"I have walked myself into my best thoughts..."

At the margin of the woods, where the Roe deer hide and play

An unpleasant dawning this morning - I had fallen asleep last night with the radio on and woke to the sound of a vicious apologist for a disgraceful politician spewing forth his words of bile over the airwaves (on a usually well respected daily radio programme that should have known better).

In truth it was the worst start to a day - I felt depressed and unclean - those words had seeped into my ear and my mind while I wasn't watching - my soul needed something of a rinse.

So on with my jacket, my camera and mobile phone - out through the door and into the woods. Within a few hundred yards, it is no exaggeration to say that I felt calm and soothed. As I walked, I could not but help whisper to myself... 'I feel healed'.

This is what healed me. Gaia has given forth of her balm once more.

Any broken fence  equals a deer run into and out of the woods

Back in the heights of summer, I watched the Demoiselles play here

Tracery in my Cathedral of the Trees

Andy Goldsworthy-esque swathe of pine needles, washed by downhill rain

Its that fungi time of year again

One of my pathways of peace

Always some blot on the landscape - this came home to the bin with me.

On the road home again...

Autumn sunshine and an uplifted heart - I'm not the only one going home happy!

 

 

Comments

[Debbie]

As for your walk and pics: "like" ":)"
As for news: I had to disconnect from my news in the US for the same reason. It was hurting my soul to hear all that crap. Thanks for the reminder to just get back to nature for some healing.

[WOL]

I find my peace in the intricacies of knitting -- I do charity knitting, hats for chemotherapy patients at a local cancer center -- although lately I've been trying very hard not to feel like Mme. Defarge . . .

[Sheila]

You have a beautiful, restorative walk, Roz. Very peaceful. So glad that it helped.

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Bonjour,
Comme il est triste de voir que des personnes sont irrespectueuses de la nature qui les entoure. Pourtant sans cette nature, sa faune et sa flore que serions nous ? Vous photos m'enchantent et me donne envie d'aller me promener avec mon Petit Fils cet après midi. Cela est apaisant. Bonne journée qui est brumeuse et fraiche chez moi.

[Patricia]

Ah....the healing power of nature. It works it's magic on me as soon as I step into the forest or along a tree lined path. Powerful! Your lovely pictures were a gift of calm on this morning. Peace to you and to all of us. Kind regards.