The author reflects on a serene moment by the Tweed River, enjoying a sunny afternoon after a walk. Inspired by the scenery, including playful lambs and birdsong, they express gratitude through a poem. The passage also notes the beauty of nature's unpredictability, with a sudden hailstorm following the sunshine, fostering a sense of humility.
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Reconnect
The author shares reflections on taking breaks from social media to reconnect with nature and cherish personal relationships. They discuss creative projects, including making fascinators for a play, gardening, and dyeing fabrics. The writer also expresses enjoyment of music by Adam Holmes and working on a mandala that symbolizes personal thoughts.
Moments in Nature
While cat-sitting for family, I've embraced creativity through knitting and up-cycling projects, inspired by nature. My poem reflects on the lives of the bee, bird, and cat, highlighting how each embodies aspects of my own journey and connections. Moments of rest and observation bring joy.
Mountain Magnificence
This is the painting by Everett Ruess which inspired my thoughts: my own personal views. There’s a place in most of us which longs for the magnitude of the high places in the rugged mountains; or maybe some long for the freedom of wide open places of plains and seas. The magnitude and the freedom … Continue reading Mountain Magnificence
Autumn Foraging
I moved to Scotland one year and one month ago and so this is my second autumn. Autumn in Scotland last year, being my first autumn in the northern hemisphere, was truly magical. This year I have honestly been quite busy but not distracted. The "magic" has been quite different. While last year I was … Continue reading Autumn Foraging
Elderberries and Apples
What's your #1 priority tomorrow? Tomorrow is fruit day for me. My priority is to make elderberries vinegar and also apple sauce from apples given to me by a neighbour. I love contemplating who will get to enjoy my culinary handiwork and if I have an abundance or surplus with whom I might share it. … Continue reading Elderberries and Apples
31 things that make me happy.
List 30 things that make you happy. Connection makes me happy. Connection means a lot to me, whether it is connection with others, with me, with Spirit, with nature, with ideas or objects. I see the world through connections and I organize my world through connections. It is because of this drive for connections that … Continue reading 31 things that make me happy.
Some things that fill me with joy.
Walking, seeing the billowing clouds marching across the landscape, Sun on my back Birds in the hedge Butterflies flitting from flower to flower Rose-hips rusty red mixed with thistles lilac and prickly River glistening the ripples in the sun Gusty wind tugging at the leaves Breathing deeply as I walk fast Thinking, mind wandering over … Continue reading Some things that fill me with joy.
We walked in the wind – Soul poem
I write poetry which I call soul poems because I don’t follow any poetry rules. I just follow my heart and say what’s immediately felt or experienced or perceived. Often it is about a life experience which I have grappled with and other times its just a reflection of the world around me. I want … Continue reading We walked in the wind – Soul poem
Vancouver Island, Esquimalt Lagoon. (2014)
When it comes to travel I love to be in nature most. I enjoy architecture, art, history, and culture, but nature is always what I connect deepest to. I don't necessarily need to know the names of all the birds, animals and vegetation to enjoy it. In actual fact I find the less head knowledge … Continue reading Vancouver Island, Esquimalt Lagoon. (2014)
Morag Noffke 