Wispy ears and love
Everyone should have a loyal friend –
With or without wispy ears –
To share a sunset with.
For more heart-warming shots, please visit: Camera Critters.
La lumiere d’oree
That golden evening light
Painted a lovely picture of tower and sky
And lampposts that seemed to throw back
Golden orbs into infinity.
For more golden light, please visit: Skywatch.
Golden cold
Who knew that the cold
Could be so enticing –
And so warmingly
Golden?
For more golden skies, please visit: Skywatch.
Golden lace
About a month ago, the ice was finally thick enough
For the snowplough to come and make an ice skating track around the lake.
This was happy news as I was finally able to walk over the lake
To enjoy the beauty of the setting sun
As it cast its net of light
And turned branches into golden lace.
I met a woman out with her camera too –
And for a few minutes, we shared a bond
As we enjoyed the simple gift of the sinking sun.
For more golden skies, please visit: Skywatch.
Cathedral of light
A rare and magnificent gift from winter:
A cathedral of light.
For more lovely presents, please visit: Skywatch.
Want to get to know me a little better? Then visit Amazing Australian Adventures, who interviewed me recently. (Remember to check out her lovely photos too if you have time!)
Chasing the light
The skies over the past few weeks have been grey –
So I’ve been chasing down the light.
I found it framed in golden fog
Hanging over the lake;
It danced over the football field
On fairy rainbow feet.
And, there – at last -
Like a cold winter flower
It blossomed in rays of light.
For more de-light-full posts, please visit: Skywatch.
Festive greetings
No matter whether you are enjoying the balmy skies
Of a warm Christmas
Or the golden chills
Of a cold December –
I want to wish you all a wonderfully
Joyful and lovely holiday season;
And to thank you all for taking the time
To visit my little blog.
As my kids like to say:
“Christmas is not just about the presents,
It’s about love and family time.”
For more seasonal skies, please visit: Skywatch.
Sailing without a wind
One evening, I was out enjoying the pink rippled effect
On the silk of the lake
When a sailboat came into view.
It was a magically, calm evening – not a breath of breeze in the air…
The lesson seemed to be this:
As we set sail across the oceans of our own lives
We have to remember that the strength lies within us
To get to our haven – even when there is no wind to help us on our way.
For more calm skies, please visit: Skywatch.
A true gift
So many summer gifts –
Two best buddies hanging out by the lake
And a spectacular sunset to lift the soul.
The best gift you can give anyone
Is a part of yourself.
For more beauty, please visit: Skywatch.
And Camera Critters.
Be dazzled
You’re never too old
Or too young
To enjoy the rich, vibrant honey
Of a dazzling sunset
With your best buddy –
(Makes it even sweeter if you’re brother and sister).
Thank you everyone for entering my give-away. The lucky winner is the amazing Inner Chick - do visit and say hi to her!
Prepare to be bedazzled at Skywatch!
Double dose of golden
There’s gold in the August sky
And a golden in the water.
Life doesn’t get much better than this!
For more golden moments, please visit: Camera Critters.
Golden wings
Sometimes
The evening comes
Softly
On golden wings.
For more golden shots, please visit: Camera Critters.
A bench in the sun
As the sun sets in a blaze of glory,
There is no better place to watch the play
Of cloud and light
Than on a bench in the setting sun.
For more blazing skies, please visit: Skywatch.
Golden glow
Sometimes
The sun – just like life -
Burns us not with its heat,
But with its passion,
Its beauty
And its golden glow.
(And yes, it was a very cold sunset!)
For more golden skies, please visit: Skywatch.
Golden moments
Mist-ical magic
With no warning, the temperatures fell
And the fog with it.
Wonderful golden fog,
Each particle of the air alive
And singing with colour and life.
For more magic, please visit: Skywatch.
The art of falling
My daughter and I always enjoy our trips to the ranch.
Over time, I’ve learnt that…
… Horse breath is made up of fairy dust and velvet;
… Anything can look beautiful in the right light
(Even chin hairs);
… And the art of riding is like life – you have to learn how to fall
And how to jump up, dust yourself off and get back on that horse (or your life).
For more insights, please visit: Our World.
When Orange met Purple
When November startles you
With an orange sunburst in one direction –
And a graceful double moon
Admiring her purple beauty in the opposite direction,
Then all you have to do is wait
Until Nature combines the two colours in a final sunset flare
To create a masterpiece.
(And yes, that’s the indomitable Oscar swimming again!)
For more sky fireworks, please visit: Skywatch.
And to see more swimming pets, please go to: Camera Critters.
Golden ears
A late summer evening –
The saffron sunset glows
On the textured silk of the lake
Inviting reflection and calm in all -
Except the dog, who ears forward,
Is looking forward to a late-night dip.
For more sunsets. please visit: Skywatch.
Hooking up with Weekend Reflections and Camera Critters too. (It’s a busy weekend so I’ll be posting again on Monday. Have a spook-tacular Halloween!)
September daze
There is something glorious about the late September light.
It warms the heart
And lights up unexpected autumn cameos
In hidden pockets of the woods.
It unfurls ribbons of water
Inviting you to take a dip if you’re brave enough;
And, on the last day of September,
Its glorious golden rays turn the woods into a painting
That speaks of children climbing in the trees
All the way up to the sky
To touch that lovely light
And spread it to the world like laughter.
For more cameos, please visit: Our World.
Punks
The punks with their fancy hair-dos
And strutting and preening
Rule the lake
With their swagger and chatter.
Oh, those punks – how they light up the evenings
With their feathered beauty!
“We’re not trying to be different. We just are!”– Lauren Tazelaar
For more punky creatures, please visit: Camera Critters.
Lighting the way
Even after all this time,
The sun never says to the earth,
You owe me.
Look what happens with
A love like that.
It lights the whole sky.
~ Hafiz of Persia
A luminous heaven, summer perfection, serenity at sunset.
Moments like these take my breath away.
For more glory, please visit: Skywatch.
A slice of heaven
If I were to cut open the pie of heaven
And serve myself a slice
It would be a glorious golden canopy
Served with a dollop of dog, laughter and kids.
For more beauty, please visit: Skywatch. And, of course, Camera Critters.
I’m away at the rented summer cottage (or just relaxing at home) and playing with the anklebiters and my niece and Oscar and just enjoying life, so I’m posting a little less. Only two more weeks of summer holiday – so have got to make the most of it!
Remember to click the photo to see the larger (better) version!
Infinity
I had a wonderful time in England.
My camera battery died but I bought a new one.
It was cold, but I put on my thermal vest.
Golden moments touched every day with joy:
Long overdue family reunions,
Laughter and red wine
And the rolling Sussex countryside
With a sky stretching to infinity.
For more endless views, please visit: Skywatch!
Who says what?