I'd be willing to bet that mulberry shade and shed shade are the same, give or take a degree.
Perhaps perception really is reality, a "truism" I have steadfastly refused for decades, insisting on the immutability of Truth. But it seems that perception is the current reality, after all. It certainly can apply emotionally, as well as physically...
I moved a cushion to the floor and sat cross-legged in meditation for a while, just being and breathing...the first I have done that particular thing, during this month of inner journeying, I was surprised to realize. Then I played the bones and the drum for a while...taking time to focus/unfocus. No plans, no expectations.
I could feel myself relax into the moment, and it stretched into a shape all its own.
It set the tone for the rest of my wanderings...
The scent of aromatic gill-over-the-ground and the pleasant spicy taste...
The gurgle of water as it courses down the path after the rain...
The feel of the wind on my bare skin...
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| Someone's home was spangled with mist-glitter... |
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| Raindrop magnifying glasses on a redbud leaf... |
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| The back yard was sodden and the prayer flags hung like wet clothes on a line... |
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| The deck shone with silver moisture...I was taken by the long shadows of the morning... |
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| A colony of lichen has moved in on top of my chiminea's lid. |
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| And oddly, I felt the LEAST a part of nature later at our local park...Pokemon Go has arrived and the park was anything but peaceful. OR wild. I chose to ignore that for my sketch but I still see the unusual crowds in my mind's eye... |
I have to laugh at your park's less natural feeling. Parks around here seem to be fertilized within an inch of their life, partly because this is a big golfing community. Sometimes green is not "green."
ReplyDeleteI have heard of that Pokemon fad, but am trying not to learn what it means.
We got very little of that rain; it went north by the time it got here....so hot.
We do have some wonderful wilder parks, not groomed to within an inch of their lives or covered with plastic or metal or concrete, but that's not one of them. Unfortunately with all the rain, it's the only place close where fishing will be good for a while. Last night I let J. go by himself and I stayed home! He said the Pokemon crowd arrived shortly after he did...but didn't stay long.
ReplyDeleteStill the park doesn't appeal to me on a QUIET day...
Your backyard is so lush and green...beautiful! I love your sketch.
ReplyDeleteYes, parks are often a larger version of a well kept mowed lawn. Nothing wild about them at all--LOL! Except for the critters than manage to adapt to the surroundings...kind of like mine here at my new apartment.
ReplyDeleteLovely sketch and photos!! :)
I love the rich, lush, green of your yard. Looks so healthy and happy.
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