GREEN & (G)OLD

"I'm looking at a life unfold
Dreaming of the green and gold
Just like the ancient stone
Every sunrise I know
Those eyes you gave to me
That let me see
Where I come from..."

(named the post 

& realised there was a song for that...)

  A few green & old glimpses from where half of me

& my other half come from...

Lush plants in Hastings at the top,

Air & Space Hall in Manchester,

where we visited my brother & his family, 

followed by a visit to my aunty and grandma 

in the Midlands. 

An ancient tombstone in the tiny village of Eynsford,

where the two of us escaped for breakfast 

the morning after a village wedding,

where husband's 79-year-old aunt

was totally outshining us younger ones 

on the dance floor :) 

  Late afternoon coffee in Brighton,

as the sun was going down.

Aunties, grannies, cousins, friends,

lovely little places...

Plenty of gold nuggets crammed into a week.

x

AUGUST NOTES

In the heat of the weekend,

I found my way to the green havens of my town,

sprawled on a park bench to read,

as etudes flooded through my ears, 

cooled off under the shadow

of lofty museum ceilings.

During the week,

I've been slaving at my desk,

running around with my calendar,

talking about things with my child

 even adults can't understand.

But beauty everywhere,
when you look close enough.

Viikonlopun paahteessa

hakeuduin vihreille plänteille,

 luin puistonpenkeillä
etydien tulviessa sisään korvista,

jäähdyttelin näyttelyiden viileydessä.

Viikolla taas paahtanut töitä,

juossut kalenterin kanssa,

joutunut keskustelemaan lapsen kanssa asioista,

joita aikuinenkaan ei ymmärrä.

Mutta kauneutta kaikkialla,
kun tarpeeksi katsoo.