Tag Archives: nature

We Can Do Better

Posted on April 15, 2019 by anotetohuguette

“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 →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged art, books, fragrance, ink, joy, love, Monet to Matisse, music, musings, nature, outside, rugby, Spring, wandering, writing | 44 Comments

Deep Winter

Posted on February 14, 2019 by anotetohuguette

“ The mind is not a vessel that needs filling but wood that needs igniting.” – Plutarch – On Listening Snow hasn’t quite fallen yet but the scents of winter make an appearance in both my mother’s kitchen and mine … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged art, chickadees, deep winter, enchantment, fashion, flowers, Guo Pei, magic, nature, raven, scent, spell, spices, Vancouver Art Gallery, wonder | 51 Comments

Present (Tense)

Posted on January 24, 2019 by anotetohuguette

It’s hard when truth lies beaten and bloody upon the ground, gasping its last breath and words that meant everything, are falling from tainted lips. We are lost, drowning in kaleidoscope worlds of our own making, wanting to breathe in … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged breath, courage, false news, hope, loss, love, nature, presence, prophecy, rise, tainted, tension, time, truth, winter | 43 Comments

Magic Realism

Posted on July 27, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ Summer is for surrendering; winter is for wondering.” – Debasish Mridha Early summer has brought changing skies, muggy air and the rumble of thunder. Looking in four directions yields a bank of dark clouds, stunning blue sky, a butter-like … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged bees, cancer free, climate change, colour, heatwave, journey, magic realism, nature, ocean, picnic, Stash tea, Summer, thoughts, wonder, world | 36 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

Summon Down the Spring

Posted on May 3, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ Time and space are the tools of the observer.” – Emmanuel Kant Pale sunlight paints the sidewalk in charcoal shapes, revealing delicate calligraphy previously hidden by cool rain. Patience has fled as winter keeps looking back, finding ways to … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged alive, art, books, downtown, festivals, mindful meditation, musings, nature, neighbours, photography, rain, Spring, sunshine, Vancouver, walking, writing | 48 Comments

The Lost Chronicle

Posted on March 20, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ 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 →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | 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 | 27 Comments