Now that Spring is officially here, I have changed my avatar to a Summer Owl (complete with a Shaka). Thank you again to @andycarolan@social.lol for creating this (avatar number 4, and the third owl). It’s always a pleasure to work with him, and I definitely recommend his work. 🤙🏻
Evening light from a couple of nights ago.
I wrote the poem below while sitting outside by myself at dusk. It was just a stream of consciousness that came to me at the light diminished and the day wound down.
One of those coming across some words just when I need them moments.
The only thing to do when the sense of dread and low self-esteem tells you that you are not up to this is to wear it down by getting a little work done every day.
~ Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
And that is what I am doing right now…wearing it down.
Thank you, Anne.
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We were blessed with three rainbows this morning (or maybe they were manifestations of the same one?), shown below in the order in which they appeared. 🌈
I watched Look Back last night. 🍿
Finished reading: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. I haven’t read it since I was a kid, and just felt like giving it another go. I was little surprised at the violence depicted in it, but enjoyed the story. I can see me slowly working my way through the whole series. 📚
I wrestled two duvets into their covers this morning. They were challenging fights, but I came out victorious in the end!
Listening to the Rain Passing Through
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Through open windows this morning I could hear the rain approaching. … Have you ever been on the London Underground? If not and you have used another subway system, I wouldn’t be surprised if the experience on the Underground is very similar to that of any of the world’s subway systems? And if you have not travelled on a subway system, let me explain my experience of the London Underground.
🌧️ It is pouring. That came out of nowhere. I cannot see that far because of the heaviness of the rainfall.
This morning’s faint rainbow. 🌈
The weather had been hazy today, maybe VOG, though if so the wind kept it at bay. The day got increasingly cloudy and by sunset the sky turned a multitude of colours. Here are a few of the patterns that appeared.
I took my wife to the airport yesterday. Part of the drive home takes me along the coast, the north shore of Maui. Out of the corner of my eye I saw two whales breaching. I think that one was a mother with the calf behind her; they looked different in size from my perspective.
Whatever the relationship was, it was lovely to catch these two breaches as I drove home.
A (Praying) Mantis in the grass. I was pleased to see this one. It had been lying on some concrete 24 hours earlier looking none to happy. I had moved it to the earth beneath the grass. Assuming that it was the same one, it must be feeling better to have had some strength to climb up the grass.
They are coming thick and fast at the moment. This afternoon’s double rainbow. 🌈
While I was out of action this last week because of a migraine, a few rainbows appeared in the sky which I have not posted here. When my health and tolerance of light due to the migraine allowed me outside, I grabbed shots of some of those rainbows - one (maybe two?) a double. I’m sharing them here. 🌈
There’s nothing like the right conditions being in place for me to experience a step back in time.
Outside it is wet, overcast and windy…and there’s a nip to that wind.
Inside classical music is playing, my wife is enjoying breakfast in bed…oh and I didn’t mention that it is Sunday.
With all of this in place, I am transported back to the Sunday mornings of my youth. Mum is upstairs eating breakfast in bed. Downstairs dad is working his way through the Sunday crosswords, and classical music is playing.
Finished reading: Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh. I read this book many years ago, and Thay’s teachings have been in my orbit for as long. With the current world climate, I felt that I needed a reminder, a good reminder of holding onto peace of mind when adverse conditions arise.📚
Outside it rains, steady showers, water trickling down the down pipes. Inside it is quiet.
Please leave me here all day.