, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson I’ve never heard the ocean singing until today (down by Second Beach), as the … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged #exploreBC, #exploreKelowna, #Route97, adventure, bucket-list, Coquihalla highway, family, forest, memories, moose, mountains, mythological, road trip, romance, snow, Spring, wildlife | 47 Comments

Fractured

Posted on April 15, 2018 by anotetohuguette

Startling the reverie among newly green trees, dystopian voices undulate over autumn strewn paths, piercing through well tended worlds regardless of collected dreams. These are our brothers and sisters thrown to the wolves of winter, spring but a distant memory … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged brother, dystopian, earth, environment, forest, fractured, hope, life, mother, pipelines, politics, seasons, sister, walking, wasteland, yearning | 26 Comments

Masquerade

Posted on January 13, 2018 by anotetohuguette

There you are, standing in your own doorway, barefoot and bereft of hat, crow-black hair shaved close to olive skin – this is the real you, a velvet vision, someone for me to remember when the mask goes on. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged barefoot, castle, dance, dark fairy tale, doors, forest, freedom, life, masks, masquerade, neighbour, reality, self, society, vision | 36 Comments

Dancing in the Dark

Posted on October 12, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ So the darkness shall be the light and the stillness the dancing.” – T. S. Eliot Summer has returned for a few days, giving us a chance to go on one more picnic in the park, drink another iced chocolate and feel … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged Autumn, dancing, darkness, fairytale, forest, gratitude, hope, light, magic, mexico, rain, Summer, sun, Vancouver, words | 26 Comments