DEAR SPRING

... I'm ready

for your new winds to blow,

 listen attentively

to your soft call,

 stop,

take heed,

get lost in wonder.

"It is spring again.

The earth is like a child

that knows poems by heart."

~Rainer Maria Rilke

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SEASIDE SLUMBER

oh boy

has it been a while

since I've shown my face over here.

despite my best New Year's intentions

not to get too swallowed up in work,

I got gulped right down...

but I'm resurfacing.

last weekend we gathered our little family

& headed over to a sleepy seaside town

on the south coast.

the air was thick

in mist, drizzle & hanging clouds

as we walked

around the area of villas

still deep in slumber.

we had a swim

at a newly-opened spa,

where the vast windows 

opening towards the endless grey sea & sky

made the swim in the soft water of the indoor pool

feel like you were part of infinity. 

dinner in a quiet, candlelit restaurant

feasting on delicious local harvests

rounded it all off.

I swear I left kilos of stress

right there on those silent beaches

ready to hitch the next wave.

good riddance I say.

ready for fresh winds.

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all images shot in Hanko last weekend.

P.S. There seems to be an issue

with commenting right now.

I'll look into it! 

A QUIET HUM

My soul month November arrived

with its diffused skies,

darkening nights

& invitation to retreat a little,

dream some more, 

quieten down.

The colder & shorter days

give a special quality to light.

That’s when the earth’s muted greys glimmer.

A whole lot of softness with edge,

I think that’s what I’m forever trying to capture.

Not too much of one without the other.

A warm buzz inside

from spending time with a dear friend yesterday,

a walk with my husband today along the coast,

the breeze adding an extra spring in the step.

Current state of mind:

subdued on the outside,

a riot of colour inside.

After dinner,

a glass of red & this interview with Ellen Von Unwerth

(my goodness how kind and down-to-earth she seems…).

Wishing you a lovely rest of the weekend.

Just that, rest.

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