No snow here either, just rain and wind wind wind! I had to drag my canoe into the greenhouse - the storms ripped the cover, flipped it over and blew it up against a wall! So I’m looking forward to getting it out on the water again too!
This was a lovely read, Samantha, thank you. It resonated as, in a picture, no matter how dark it is, I always see the light - interesting. Enjoy your break and I look forward to reading more from you when you emerge, blinking in the light of the new year and lengthening days 🙂 🌔
We did finally get snow 2 days ago and yesterday went sledding :). I've had to work on the fear factor but yesterday was a triumph: I laughed all the way down the (not big) hill.
Your poor canoe! That's some wind you live with :0. Being afloat...nothing else like it. I may name my rowboat that.
I loved this--I recently read Tyson Yunkaporta's beautiful book Sand Talk, and he also talks about the spaces between, where connection and meaning lives. That we look into space and see emptiness is a conditioning that makes us ignore what connects and binds. I love that you wrote about this too, especially as we reach the solstice and the dark. I've also loved Peter Davidson's books on the North and twilight and think a lot about how the cold and dark are framed as something to be avoided, and what we miss by thinking that way. From another high latitude, wishing you all the best as we enjoy the darkness and the light for all that they bring.
Clarification: Afloat, not Being Afloat (a bit wordy).
Yes, nice and quiet: just the way we like it. Not a white Christmas here in Maine, alas, but now we have lots.
The LifeBoat is readying for the sea again...
That makes me long for my rowboat! May 1 she can go back in the harbor :)
No snow here either, just rain and wind wind wind! I had to drag my canoe into the greenhouse - the storms ripped the cover, flipped it over and blew it up against a wall! So I’m looking forward to getting it out on the water again too!
Been missing you, Sam! Hope you've had a lovely break.
Hi Siobhan! I did thanks and hope you did too? I'm ready to relaunch the LifeBoat tomorrow!
This was a lovely read, Samantha, thank you. It resonated as, in a picture, no matter how dark it is, I always see the light - interesting. Enjoy your break and I look forward to reading more from you when you emerge, blinking in the light of the new year and lengthening days 🙂 🌔
Oh yes I loved that Peter Davis book too! Thanks for the Yunkaporta suggestion - new to me! Dark greetings this Solstice season 🙏
We did finally get snow 2 days ago and yesterday went sledding :). I've had to work on the fear factor but yesterday was a triumph: I laughed all the way down the (not big) hill.
Your poor canoe! That's some wind you live with :0. Being afloat...nothing else like it. I may name my rowboat that.
I loved this--I recently read Tyson Yunkaporta's beautiful book Sand Talk, and he also talks about the spaces between, where connection and meaning lives. That we look into space and see emptiness is a conditioning that makes us ignore what connects and binds. I love that you wrote about this too, especially as we reach the solstice and the dark. I've also loved Peter Davidson's books on the North and twilight and think a lot about how the cold and dark are framed as something to be avoided, and what we miss by thinking that way. From another high latitude, wishing you all the best as we enjoy the darkness and the light for all that they bring.