I keep a diary. I use the We’Moon calendar to note down something from my world that struck me that day. It’s usually something gleaned from my visits to my garden. But it can be something else. It’s a bit like a gratitude journal I guess. Here are some examples.
3 February: I listened to alarmed blackbird calls until another one filled me with its song. The Elder tree has tiny leaves unfurling. Cracks appeared between the clouds.
7 February: A clear sunny day at last, with much dinosaur activity. The blue sky turned slightly pink at sunset.
10 February: It drizzled most of the day. I was kissed by drops and tousled by wind as I meandered through London. Oriah is inspiring me again. Latte still tastes nice.
Anybody else fancy sharing something that made them pay attention today?
Hi Hilde I know you posted this a week ago, but I’ll comment now anyhow as tonight is the first chance I’ve had to get onto this site for a while. Funnily enough, I bought the We’Moon diary the other week, partly for the pictures, which are lovely, but also to enjoy having a diary based on a different view of the world from most diaries. My work diary eg - has a religious festivals section along with its time zones and British summertime etc, but surprise surprise there is not a mention of our festivals anywhere! That by the by - the main thing I’ve noticed in the natural world this week has been SNOW. I’ve been up and down to Norwich, and on the train journeys have noticed the sprinklings of snow start to appear around about mid Essex and then get more and settle heavier as I get towards Norwich. Spring is definitely coming, but it is also still wintry. This morning, walking towards work in a front garden I noticed snowdrops, and gold and purple crocuses, pushing up through a layer of snow and, although it’s nearer Ostara than Imbolc, I was brought up short, and thought, ‘Hello my Lady’, and felt a sudden strong sense of Bride, her boldness, her bright courage, the sheer cheery audacity of Spring amid Winter. It was lovely!
Comment by francesca — 3/3/2005 @ 10:40 pm