One of the benefits of wintry mornings is that the sun rises later according to the clock, so I need not bolt out of bed at 5.30 a.m. to catch the event. In fact I can catch it from my bed now, being the end of autumn. On this particular morning the light flooding my […]
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With much on my mind re this coal book, the ongoing issues and the ensuing talks and tours, I am up early to start work. One recent benefit of this — apart from stopping my kaleidoscope brain from its pointless shuffling — was that I caught the moon on its way to bed, full and […]
My erstwhile Wood Duck mother has found herself a special place for her daily beauty ritual. Not far from my morning coffee spot window there is a large rock, unearthed when building years ago and too big to be easily moved. It awaits inspiration — and energy. Now each morning Madame Duck comes and stands […]
A pair of wood ducks have installed themselves in my yard, which they like because it has a small dam close by. I come across the couple in odd places and at odd times. The other morning they were dozing in the warming rays of early sunlight; the female remained with her head under her […]
Whenever I fluke a morning sky like this, my day starts well. No wonder artists are inspired by nature! Even if, like me, you’re not a fan of the colour pink on handbags or cars or bedroom walls, when you see the absolute delicacy of the pink hues in a sunrise sky — you’d have […]