Willows whiten, aspens quiver,
Little breezes dusk and shiver.
– Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “The Lady of Shalott” –
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week – a rose-lily:
Shadow of the Week – Dad’s walker:
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“Turn your face toward the sun and the shadows will fall behind you.”
– Maori Proverb –
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
(I’m posting a day late, which I don’t usually do. I was in a full-day art class, totally enjoying myself to the point of forgetting all else! Evidence below. I’ll try to be on schedule for the next post!)
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“Silence is not the absence of something but the presence of everything.”
– acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton –
We need silence, the space between thoughts, between steps, between notes, between words, between day and night. If you have time, click on the link to Gordon Hempton and listen to his recordings of the sounds of silence.
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“Already it is October, and the wind blows strong to the sea
from the hills where snow must have fallen, the wind is polished with snow.”
– D.H. Lawrence, “Butterfly” –
At last cooler weather has come to my part of the world. I fill my lungs with calm air carrying the scent of wood smoke. I inhale a cold, sharp, snow-polished breeze. I breathe gusts of wind that rush and whirl and billow, shaking loose the shivering gold and red leaves, sweeping away the season past, and whispering sharp, clean hope for the season to come.
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week (with silhouettes and reflections):
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“One day the sun shall . . . perchance
shine into our minds and hearts,
and light up our whole lives
with a great awakening light,
as warm and serene and golden
as on a bankside in autumn.”
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“Pay attention when plants come to you; they’re bringing you something you need to learn.”
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week – a chapel arrangement:
Shadow of the Week – a font in the chapel:
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“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”
– Annie Dillard –
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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Old Pond
Frogs jumped in
Sound of water.
– Basho –
(translator, Lafcadio Hearn)
Pause.
Shoulders and hands relax.
Listen.
Listen past the noise
to sounds of wind, water,
bugs, birdsong,
church bell, distant train,
your own deep breath
drifting in and out.
Listen to sounds of peace.
Calm your soul.
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“Arching grasses come one by one;
seeds come flying on downy wings,
silent as fate,
to give life’s dearest beauty for the ashes of art;
and strong evergreen arms
laden with ferns and tillandsia drapery
are spread over all –
Life at work everywhere.”
– John Muir –
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come.”
Chinese proverb
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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