Mombie – a bit of everything

I make myself laugh

I looked over from where I was barbecuing some hot dogs and saw Khalee sitting in one of her favourite spots in the garden.

My first thought was ‘Strange flowers grow in’ round these parts.’

Clearly I need to get out more.

A photo of a dog sitting on the grass under a tree
Image description: a photo of Khalee, my light haired dog sitting in the lush green grass under some trees. She has her legs folded under her and she is looking around contentedly. Patches of late afternoon sun are coming through the trees here and there.

Some delightfully creepy trees

These trees are between the path and a cliff on the trail I hiked on Monday.

There’s no reason for them to be spooky but they kind of spook me all the same.

In a good way.

Two large dead trees lying amidst greenery with the blue sky above.
Image description: two sun-bleached dead trees lie on their sides amidst greenery and evergreen trees on a sunny day. The blue sky above makes a nice contrast with the greenery and the white-grey of the dead trees.

Summer Rain (and some are not)

Despite how much rain we have had over the last few months, I was still delighted to see and hear the rain this morning.

A warm rainy day in the summer has a whole different feel than a dreary drizzly day in spring.

I’ll still be annoyed if it rains for days on end but today, after a few wonderfully warm days – including yesterday’s bright, sunshiny one – I can welcome the sound and smell of raindrops falling from the trees in my yard.

And, as a bonus, I can’t mow the lawn in the rain so that’s one task off my list for today 😉

On retreat but not in retreat

A few times each year, I go away for a weekend retreat with some dear friends of mine for a few days of writing, rest, and snacks.

I could only join them for one night this time but I am making the most of it.

So far I’ve had great conversations and delicious snacks and now I am doing a little resting before doing some writing.

Every time I come to one of these retreats, I tell myself that I’m going to re-create some of this feeling at home.

So the key for me should be making sure that I revisit these ideas.

Of course, that’s often the problem with my good ideas is that I forget to revisit them.

Let’s hope that the smallness of these ones helps.