Hi...me again
but I just had to share this with you. No...it`s not wildly intellectual.Neither is it informative in the sense that I am able to bring you the latest news on a government bill,or the most recent update on scientific research.I will leave such incredibly useful postings to those of you who have the cerebral capacity and awesome patience to research such things.
My offering is somewhat simple by comparison...but despite my recent burst of humour ,I have in fact just come through an extremely difficult week,both physically and mentally.I have experienced the physical exhaustion of three consecutive nights without sleep,owing to two poorly children,and a good dose of emotional misery to add to my load.
Consequently,on Saturday,I slept until way past 1.00pm,my two sisters
beside themselves because they couldn`t wake me...and two missed doses of medication in the process.
However...I was encouraged to go for a stroll with my sister,the children and my two humungous dogs and believe me..it was the last thing I wanted to do.I couldn`t even contemplate the thought of dressing.But...insistence prevailed and off I went,lucky to live close to several tiny woods.

Oh how glad I did. On entering the wood,it was as if I had stepped into another world. Shaded by leafy canopies,we trod over moss covered ground,the aroma released with each footstep...and surrounding us on all sides,the beginnings of new growth...wild honeysuckle throwing out its tendrils and festooning the trees with garlands of green.Underneath,a carpet of peat and new grass,peppered with the white flowers of wood anemone. I was like a child,expressing delight at each new cluster of beautiful flowers.Then I spotted the tiniest wild violet.Absolutely perfect and flawless...then some more...and even more. As our journey progressed,my mood increased for the better,my energy recharged and my spirit became renewed.This clearly was medicine for the soul and I forgot the trauma of the week that had just passed.
How easy it is to ignore the treasures on our doorstep,and disregard the beauty of that which is offered for free.
I almost wished I could remain there,amongst those simple gifts of nature.
On emerging,I felt so uplifted and ready to tackle what was left of the day...the images of those beautiful flowers in my mind...The calm and tranquility had magically transferred to me that day.Absolutely nothing...was able to take away that glorious feeling that a simple woodland walk had given me.What a gift.I am still hypnotised by it.

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