A soft sphere of pink, catching the morning light.
Tag: Beauty
Dappled Light
There is something about dappled light that won’t be ignored.
It flickers across walls, through trees, across the quiet surface of everyday lives.
A Beautiful Perspective on Autumn
This morning I read a post by Georgi Kisyov on the rhythm and wisdom of Autumn. His words painted the season in a way that made me pause and think of things differently — the pace, the colours, the quiet lessons nature offers.
While I’ve always loved aspects of Autumn, I also dread the coming of Winter. Reading this post gave me a fresh perspective, a reminder of beauty in change and the value of slowing down.
I encourage you to read Georgi’s post here: https://georgikisyov.com/2025/09/22/the-season-of-the-wisdom/— it’s a wonderful piece of writing that truly moved me.
~ Image credit: Autumn Mott Rodeheaver on Unsplash
What I See Now …
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes but in having new eyes.
~ Marcel Proust
After decades on the go—raising children, working, rushing through days filled with purpose—life slowed me down. Not by choice; by necessity. The rhythm of my days changed five years ago, anchoring me firmly to home.
Over time, I’ve come to see things from a new perspective: clouds drifting across the sky, the way light shifts across flowers or along the fence. It’s not a scientific interest, just a quiet curiosity and appreciation for what’s around me.
There are gifts it seems, in this slower, simpler tempo of life.
~ Image credit: Alissa Nabiullina on Pexels
The Garden Waits …
When the world wearies, and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden.
~ Minnie Aumonier
There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.
~ Minnie Aumonier
There’s something grounding about getting my hands dirty in soil. In a world that often moves too fast, and demands too much, my garden waits unmoved by expectation or pretence. It’s where time slows, senses awaken; gentle breeze on skin, birds chattering, wafting scents. Nature; soothing body, mind, and mood.
~ Image my own
Welcoming Spring …
Spring has arrived in Australia, my favourite season …
It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
What a strange thing
to be alive
beneath cherry blossoms.
― Kobayashi Issa
~ Image credit: Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash
Happiness Is Like A Butterfly
Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will evade you, but if you notice the other things around you, it will gently come and sit on your shoulder.
~ Henry David Thoreau
~ Image credit: minka2507 on Pixabay
Curating Quietude 