Today is cold and grey – my health not as good as it could be – yet – I managed to go for a short local walk. The Autumn colours were muted – without the sun shining on them – but nevertheless – they still created a wonderful display on which to feast my eyes…

Almost wherever I look – I see those wonderful colours of Autumn – while I may ‘mourn’ the loss of Summer – the wonder of the Autumn draws me. Amid the later arrival of the dawn – and the earlier decent of the evening – I wonder at the changing of colour – those glorious…

I have to confess that I don’t always find it easy to simply ‘rest – to let go of everything – allowing my mind and body to be still. I find myself thinking about all the things there are to do – so – cut short that rest – get on with the next thing….

I’m so glad this morning that I decided to ‘go for it’ – even in a small way. Creeping downstairs in the semi darkness – I realised that there wasn’t going to be much to see from my doorway – everything was shrouded with a heavy mist – and – what would be the point…

The gusting wind almost tore the door out of my hand as I opened it this morning – I was on the verge of closing it – but paused – felt that freshness as it hit my face – and decided that I would miss something of this early morning – if I shut out…

I have often heard it say that ‘Today is the first day of your life’ – what a thought – to see today as a fresh day – when so often – even before I begin my day – I am defeated by the mistakes of days gone before. I can so easily be influenced…

Since I began my beginners painting class – I’m becoming more and more aware of details in the things around me. In our second class we were shown how to paint a sky – now – I love skies – as you will know if you follow my blog – but now I find myself…

I find myself becoming almost obsessed with the sunrises. I hurry with my shower – wanting to make sure that I’m sitting in my open doorway – to take in those changing skies – the colours that seem to vary with each minute – if I look away for a second – almost in the blink…

There you stood- majestic in your greatness  Rising above all others – claiming the heavens for your own A beauty was apparent – despite aging scars – the obvious signs of decay Still you retained the ability to raise my heartfelt admiration What onslaughts had you endured – I wondered How many and how fierce…

Today is the second week of my ‘beginners art class’ – and – I’m going to get some tips – and have a go – at painting ‘skies’ – yet – as I sit here this morning and try to capture the glorious ‘painting’ before me on my phone camera – I’m aware of –…