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The Beauty in ‘Away’

February 18, 2017by Robyn Haynes 29 Comments

  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 […]

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Beauty, Connectedness, Family, Other-People's-Gardens, Perspective, Society, Stories, The Idea of Home

Big Bad Banksia Men

September 24, 2016by Robyn Haynes 18 Comments

  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, […]

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Books, Memory, Stories

Erode

June 26, 2016by Robyn Haynes 46 Comments

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 […]

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Perspective, Stories, Winter, Writing

Gifted

January 9, 2016by Robyn Haynes 40 Comments

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 […]

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Soil Sisters

November 15, 2015by Robyn Haynes 13 Comments

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 […]

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Other-People's-Gardens, Spring, Stories

Get A Grip

October 31, 2015by Robyn Haynes 26 Comments

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 […]

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Perspective, Spring, Stories

The Idea of Elevation

October 3, 2015by Robyn Haynes 14 Comments

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 […]

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Other-People's-Gardens, Spring, Stories

The Power of Perspective

September 26, 2015by Robyn Haynes 16 Comments

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 […]

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Perspective, Spring, Stories

The Gnarly Nature of Insight

September 12, 2015by Robyn Haynes 18 Comments

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 […]

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Stories, Tiny Gardens, Writing

The Healing Garden

September 5, 2015by Robyn Haynes 13 Comments

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 […]

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Beginnings, Stories, Tiny Gardens, Web of Life

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Robyn enthusiastically pursues a green and writerly life on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia, where her background as a doctor of social anthropology equips her with an interesting slant on the human condition. She spends much time indulging a passion for her garden where she ponders life and attempts to stave off existential angst. In her more reflective moments she makes wry observations on courtyard gardening and its parallels with life.

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