Category: summer

Tangled

Posted in Australian bush, birds, native coastal vegetation, native flowers, solace, staying humble, staying true, summer, What I love about ...Tagged , , 1 Comment

The bush is in the throes of mid-summer right now.
It’s dry and brown.
It’s a tangle of trunks and branches —

and grasses —

and twigs and leaves.

But the mistletoe in the trees …

… is in flower:

And one or two bushes are heavy with creamy blossom.

Insects tick.
Shrike thrushes sing.
Whistlers call.
Black cockatoos swoop and shriek.
Kookaburras laugh.
Summer slumbers on.

Long days, hot nights, mirror seas

Posted in gratitude, moments of beauty, solace, staying humble, staying true, summer, the beach, the sea, the sky, What I love about ...Tagged , 1 Comment

The longest day of the year has just passed.

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One night this week, before the sun set, I wandered down to the beach.
It was the end of the fifth day in a row over 40 degrees Celsius.
It was a still, sultry evening,
the skies stormy,
but the sea shining like a mirror.

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It’s a beautiful world.
Merry Christmas, everybody.

Rebecca xo