Wednesday, August 6, 2014

I am in constant wonderment at the silence and calm that has sifted down upon my days, so huge a contrast to the many years prior. Decades. And in this slowing down, I find much to take in, so much more than ever, which often seems impossible, in that I've always felt a limitless reservoir within, an infinite capacity to take it all in. (So much that I've often had to turn away, tune it out.)

Just yesterday evening, grumbling because I had to drive to the bank after a very long day to deposit my paycheck, I was struck speechless by the canopy of trees beneath which I traveled. Had these trees grown considerably since I last noticed them? Was the light different? Why was I just now dropping my jaw in awe at a landscape I've traveled through hundreds — possibly thousands — of times?

Honestly, I nearly wept.
I thought, I live in paradise.

And I can't seem to get enough of it.
 
Nor can I get enough of these, snipped
from a neighbor's yard. What are they?




4 comments:

  1. Beautiful photos, as usual.

    Catching up after days of no online access from home!

    Love, C.

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  2. Hi, I like the line "honestly I nearly wept". I like your post about travelling in Europe in '77 and how it was to define things for the rest of your life. I can see that and I did that too in '71 and it does. I "picked you up" on Cro's blog list and clicked over. R

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  3. they are beautiful, as is your rendition of them, but I haven't a clue as to their name.
    your post is a wonder...the slowing down of time and mind, the exquisite observations of the everyday. Lovely. It send chills down my spine.

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  4. Himalayan Honeysuckle or Pheasant Berry bush. The one in my garden is 8 feet tall, deciduous, hollow stems. Edible berries that taste a bit like burnt caramel. xoxo
    http://www.arthurleej.com/a-himhoney.html

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