Category Archives: thoughts
Wild Goose Chase, a Cautionary Tale
The geese flew over this morning, honking their way South across a crystal blue sky. On the ground, plants were laced with frost, shimmering in the early morning light. The air was filled with the familiar and intimate sound of … Continue reading
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Tagged change, geese, goose, life, migration, mindfulness, nature, outdoors, philosophy, photo, photography, poem, poetry, Rachel Field, scotland, scottish, something told the wild geese, spiritual, sunset, wild geese, wild goose tale
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Mine
I created this Daisy Heart three summers ago, so I can claim it’s mine…made with my two hands, my heart and my imagination, captured on my camera. I made it on the grass which fringes a favorite coral beach of … Continue reading
Posted in art, mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, photos, poem, spiritual, thoughts, verse, weekly photo challenge
Tagged change, daisy, daisy heart, flower heart, Highlands, life, love, Mary Oliver, mindfulness, mine, nature, philosophy, photo, photography, poem, poetry, postaday, relaxation, scotland, scottish, spiritual, summer day, travel, wild and precious life
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Friendships tricky paths
The path of friendship is often long and rocky, with many twists, turns, ups and downs, but to survive must always be a joint adventure. Both halves must be able to allow the other to grow and change freely and … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, celtic prayer, friends, mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, poem, spiritual, stuckness, thoughts
Tagged blessing, Celtic, change, friends, friendship, friendships, Highlands, life, love, mindfulness, nature, photo, poem, poetry, postaday, prayer, relationships, sacred, scotland, scottish, the past, walk
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Blue Moon Bliss
It was a blue moon last night and standing in the middle of the grass in the back garden, I was mesmerised by the light of Augusts second full moon, seeping through the drifting clouds of night. Between the clouds … Continue reading
Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, philosophy, poem, relaxation, thoughts
Tagged blue moon, clouds, garden, life, light, Mary Oliver, mindfulness, moon, moonlight, nature, night, night sky, photo, poem, poetry, postaday, relaxation, stars
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Going postal
I was looking at a post box yesterday, when I suddenly got thinking about what a miracle the post must have been when it first started. I mean before the days of the Royal Mail and the Penny Post, getting … Continue reading
Posted in history, mindfulness, philosophy, poem, thoughts
Tagged change, freedom, ideas, letters, life, past, penny post, poem, poetry, post, post box, postaday, postal service, royal mail, the past, thoughts, world wide web
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My Granny the Philosopher
My Scottish Granny used to say to me when I was upset…”It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters”. I remember dropping a little jug of milk I was trying to place on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Edinburgh, Epictetus, lifes problems, philosophy, poem, poetry, postaday, Shikibu, spilt milk, things to do in Edinburgh
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Tolerating mess
Yesterday a friend popped over, and she said she didn’t know how we could be bothered with the mess the dogs make…..now admittedly our home wasn’t looking at its best….we had been for a long 2 hour beach walk and … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, dogs, fun, gardening, kids, life, living fully, mess, messy life, mindfulness, parties, photo, poem, poetry, tidy
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