The air was fragrant with a thousand trodden aromatic herbs, with fields of lavender, and with the brightest roses blushing in tufts all over the meadows … continue reading …
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From the category archives:
Monthly Image Post
To look at any thing,
If you would know that thing,
You must look at it long:
To look at this green and say,
“I have seen spring in these
Woods,” will not do – you must
Be the thing you see:
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After the cold, gray days of winter, our eyes are often surprised by Spring’s early messengers: bulbs poking their heads from out of the rich soil; new buds forming on flowering plants; blossoms of ornamental plum scenting the air; the pastel beauty of a single rose refreshed by the morning dew. Spring is the planet’s most powerful symbol of renewal.
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We are all on a spiral path. No growth takes place in a straight line. There will be setbacks along the way … There will be shadows, but they will be balanced by patches of light and fountains of joy as we grow and progress. Awareness of the pattern is all you need to sustain you along the way.
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What is the greatest gift we can give each other? It is the gift of awareness.
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After the early December rains when the sun reappears at midday, the persimmon tree in our garden looks the most glorious.
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Deep peace of the still waters to you.
Deep peace of the gentle winds to you.
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The stretch from Wilder Ranch State Park to around Pacifica along California’s Highway 1 is beautiful, quiet, and productive. It’s the route Santa Cruzians and San Franciscans prefer for traveling between their cities even though shorter, alternate roads are available. The reasons are self-evident.
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A couple of years ago, the photograph of a yellow day lily, called Louise after my paternal grandmother, appeared on the cover of the 2010 Easter Seals Calendar. It now seems fitting to name the Monthly Image for September ~ a yellow rose ~ Sophie, after my maternal grandmother born September 1st, a person I greatly loved and miss.
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An oriental hybrid lily, the Stargazer, true to its name, opens skyward to bask in mid-summer sunlight.
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