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Tag Archives: music
We Can Do Better
“Music comes from an icicle as it melts, to live again as spring water.” – Henry Williamson If the pale pink blossoms of the tulip trees and the dark purple crocuses weren’t already announcing the arrival of spring, then the … Continue reading
Heart of the Wild
wer.i.fest.eria (V) To wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery. On a long forgotten winding bus route from downtown out to the bay to catch the ferry to Vancouver Island, we were greeted by vistas of darkest green … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel
Tagged beauty, blues, cold, forest, heart of the wild, home, love, mountains, music, mystery, ocean, Tigh-Na-Mara, Vancouver Island, wander, werifesteria, winter
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Rise
“ The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” – Zen Saying A false fall is beginning to make itself known as I walk beneath a shower of gently falling rain-starved leaves, catching sight of … Continue reading
Taste the Sun
“ The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet.” – Rebecca Harding Davis There are delicate dragonflies dancing among the summery air currents on my afternoon walk to taste the sun. After a sheltered stroll … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel
Tagged bench, bloggers, British Columbia, children, chocolate, forest fires, generosity, humanity, love, music, poetry, roasted nuts, sharing, Summer, surprise, taste the sun, two women
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Real Time
“ Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.” – Kurt Vonnegut Warmer air amid the lingering light herald this early rush of spring, showing up in lush masses of white snowdrops, the royal … Continue reading
Writing In The Space Between Now And Then
“ By writing at the instant, the very heartbeat of life is caught.” – Walt Whitman Thunder is rumbling just above me in the now darkened sky as I sit in the jewel-like parklet not far from where I live. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bengal cat, fairytale, meditation, mexico, music, mystery, neighbour, ocean, pirate ship, red viola, tea, travel, Vancouver, wild, wind, writing
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Twilight Revels
“ The Realm of Fairy is a strange shadowland lying just beyond the fields we know.” – Author Unknown The wind is whistling and howling up against the glass of the balcony windows, a reminder from Winter, even though my eyes … Continue reading