The Beauty in ‘Away’
Have you ever noticed how being ‘away’ allows contemplative space for contrasts and comparisons? Familiar things look different from afar. Such was the case when I took a five […]
Category Archives: Stories
Big Bad Banksia Men
I seem to be on a magical, mystical, memory tour lately. So when I came across a giant banksia tree during my neighbourhood perambulations, I was transported to the books of my early childhood. Memory associations, […]
Erode
The stones that were part of my entry path have migrated. Recent downpours swept them up in watery torrents and washed them away to colonise adjacent garden beds, exposing an underbelly of pipes and […]
Gifted
Beginning a new year is like unwrapping a gift, and there have been many gifts unwrapped in the last couple of weeks. Not all of these were ‘store-bought’. Take this […]
Soil Sisters
There is nothing quite as special as having a sibling to share one’s passion with. I am presently visiting one of my sisters in southern New South Wales. It’s beautiful country, one of my […]
Get A Grip
When you think about it, you’d surely agree roots are amazing things. Yesterday, during my morning exercise, I contemplated roots while I walked. I allowed my thoughts to follow the path of least resistance, seeking […]
The Idea of Elevation
I don’t know about you but I like the ‘idea of elevation’. I like the way the phrase dances off my tongue and makes my synapses sing. It brings to […]
The Power of Perspective
The reflective process has stood me in good stead in recent times. But I have to admit it’s been challenging trying to reconcile the perspectives offered by this busy week’s […]
The Gnarly Nature of Insight
No, you won’t find it under the lemon tree or behind the basil. For me, insight is something that only comes when I close my eyes and reflect deeply, and […]
The Healing Garden
Rachel Carson reminds me that ‘there is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature ‑ the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter.’ What […]
