Soft Layers of Blue

Soft 

misty

mysterious

The sky, the mountains and the water 

merge together to give a feeling of peace and inner quiet.

A little rowing boat keeping its reflection company

and bringing in tones of aqua.

The faraway mountains

take on a delicate shade of violet

and

three little moorhens glide by

on the smooth surface of the water.

The small breeze 

creates gently undulating ripples

sailing boats sail back and forth with gracefulness

and reflections reach out to me

and pull me into the scene.

It would be a pity not to include a picture of the Mont Blanc

whose summit is covered in snow the whole year round.

This is the highest mountain in the Alps and the European Union

and it rises to 4.810 m (15.781 ft).

It's location is between the Aosta Valley in Italy

and the Haute Savoie in France

A framed picture of loveliness

to take home with me

and savour the inner stillness I still feel

when I observe them again, remembering the beauty of the day.

Today

Today

will be yesterday

tomorrow.

I saw a poster with these words:

"Aujourd'hui

sera hier demain..."

This simple phrase made me think about things a little differently.

Today is the only tangible reality we have

and remember

tomorrow never comes

for when it's here

it's today!

What about yesterday?

Well, that too had its turn to be in the limelight

when it was called: today!

So

if today is the only day there is

let's live it fully

with  gratitude

for the little joys we can find

in each day

like noticing the dance of the bare branches

in a puddle we happen to encounter.

The Child Within

Years later, they would remember this moment,

The two children sat on a rock near the lake's edge

 looking through the curtain of overhanging branches of a weeping willow.

The sparkles on the water in the late afternoon sun held their gaze.

The little boy and his big sister had been playing

and now they sat quietly together without speaking,

seeming content to observe and take in their surroundings.

The children's grandmother was sitting a little further away, 

keeping a watchful eye.

When I see scenes like this, I enter into the world of childhood again

and see life through a child's eyes, remembering the feeling

 and how each day was a new adventure to be embraced with enthusiasm.

I believe that within each  and every one of us,

there is a small child ready to be amazed by each tiny detail of life.

We all hold within us the capacity to live fully in the moment, 

where time stands still and thought-forms pass like fluffy clouds in the sky

and dissolve into nothingness.

Nothingness is sometimes the perfect state to be in.

What do you think?

October's Whisperings

A puddle after rain

blue sky captured

A leaf framed

Bark and moss

provide a homely texture

for golden leaves aflutter

Copper leaves

dance against

the remnants of summer.

Hush!

Can you hear October's whisperings?