My day off,
\nA much relished lie in. \u00a0 Waking my jaw is tight, \u00a0sore right arm and this problematic finger is firmly in lock down. \u00a0Clearly concerns for friends, and life’s uncertainties have entered my subconscious.
\nand I am feeling ..
\nthis
\nCoffee is waiting, although my husband is long gone, \u00a0off to the day’s commitments, he does leave me this blessing… \u00a0Love.
\nThings are also awaiting me today. \u00a0Household things, laundry, \u00a0daughters, bills. \u00a0A check in with the lovely Shawna Lemay, \u00a0whose beautiful words and deliciously simple yet magnificent pictures in Calm Things, \u00a0never fail to bolster my spirits.
\nAs well as, the equally wonderful Jena Schwartz, whose email to me starts: ‘Hello Beautiful Writer Friend.’ – and while this is not just ‘specifically’ for me – \u00a0 I take it with a large smile, as a greeting from a kind friend, as I am\u00a0sure it was intentioned and I feel blessed.
\nbut first…
\nI leave this all behind, \u00a0and head to the pond.<\/p>\n
it’s been very hot, and today everything appears quite quiet. \u00a0 At first glance, a few things need tidying. \u00a0The humid weather brings the string algae into full bloom, \u00a0leaves, and needles from the pine have scattered the surface. \u00a0The yucca has dropped it’s beautiful globe like white flowers, after a brief beating of wind and rain, and they are beginning to brown in the water. \u00a0 The lily radiating beauty just a day ago, now lies spent, nodding on the waters surface, while beside her the next in line begins to venture forth.
\nA barely visible swish of the tail can be seen just below one of the lily pads, serving as a much needed umbrella against the sun’s brilliant rays.
\nNo toads seem to be about today, just yet. \u00a0It’s much too hot for sitting by the pool, or to even think of leaving cool damp comfort behind. \u00a0 The boatman rows languidly across the water. \u00a0He’s in no great hurry to arrive anywhere other than the next lily pad for shade. \u00a0 Mr. Limpet briefly pokes his head up through the hornwort, \u00a0so our eyes can meet and we can greet each other, smiling.
\nSuch a blessing this breeze, which brings the silver curve of a spiderweb, dancing and shimmering like a large sparkling smile in front of me, tugging gently at the corners until it is largely reflecting my own! \u00a0A wispy bit of white is slowly sailing across the blue sky, in almost a perfect line looking like beautiful words of script across a liquid canvas.
\nEverything seems to have slowed,
\nto gentle…
\nand then the glorious hum of the cicada, the sound of summer
\nbreaks the silence
\nthe unwelcomed sight of a Japanese beetle as it\u00a0lands on the hyacinth, makes me cringe, as I know his intentions are to devour
\nthe loud rumble of the neighbour’s motorcycle, disturbs the calm
\nand the crows start in loudly to discuss matters at hand, as if they should be the only voices heard
\nthe door opens,
\nthen closes ..
\nsomeone is looking for me
\nmy tummy rumbles, and I suppose it is time to get on with the day
\nbut what a blessing
\nto just sit…<\/p>\n
and I afford myself this luxury<\/p>\n
as it allows me to
\nenter into
\npeace<\/p>\n
and for peace
\nto enter
\ninto
\nme \u2665<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My day off, A much relished lie in. \u00a0 Waking my jaw is tight, \u00a0sore right arm and this problematic finger is firmly in lock down. \u00a0Clearly concerns for friends, and life’s uncertainties have entered my subconscious. and I am…
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