Focus

I have gained focus in the last few years...if only my eyes would do the same. Extremely thankful for auto-focus on my phone camera.

Autumn heather

Listening to your heart

Recently I revisited one of my favourite beaches. To reach it, you scramble down to a gap between two rock cliffs. Beautifully polished stones, scoured by the sea, cover this narrow rocky beach. Most of the serpentine stones are lovely green tones and turn even deeper shades of green when wet. I have found my way to this place quite a few times. This time a strong southerly wind was sending waves crashing into the beach and causing my lips to taste of salt. When I am standing amongst all of these beautiful stones, I feel strong and my thoughts are filled with the beauty in our world.

Population growth

Within a few weeks, there are lambs filling up the fields. The sheep population doubles, possibly close to triples, within weeks. Then come the tourists. Cruise ships appear in the harbor, cyclists appear along the roads, rental cars parked on the side of the roads. Then come the flocks of birds arriving to breed in the summer months. Arctic Skuas, Guillemots, Razorbills, Arctic Terns, to name a few. And these crazy characters...yes, the puffins are back in town.

Is it Spring?

Spring has come and gone a few times this year. There have been some teasingly warm days. The daffodils seemed to appear and bloom in the course of a few days. While the flowers continue to shine brightly, there has been more than one dusting of snow. Just a few nights ago it was white once again.