7.30 Waiting for the sunrise 13 jet black jackdaws Perched on the power lines with, like me, front row seats Then taking off, they glide, swoop, flap Flying remnants of darkness Swimming In a hazy grey watercolour sky shot through with luminous streaks of coral light The cloud breaks And pale blue sky becomes visible Read more about 7.30 Waiting for the sunrise[…]
Blue Iris Poems and Essays By Mary OliverA celebration of the bounties and blessings of nature. A Book Excerpt on Wonder How Would You Live Then? What if a hundred rose-breasted grosbeaksflew in circles around your head? What ifthe mockingbird came into the house with you andbecame your advisor? What ifthe bees filled your walls with honey and Read more about Autumn breakfast[…]
After the harvest, acknowledge what could have been better. Take stock, Balance the books, learn the lessons, forgive yourself let go of what is detrimental, move into the next cycle. Change if focus eyes front what do we need to do going forward, learn our lessons and let go of
When I was the stream, when I was theforest, when I was still the field,when I was every hoof, foot,fin and wing, when Iwas the skyitself, no one ever asked me did I have a purpose, no one everwondered was there anything I might need,for there was nothingI could notlove. It was when I left Read more about When I was the forest….. when I was the river[…]
Yellowing or Vintage month. Moving indoors, garden furniture goes away and chimneys are cleaned ready for the fires to be lit.Time of apples Sun in Libra until 22nd 6th New moon in Libra 20th Full moon in Aries. Medieval- Blood moon, Native American- Hunter moon Winterfylleth, or the “winter full moon,” because, according to Bede, Read more about October[…]
What a year for the Snowberries! All the berries are in abundance this year Will it be a harsh winter I wonder? St. Michaelmas day was certainly bright. But the snowberries, so perfectly round and white How haven’t I really noticed them, or at least haven’t given them more than a cursory glance In all Read more about Snowberries[…]
The Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels, In medieval England, Michaelmas marked the ending and beginning of the husbandman’s year, George C. Homans observes: “at that time harvest was over, and the bailiff or reeve of the manor would be making out the accounts for the year.” In British and Irish tradition, the quarter days were the four dates in each year on Read more about Michaelmas[…]
The South the snake shedding its skin The west the Jaguar with its power it’s claws and it’s gentle paws To the North the hummingbird that can fly backwards and release so that it can dart easily side to side and it’s perseverance To the East the Condor soaring through the sky wings touching the Read more about Honouring the four directions or seven[…]