Sunday serenity ...

an October afternoon

from my little corner of the world

As I walk,

as I walk,

the Universe

is walking with me.

Beauty

is on every side.

As I walk,

I walk with beauty.

~Navajo Prayer~

October hush ...

"all we have, it seems to me,

is the beauty of 

art and nature and life

and the love

which that beauty inspires"

~Edward Abbey~ 

It's one of those October days

where the wind is blowing, the leaves are dancing

it's misty and foggy and yet so very soothing and cozy...

You bundle up and head out to one of your favourite spots and walk … 

and although you've walked there many times, you spot something new and magical & smile

~ life is change … flow/grow with it~

embracing the seasons

into the wild 

similarities and yet each unique 

"promise me one thing

wild child,

never filter your soul

to suit a mould"

~Nikki Rowe~ 

a beautiful tangle

nature's weaving

"some are born to play it safe

others are born to live it wild"

~Nikki Rowe~

"life is a balance

of holding on

and

letting go"

~rumi~ 

Archer … let's take our hearts for a walk in the woods

and listen to the magic whispers

of old trees …

autumn stories ...

my favourite season is showing in my paintings :-)

acorns and changing leaves are falling off my paintbrush as quickly as the trees

there have been surprises in our garden

where the bees are still enjoying the cosmos

and a hummingbird stopped by the other day!

garden bunnies are nibbling the rose of Sharon

 our maple tree is dropping leaves

 revealing the nests that have been built in her

on morning walks with Archer we have spotted both owls and coopers hawks

regal and magical filling me with inspiration

and of course...

sparrows

enjoyed a get away to beautiful Old Montreal

to watch a hockey game

&

see

Sir Paul McCartney in concert!!!

forest walks

and the blessings of rainy days for quiet contemplation 

and before the garden is tucked in for the Winter, I've been taking coleus clippings 

which now sit in little jam jars on a sunny window

~my autumn stories~

***

"Everything is held together

with stories.

That is all that is holding us together.

Stories and compassion"

~Barry Lopez~