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Tag Archives: ocean
Moved By Beauty
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Our early spring days still feel very winter-like, it’s cold in the mornings and throughout … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel
Tagged beach, beauty, food, forest, heavenly, ocean, picnics, raven, reset, retreat, spring break, surprises, Tigh-Na-Mara, Vancouver Island, wanders
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genius loci (the spirit of a place)
“If you’re John Muir you want trees to live among. If you’re Emily, a garden will do. Try to find the right place for yourself. If you can’t find it, at least dream of it.” – Mary Oliver, Felicity Tomorrow, … Continue reading
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Tagged apples, Autumn, bliss, bolt hole, bounty, bungalow, discovery, forest, genius loci, ocean, raven, Tigh-Na-Mara, trails and paths, travel, Vancouver Island
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Words Travel
“The only journey is the one within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke It’s Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, a weekend that was supposed to be awash in moody rain. Yesterday’s walk required an umbrella although I didn’t mind – the nearby … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, breathe, forest, joy, love, meditation, ocean, retreat, rewilding, stretch, Tigh-Na-Mara, travel, trees, Vancouver Island, words travel
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Broken Clouds
“Not All Storms Come To Disrupt Your Life…Some Come To Clear Your Path – Goalcast New windows have been installed in our apartment rental and on rainy evenings I’ve noticed a different rhythm, a staccato beat as the drops strike … Continue reading
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Tagged Covid-19, forest, homesteading, hope, hunkering down, journey, love, nature, ocean, pandemic, pathways, prayer, recipes, retreat, sanctuary
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Territory
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors.” -Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky On a downtown walk with the … Continue reading
Sensory Perception
No matter where I am, whether on a cold winter walk home, or a sultry stroll in a warmer country than mine, the scent of wood smoke rising up from condo chimneys or from tiny eating places tucked into jungle, stir … 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
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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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Rosemary for Rain
“ Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.” – John Updike As bikes flow past behind the wooden bench I’ve found to sit on, I’m grateful for the dappled … Continue reading
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Tagged cello, climate change, dark red wine, forest fires, forgotten beasts, heart, heatwave, lament, music. sunset, ocean, red, rosemary for rain, stanley park, Summer, trail walking, Vancouver
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Magic Realism
“ 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
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Tagged bees, cancer free, climate change, colour, heatwave, journey, magic realism, nature, ocean, picnic, Stash tea, Summer, thoughts, wonder, world
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