Tag Archives: nature

Turbulence

Posted on August 25, 2017 by anotetohuguette

She walked with a train of midnight-hued crows in her wake, her ear to the wind and the silently growing things, alert to any aberration in her world… There is a sickness creeping over the land, … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged breath, climate change, crows, forest, green, grief, growth, life, light, nature, poetry, shadow, turbulence, wind, yin and yang | 33 Comments

Discarded Wings

Posted on August 18, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible. She walked with the Universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings.” – Ariana Dancu Against faded brick, the cardboard wings lay abandoned, no longer … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged abandon, angels, authentic, beauty, British Columbia, climate change, forest fires, heatwave, hope, nature, sanctuary, Summer, tourism, wings, woodsmoke, yoga | 19 Comments

Illusion

Posted on July 20, 2017 by anotetohuguette

I knew the scar was coming and after three opinions, the surgeon was chosen with care, this one less cavalier, instilling a quiet hope that I might still recognize the face in the mirror. As the shiny scalpel cut away … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged fear, healing, illusion, inner beauty, light, love, mirror, my skin cancer journey, nature, power, society, strength, trees, values, wild | 48 Comments

Morning Thunder

Posted on June 1, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.” – Frederick Douglass A rumble reverberating through the air woke me from a … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged breathe, clouds, dream, Eden, family, healing, life, lightning, morning, nature, seasons, stanley park, sunrise, thunderstorm, Vancouver | 15 Comments

Borderland

Posted on April 27, 2017 by anotetohuguette

Centuries of the same tired words reverberate through time, never fraying the seasons and hours of the day parsed out by man nature’s eternal rhythms ignored or manipulated creating monsters in their place, leaving us to cry out, with hearts as … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged awakening, borderland, cleansing, desert, digital world, drumming, heart, hidden, lost, nature, nomad, rain, rhythm, spirit, time | 18 Comments

Neglected Treasure

Posted on March 30, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring.” – Neltje Blanchan Mornings here are no longer greeted by the chorus of the blackbird choir, the feathered flock have moved back to the cattail clotted edges of the … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged blossoms, eagle, forest, life, mexico, nature, raven, sea, seasons, Spring, travel, treasure, walking, writing, yoga, zen | 22 Comments

Peace & Plenty

Posted on March 9, 2017 by anotetohuguette

“ The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.” – Henry Beston I wrote of early spring in my … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel | Tagged abundance, blogging, Brant geese, dark red wine, forest, nature, ocean, peace, raven, taste cafe & bistro, Tigh-Na-Mara, Vancouver Island, walking, winter, writing | 16 Comments