3/4/15

pause (III)



when on the moss-green hill the wandering wind
drowses, and lays his brazen trumpet down,
when snow-fed waters gurgle, cold and brown,
and wintered birds creep from the stacks to find
solace, while each bright eye begins to see
a visionary nest in every tree —
let us away, out of the murky day
of sullen towns, into the silver noise
of woods where every bud has found her way
sunward, and every leaf has found a voice.

― mary webb




in the midst of this work storm i'm currently living in,
a little green pause, of sunnier and outdoorsy days




have a wonderful day



1/27/15

unleashing scent of wild jasmine

“i seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times, 
in life after life, in age after age forever.” 
― rabindranath tagore

october, 2014.

if there's anything i miss from my childhood home
is seeing the patio's floor covered in little white blossoms,
being drunk with the sweet scent of jasmine
on rainy, hot summer nights.


the first thing i'll do whenever we move to a home with a patio or yard
will be to run to the greenhouse and get me some jasmines.


(i'm still here, i'm still busy. soon i will have some free time, i hope)




hope you have a wonderful day

11/27/14

pause (II)

“everybody needs beauty... places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer 
and give strength to the body and soul alike.”
john muir

october, 2014.

a little green break from work
from days not so long past.



hope you have a wonderful day

11/19/14

a sepal, petal, and a thorn

october, 2014.

a sepal, petal, and a thorn
upon a common summer's morn
a flask of dew — a bee or two
a breeze — a caper in the trees
and i'm a rose!


― emily dickinson




have a wonderful day

8/7/14

garden (II)

“come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.”
william wordsworth


july, 2014.
green gardens & romantic poetry
just might be two of my favourite things.

7/23/14

garden

“the poetry of the earth is never dead.”
john keats 

july, 2014.
a new grey and rainy winter day
a new visit to my favourite garden

4/24/14

autumn garden (II)

“a garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? 
a few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.”
― victor hugo 


april, 2014.
a few extra snaps
from my favourite garden

4/23/14

autumn garden

“a garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? 
a few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.”
― victor hugo 

april, 2014.
on a rainy autumn day,
i went to gram's for lunch.

after lunch we put on our scarves
and visited my favourite garden ever.
we gazed at the flowers, spotted a few tiny kittens
and frolicked about, taking pictures & talking endlessly.
when it started raining we headed to the cinema
and watched a lovely film called el sur


a calm, perfect autumn day




ps. you can now follow me on twitter

9/7/12

un día en andalucía

"if you look the right way, 
you can see that the whole world is a garden."
frances hodgson burnett


august, 2012.
an afternoon with mel., spent playing and frolicking
with the bees and the orange trees, camellias & tiny blossoms.


the earth is waking just in time for spring.
you can hear it in the songs the birds sing,
you can see it on the leaves.