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Tag Archives: light
Daffodils Rising
“Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.” – Elizabeth Bowen Mid-January is just around the corner and there are still sparkling lights to catch my eye as well as a magical lone sapling … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography
Tagged beauty, darkness, enjoy everything, flowers, forest, hope, joy, light, love, mindfulness, park, seasons, sparkle, wanders, winter
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Feed Your Soul
“Explore the earth, soak up her beauty, and let it feed your soul. Love her like your own, and then leave her be.” – April 2021 Alive magazine Deep verdant green and fragrant gardens draw me most days to paths … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography
Tagged art, beauty, beloved books, earth, feed your soul, joy, light, nature, normalcy, Pendulum Gallery, pleasure, Summer, tea, wanders, warmth, wonder
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Fate
She would find a loyal companion, jump into a jeep and head to Mexico to ride out the storm. Borders are closed to me now, so I journey within – opening windows painted shut over the years and closing doors … Continue reading
Siege
“ In winter, the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity.” – John Burroughs December has arrived in wreathes of fog and apricot … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, community, Covid-19, dreams, Fleurs De Villes Noel, hope, kindness, light, musings, myth, New Year, seige, solo walks, winter, writing. walking
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London Calling (Nov/Dec)
“A pub can be a magical place” – Rhys Ifan (a lovely quote found on a signboard at the George Pub in London, UK) The scent of sweet maple and evergreen commingle on dry November days not seen in decades … Continue reading
Crows & Leaves
“On a bare branch a crow is perched – autumn evening.” – Basho It’s the first day that feels like fall – we woke to a tropical-like rainfall that fell in cool, misty sheets rendering the dark green forest in … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, crows, enchantment, forest, gifts, harvest, leaves, light, loss, magic, rememberance, seasons, storms, trees, wind
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Longing
“ Every leaf speaks bliss to me. Fluttering from the autumn tree.” – Emily Bronte, “Fall , Leaves, Fall” During the last days of summer, I decided a wander through the tiny garden patchwork of our neighbourhood and the still … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, bliss, breathe, joy, light, longing, magic, mounted horses, Narnia, stanley park, tea, transition, trees, Urban Forest Cafe, writing
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October Pause
“the fallen leaves in the forest seemed to make even the ground glow and burn with light” – Malcolm Lowry, October Ferry to Gabriola There is a post waiting to be published but my world has gone sideways with the … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Dad, falling leaves, grief, hope, light, long good-bye, love, October, pause, peace, rain, share, transitions, writing
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The Lost Chronicle
“ It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” – Rainer Maria Rilke A winter walk two days after a fierce overnight snowfall left the air so cold, it carried the remnants of … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Wrinkle in Time", air, blossoms, books, crows, fantasy, first day of spring, gulls, light, Madeleine L'Engle, nature, ocean, robins, science, waves, winter
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