Higher than the sun...

Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

Louisa May Alcott



Autumn blaze...

A woodland in full colour is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.
Hal Borland ♥

I love this time of year!



October...

"October's the month

When the smallest breeze

Gives us a shower

Of autumn leaves.

Bonfires and pumpkins,

Leaves sailing down -

October is red

And golden and brown."

- Can Teach Songs

I love the warm colours of October... the leaves, the sky, sunrises and the golden moon... There is something comforting and cosy about the orange, red and golden colours that we are blessed with this month.

Wrap up in cosy, cheerful clothes and be sure to get outdoors and enjoy the fiery blaze of autumn colours this month!

 



Monday Monday...

 

It was a bit of a gloomy start to the week when I went for a walk this morning in what started out as drizzle, but soon turned into a consistent downpour...

However, the gloominess didn't dampen my spirits. I actually quite liked the refreshing feel of the rain on my face and the taste of raindrops splashing onto my tongue...

So often, it seems, people let the weather affect their mood. But it doesn't have to. If you feel content and happy on the inside, then surely whatever is happening in the world outside can't have too much influence over your state of mind... Yet in general, people do seem to be a lot happier when the sun is shining... Speaking of which, the sun has just managed to come out, and it's stopped raining now...

A reminder that the rain, like those bad moods, never lasts long...

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
Langston Hughes

The Sea...

I took these photos earlier. It was so invigorating to be walking along next to such amazing waves, towering over me... the spray splashing my face, the salt coating my lips like lipstick...

I felt so alive!

It felt good.

Weather storm...

I was delighted to hear that Tomas Tranströmer‎ has been awarded the Nobel prize for literature, so here is one of his poems, which is quite fitting as I'm currently writing this whilst sitting looking out at the sea on this cold October day...

Weather Picture

The October sea glistens coldly
with its dorsal fin of mirages.

Nothing is left that remembers
the white dizziness of yacht races.

An amber glow over the village.
And all sounds in slow flight.

A dog’s barking is a hieroglyph
painted in the air above the garden

where the yellow fruit outwits
the tree and drops of its own accord.

by Tomas Tranströmer‎

perfect moment...

This Moment

A neighbourhood.
At dusk.

Things are getting ready
to happen
out of sight.

Stars and moths.
And rinds slanting around fruit.

But not yet.

One tree is black.
One window is yellow as butter.

A woman leans down to catch a child
who has run into her arms
this moment.

Stars rise.
Moths flutter.
Apples sweeten in the dark.

 by Eavan Boland

Today is national poetry day in the UK, so I thought I'd share a poem. This is from a collection called 'Poetry to Calm your Soul', compiled by Mimi Khalvati.

So many things happen in a single moment, yet how much do we actually notice?

Spend some time today (and everyday!) quietly observing a moment. 

What do you see?

Hear?

Smell?

Taste?

Feel?

Think?

In honour of poetry day, why not write a poem or some prose on the subject of 'This moment'?

Feel free to share what you write as a comment below.

You could also draw or photograph 'This Moment'

or create some music on the same theme...

the possiblities are endless!...