Fledgeling BlueTit, Great Tit and Blackbird - all down for a sip.
After several weeks of on-off illness, (Lyme disease - again!), treatment and too much enthusiastic gardening in the far too hot temperatures of the current weather, today I have at last 'given in' and designated today a 'Summerhouse Day'. So that is where I am writing from at this very moment.
I've been taking respite here in this shady, seculded corner of the garden for an hour or two each day, when it has been simply too hot to do anything else (We're in the middle of an English summer 'heatwave' - temperatures up to 30C, which is warm for this neck of the woods). But today I am setting up camp and only moving for food and drink!
I often describe this corner of the garden as my particular piece of Paradise…and I still hold to that. If being in Paradise is to live alongside and in harmony with all other Beings, watching the Wheel of the Year slowly turn, having the great luxury of time and the space to think and wonder about many different things, then Paradise is truly here, in this tiny, watery, cool and peaceful corner of North Hampshire, interrupted only by birdsong and a deeply welcome breeze whispering through the trees.
These photographs are my evidence from just the last hour…what do you think of my assertion?
Mr.Pheassie on his way down for a drink
...a quick check around
Sweet water...
Meanwhile, St Francis welcomes all...
Sophia bids you ponder your Inner and Outer Cosmos...
Eve's Apple invites everyone to take a bite of knowledge and learning!
Lord Buddha encourages mindful contemplation...
...and the many worlds of Being go on being, all around us.
Are you able to take a few minutes in your own days to stop, rest and think, Friends? I'd love to hear about your own special places and how your draw your own sustenance from them...
Beauty abounds in your garden. That lovely summer house and pond are just ideal for contemplation and appreciating all that is right with the world. Just seeing it reminds me of you and our visit there. Sweet memories.
Posted by: Ardi Butler | Sunday, July 01, 2018 at 13:54
What a magical spot and lovely post. My spots are out in wild nature, as far from humans as possible!
Posted by: Mad Englishwoman | Wednesday, July 04, 2018 at 08:09