Archive: July 28, 2024

A Quietening… My Family and Swifts in Flight

Early morning quiet on our Spanish balcony! A collared dove came to visit, while I sat. In between sips of coffee and pages of the most beautiful, and enchanting novel by Matt Haig.  The spanning of time. Of change. Of family. Of friendships. They’re all charted, and felt, when away somewhere different. We see our life, as if afresh; from

Silver Lined were those Jaggiest of Nettles

As if with sparkling edges, and gentle frosted fronds. Stinging nettles in reverse silhouette, aglow. Such beauty can be found, in the least expected places. I adore the noticings of life, the tiny details which may go unnoticed… the magic that lives, right before us. I go through phases with different plants, different birds… where they seem to enthrall me…