Tag Archives: ocean

Moved By Beauty

Posted on April 14, 2023 by anotetohuguette

“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 | 28 Comments

Off The Wall

Posted on February 2, 2023 by anotetohuguette

“I wandered everywhere, through cities and countries wide. And everywhere I went, the world was on my side.” – Roman Payne, Rooftop Soliloquy A comment this past fall regarding a funny moment I relayed to Mark of midlifemaniacalme.wordpress.com about our … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged adventure, beach, beauty, coffee bar, Hawaii, home, island, life, love, memories, ocean, off the wall, Puerto Vallarta, snorkeling, Tiger shark | 28 Comments

genius loci (the spirit of a place)

Posted on October 29, 2022 by anotetohuguette

“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 →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged apples, Autumn, bliss, bolt hole, bounty, bungalow, discovery, forest, genius loci, ocean, raven, Tigh-Na-Mara, trails and paths, travel, Vancouver Island | 25 Comments

Words Travel

Posted on November 20, 2020 by anotetohuguette

“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 →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged beauty, breathe, forest, joy, love, meditation, ocean, retreat, rewilding, stretch, Tigh-Na-Mara, travel, trees, Vancouver Island, words travel | 55 Comments

Broken Clouds

Posted on April 4, 2020 by anotetohuguette

“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 →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged Covid-19, forest, homesteading, hope, hunkering down, journey, love, nature, ocean, pandemic, pathways, prayer, recipes, retreat, sanctuary | 77 Comments

Territory

Posted on May 26, 2019 by anotetohuguette

“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 →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | Tagged awakening, cadence, forest, journeys, joy, Lost Lagoon, ocean, sacred, Sakura, scent, Spring, territory, time, walking, writing | 34 Comments

Sensory Perception

Posted on March 30, 2019 by anotetohuguette

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 →

Posted in poetry | Tagged borders, grandfather, heart, life, memories, ocean, other, primal, stars, time, travel, tropics, Universe, winter, wood smoke | 46 Comments

Heart of the Wild

Posted on February 28, 2019 by anotetohuguette

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 | 58 Comments

Rosemary for Rain

Posted on August 9, 2018 by anotetohuguette

“ 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 →

Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, photography, travel | 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 | 44 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

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