The places and practices I visit for my spiritual replenishment.
Rain cloud Two country miles from the tennis courts to our house. A good game and social catch-up; now it’s time to walk home. Meandering along, enjoying the birdsong and the company of my family, I hear an otherworldly roar building in volume. I glance behind to see a wall of water rushing at us… Continue reading Roar
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Loganberries Usually our loganberries produce a large amount of fruit over summer. I pick them fresh from the garden to put onto my morning muesli and relish the freshness of what I consume: I can feel those vitamins entering my bloodstream, providing nutrition to my cells, with every tangy mouthful! This year ... oh, dear!… Continue reading L☹gans
Nectarine tree Our nectarines are early this year. Maybe it’s because the arboreal neighbour, the apricot, fell over some months back so the normally-later-fruiting nectarine didn’t feel the need to wait its turn. More likely it’s due to the unusually heavy rain we’ve had this year, the result of which has been – so far… Continue reading Nectarines
You will know from my description of la niña heaven that I love water. Here - in no particular order - are five of my favourite inland freshwater bodies, that appear after rain: The railway crossing lake. Three days of constant rain sees an area five metres squared underwater. It cuts off the track so… Continue reading Tour of Waters
Plums. Victoria has lots of plum trees on nature strips. I'm not sure why there are quite so many, but go almost anywhere in the city or rural towns and people will regularly look out on a plum tree or three from their lounge room windows. The plums are mostly small and purple-red, with some… Continue reading Plums
You will know from my letter to the shelter that I LOVE water! So naturally, there is nothing more that I love than a la niña season! Water, water everywhere - I'm in heaven!! Mrs Minder walks me on a short lead through town, and takes a long lead when there's water-play time in the bush.… Continue reading La Niña Heaven
Mosquito. It's been a year since La Niña's influence on our weather brought rain - a LOT of rain - to our region. I'm grateful that we didn't suffer the damage that occurred in the Northern Rivers and other parts of New South Wales such as Lismore, which first flooded early in 2022, only to see… Continue reading La Niña Hell
Oddity Specimen A In my sleeping quarters under the house. ******sniff***** What. Is. THAT ????? A growl builds in my throat, escapes as a warning bark. I stand over the Oddity: bark Bark BaRk BARK BARK ... until Frauchen points out ... it's okay, it won't hurt us. The rain brings out the Oddities from… Continue reading Oddities
The spiritual seagull Recently I had the opportunity to read this oldie-but-goodie again. A short read, it's a little snapshot of pure inspiration. There is an equal amount of photography (by Russell Munson) in it as there is text (by Richard Bach), and the photos amplify the story beautifully. It's been a long time since… Continue reading “Jonathon Livingstone Seagull”
Annabel Harz: Author and Artist 