I hope everyone is all right after the storm we had
here last week. I saw some terrible pictures on the news from Ireland and West
Wales. There was an eerie pink and then yellow light in the sky last Monday
morning. I didn’t manage to get a photo of it though.
On Tuesday morning, however, I was up early and saw
this in the eastern sky:
The waning crescent moon, which apparently is a time
to slow down and rest before you return to using your energies again with the
next waxing moon. I thought it really looked like a smile in the morning sky,
like the Cheshire Cat gradually vanishing.
As you may know by now, I love the moon. It seems to
have a magical quality and I thought I’d look up some quotes on it, so I’m
sharing them with you. Here are two I’ve found so far which I liked.
‘The
moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always
dwell in darkness, in order to be seen.’
Shannon
L. Alder
The
moon, like a flower
In
heaven’s high bower,
With
silent delight
Sits
and smiles on the night.
William
Blake
I‘ve also taken some more photos of the hydrangea
skeleton petals because they had droplets on them after the rain and you know
how much I love droplets!
I think things like this are good for me, to see small
details in a big world. A tiny, shimmering droplet can be like a gift of nature
and noticing them gives me moments of happiness because happiness isn’t always
about the big things in life, like going on holiday or celebrating something
special. It’s about finding small moments of beauty in everyday life, little
things that make you smile, appreciate nature and remind you that there are
other things beyond yourself.
It may be droplets, or the moon, or stars, or a bird
flitting by, a flower, new shoots sprouting in the spring, dry, brown leaves in
the autumn….. It doesn’t matter what
anyone else likes, it’s about what you like, the things that are unique to you.
Another thing I love is the different colours that can
be found in the evening sky as the sun is going down. This is a photo of the
sunset one day this week.
I love the gradation from amber to rosy pink to the
beginnings of violet in the top left corner. The world works in a wonderful way
and I wish we looked after it more.
On a slightly different subject, I’ve been wondering
about a change to my blogging. I normally write one post a week, but I’ve begun
to think maybe I could do two a week. If you have any thoughts on this, whether
you’d like to hear more from me or not, please let me know.
Have a lovely weekend.
