Autumn brings acorns and – Cooler air, Orange leaves – Rustling, in the Wellington winds, and – Nuts for would-be squirrels, like my Sophie, collecting them with glee as treasure found. © Sarah Lee, 2012
Writing
Salt Kisses Of Autumn Winds x
The pull of the Equinox
It’s getting closer. Our nights are drawing in. I feel the equilibrium. As does the nature in my garden. The leaves have started turning, as your leaves are just budding. You’ve noticed the days beginning to linger on – haven’t you? Snowdrops in your garden, daffodils too? My strawberries are still hanging on – but the […]
Lines
Say ‘lines’ and I think washing line and lines on my face. Say ‘lines’ to my six year old and she says – ‘They’re everywhere Mummy! Everything has a line!’ I think, ‘Thick and thin, zig-zags, straight and curved.’ Lines drawn on paper and etched in the sand. Lines painted on the grass, to mark […]
Lyrical Sunday: Memory
We can’t have the happy, without the sad, The interaction of yin and yang. The merge of hearts and the touch of hands, Together – now apart – leaving a pang. The memory – of a summer spent playing, Long, lingering nights and days to create. The love of family, brought close together, Often reliant […]
Lyrical Words on a Tuesday
‘Lyrical Sunday‘ theme is ‘Words’ over at Latte Junkie’s blog this week. As inspiration she included this powerful video, which really took my breath away for a moment (and left me wordless): How to follow that?! Ah well I’m a good sport damn it, and my brain needs a workout, so here goes… Words are […]
Feet: Inspiration Weekly
I hope my children’s feet will always love the feel of mud, To never stop walking on dewy grass – and on a sandy beach. To kick off their smart shoes and go bare-foot – whenever they have the chance. To feel the connection to the earth – through every flex, step and joint. To […]
Water: Inspiration Weekly
Oh little drop of water, what times you have seen! Floating in clouds & running in streams – hanging in ice & sparkling in sun-beams. From when time began & the age of the dinosaur, to this sparkling rock pool of blues and greens. I’ve seen you in the morning dew & in the rain – felt […]
Walking on fire: Inspiration Weekly
High above the tree line, the dragon lay – cairns of old fire-bombed rock marked our way. The ground, devoid of life, was tough to walk. We clambered over boulders, with little talk. The crater lake lay hidden out of sight – its dormant rim ridged with glacial ice. Smoking fumaroles emitted steam and dust […]
A love letter to a much cherished inanimate object
My dearest coffee machine, You’ve been faithful to me for seven years without a splutter. You’ve rescued me from dire sleep deprivation with your sensitive touch. The sound of you getting all steamed up – in readiness for me – makes my heart pump and my hands shake in anticipation. Some mornings I see your […]
Air – Inspiration Weekly
The house was quiet and the time all mine, ‘Go for a run,’ he said, but there was no time. The vacuum blasted hot air in my face, The air in the room, muggy and moist, A barometer swinging to rain. I could feel the pressure in the air move – my muscles pumped the […]
Life: Inspiration Weekly
In this moment I am fortunate to be living in the season of life – Spring. My home is surrounded by plants, trees, flowers and vegetables. They grow easily in the temperate climate of my home. I have children running around my home, reminding me of the energy of life. Less than two years ago […]
Writer’s Workshop: It’s a pretty good life, for a cat
They’re not too bad for adopted owners. It was about four years ago when they moved in and the smell of their summer BBQs drew my cats whiskers to their home. I couldn’t resist hanging around, especially since they already had a cat that got fed regularly. The photo up there was taken at the […]
22 things I have done since becoming a parent…
Sung’ Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ more times than I’d like to think about. Not had a lie-in past 9am for over 8 years, but had plenty of mid-day naps. Scrubbed Weet-Bix off the kitchen floor till my hands nearly bled (that stuff is like cement to shift when it has set!). Got up in the […]