Jan. 9 The raven flew across the meadow going east, overtaking me as I walked east, myself, towards the house. I laughed when I could suddenly see that I was flying, I was the raven flying, though I never left my own body, I was still the one walking. I saw the long chain of…
220106 creatures
Jan. 5 There are animals that live near us but many of them we almost never see, only their tracks. These are deer prints, in the meadow and crossing the stream. This is a deer’s track, where he or she slipped on the ice or snow. One doesn’t think of wild creatures slipping or falling! …
220102 colours of winter
Jan. 1, 2022 an artist once told K about the colours one can see – the painter’s colours, group of seven purples and oranges – not just the greens and blues that are more blatant. thank you, to that artist. you have taught us see more colour, even in grey january. the old barn…
211231 a walk on the last day – mostly pictures, for Indre
Dec. 31 ” – covid-19 is out there and we need to continue with the sticks and stones of masks and isolation to keep it at bay. ” mumma yaga, 201231 A year ago… ** This is the upper pond, running, though it’s shallow. There are only a few hours left. I listen to a…
211226 left-handed rant
Dec. 26 https://youtu.be/WhJ1MDfvix4 A little song about handedness in plants, by Flanders and Swann. even yo-yos… Are you left-handed? Try spending the day right-handed. Door knobs, lamp switches, can openers, everything, is so easy to work! If you are right-handed, and curious, try spending the day left-handed. It is no wonder left-handed people check locks,…
211223 days of december and covid
Dec. 23 Covid Day 653 These are the days of covid, and I realized that I have no idea what K and I would “normally” be doing at this time of the year. He is happy to be here, and I am, too. Only I wonder if I would have wanted to be together…
211220 christmas
Dec. 20 Christmas – I like the creche, nativity scene. manger scene – this last was what we called it at home. I love the romance of the wise people, the shepherds who showed up, the animals in the stable, the yellow hay and the yellow star and the angel. I love the poem, The…
211210 mummy – don’t yell, okay?
Dec. 10 Long, long ago, when my children were quite little, I explained something important to them: ” You can always come to me and tell me anything and I will help you as best as I can. Just come and tell me,”, I said, ” but, if it’s bad news, preface it by saying,…
211207 Obsolete – vices and art
Dec. 7 Last night the wind howled around the house, and roared down the ridge like an aeroplane coming down to land. The Adirondack chairs were blown right off the porch. ***** When I lived in Edmonton, I had my own office in a small business, a few of us did, my boss and two…
211205 i live on a hill and my dog is dead
it was the imposter syndrome – * i felt unreal, unworthy, pretending but this is real – there is only me. I live on a hill and my dog is dead buried on the hill. clothes that i have acquired blind esoteric garments once bought for a minor persona “rags and feathers from salvation army…