In the last fortnight, I've had three different sets of bad news. The first was the death of someone who I was really close to in the late 1970's and early 1980's (aged 57) and the second and third were a breast cancer diagnosis for my best work friend from the early 1990's and for one of my close writing buddies. Two very different diseases, based on the treatments being planned, and both with excellent survival expected post treatment.
It really got me to thinking about what's important in life (and what isn't) - and the thing I don't do often enough is stop and smell the roses. Or in my case, watch the sky. I love watching the clouds form and move, and the sun and moon rise and set. It's one of the things I don't love about this new house - you can't see the sky from inside. Our living area was at 5m above ground level in our old house and there were so many windows - where other people had artwork on the walls, we had curtain-free windows and the sky. I'm going to make more of a conscious effort to take five minutes out of every day, and just watch the sky. How do you like these photos - taken just now. I call this "back to school" sky - because when school goes back in January - we have hot, humid weather with intermittent heavy showers. The one up the top is facing east and the one below is facing west. Even just turning 180 degrees, its a whole different sky. Comments are closed.
|
Fiona Greene AuthorWhen you set out on a journey and night falls, that's when you will discover the stars." Archives
November 2022
Categories
All
|