Zen in a Dishpan

Going about my morning tasks, my mind swinging like a pendulum between the yin and yang of it all, I was caught off guard, and stopped in my tracks, by my dishpan. 
Instant meditative effect - balanced stillness.

 

Happy Spring 2013

When was this photo taken?

8:45 AM, May 10, 2012, 

There was no one on this rural road,
so I pulled over and stopped the car;
at this spot, for just a moment -
to be.
Warm, still, clear, life unfolding -
could be any May, in any year;
where beauty reaches -
to be.

But, at this very tiny dot of a spot,
somewhere on this planet,  
at 8:45 AM, May 10, 2012 - I was there,
I was there to see.

Grateful to be Grateful - Happy Thanksgiving

 

"Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature."  Thich Nhat Hanh

She Found Something

I stopped on a country road for a few moments and watched this beautiful female enjoy her find. She was in a huge green field with just these few wild berry bushes along the side. It was fun to see her reach for the berries that probably weren't intended for her consumption. Watching her I could almost feel the primal sensory experience she was having. The awareness of her surroundings, the prickly branches, the pleasurable taste and reaching for it. I would imagine that her food is much the same everyday, but despite routine and regardless of the vast green field, she knew that there could be more.  She spied the berries and she went for them. I understood and it made me happy.

All Stood Still

This morning all stood still as the first light snow fell. 

Autumn Deepens

'Autumn deepens - the man next door - how is he doing?'  Basho

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving All

"May all be healed, may all be fed, may all be loved. " John Robbins

Comforting Sound-Sweet Face

I have been stepping outside every evening lately just to hear the cricket song. If you are enjoying it as much as I am, you might like this photo too. I saw this one on a driveway enjoying the warmth of the sun.
PS Within minutes of this post a friend on Twitter updated me: this is a grasshopper :)

A Story for the Last Day of Summer 2011

this summer memory has stayed with me over the years

I am not a poet :) but this seemed the best way to try and describe the feelings behind the memory.

girl sitting

no details of colours or cloths

on warm cement surfaced dock

lake still.

from nowhere a full black cloud

kids running up the path home, birds disappearing

me closing the window, watching

lake still.

sky darkened, black clouds released

heavy downpour

girl lies back

torrent

girl still, lake still

cloud passed and the girl got up and walked up the path

I wonder if she remembers

Walking through July

Blooming on the Rose full moon

Poppies in their moment

morning stillness

Feathers from the sky

slowly wafting

 and gently spinning like autumn leaves

from a bright blue sky

snow feathers or fractal flat pine trees

luminous and alive with colour in the sun

 Each

finding its place

its moment.

Saturday 29-01-2011

All is calm - winter solstice 2010

 the moon rose and hung like a Chinese lantern.

 bringing into focus and closing the book on it.

back toward the light. Best wishes friends.

Overnight change

 From a constant violent feeling wind for days . . . 

...to the silence of frozen stillness overnight.

Peace.

Ducks on the lake

-13 Celsius. The lake was warmer than the air this morning, drawing a misty steam. Tails up ducks enjoying what they can before the water freezes. Just before it freezes, the water moves in slow motion.

Stillness below

Saw this soothing image below the bustle at the mall. 

the reveal

Sicilian squash still growing and courageously blooming forth regardless of impending frost.

"the force that through the green fuse drives the flower" Dylan Thomas

Glowing

Shining

Living
This nasturtium leaf seems to be glowing. Is this the force Thomas was talking about.