Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Almost there

Focussing on words below, in this dark period before the light slowly starts to return.   Amongst the mutterings of our Western world, give a thought to all those people in other countries, who could well  be just as much afflicted by the pandemic as we are ourselves but do not have the resources to fight it.  So be happy that we are fighting to get it under control, quietly take the vaccine and for the time being - don't mix. So these random words picked this morning offers a future, even if it is only vacuuming/cutting the lawn.

 

  • The sun will continue to shine and the planet will continue to orbit, creating seasons.
  • Plants will continue to grow to provide all of life with food.
  • Animals will continue to follow their seasonal cycles.
  • Humans will continue to be very clever at understanding the universe and everything in it.
  • Humans will continue to be very dumb by focusing on the short-term.
  • In the first week of April I will start mowing my lawn.”
  • - Tim Everitt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

And some early summer photos with my favourite wild plant, sweet smelling cow parsley. The river is the Chelmer in Essex which goes for 65 kilometres through the county.






There are two things that cloak Britain's lanes early summer, one is the mass of white blossom on the hawthorn, the other is cow parsley.

The Junes were full and free, driving through tiny Roads, 

the mudguards brushing the cow parsley.

 Outside as it gets light, the winds are lightly roaring,  trees bleak black against the sky but the seasons will revolve as always.

12 comments:

  1. Or as Maya Angelou said, every storm runs out of rain.

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  2. Your whole post today Thelma is one divine read and has cheered my day - thank you.

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  3. Thank you for reminding me what Summer looks like. I understand why the ancients panicked about the return of Spring every year...

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    1. That point between spring and summer is always full of vibrancy.

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  4. Yes, 2020 is almost over. Hurray! and time does march on. My younger brother always says, "Things have a way of working out." My second son will say, "It is what it is, until it isn't. And then it is something else." Enough cliches from me! Thanks for the post!

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    1. Glad you enjoyed it. The young are so much stronger of course.

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  5. A heartening post, and one which is most welcome as I recover from Covid. Thanks.

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    1. I hope you have a good recovery Beverley and then you can blog again. X

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