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Wild Wonderful Weather

June 4, 2016by Robyn Haynes 32 Comments

Today is for nesting, for staying snug.The whole eastern seaboard of Australia is in the thrall of a ‘weather  event’. When I was a child, extreme weather arrived with little forewarning beyond […]

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Uncategorized, Winter

A Theory of Relativity

April 23, 2016by Robyn Haynes 31 Comments

  Just recently, I heard myself say ‘it’s all relative’. In fact it’s not the first time I’ve heard this, having said it many times before when trying to understand something […]

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Autumn, Perspective

Does Size Matter?

February 6, 2016by Robyn Haynes 31 Comments

  And by whose measure? When I hear this question posed I think of what is often inferred – that somehow bigger is better. Yet, we all know that isn’t […]

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Other-People's-Gardens, Perspective

A Silver Day

January 16, 2016by Robyn Haynes 39 Comments

I awoke this morning with silver on my mind. Silver linings, silver bells, silver spoons but mostly, silver days. Soft rain was falling; the cool breath of morning sighed through the ginger leaves outside […]

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Pruning with Excalibur

November 7, 2015by Robyn Haynes 20 Comments

Pruning is an essential part of gardening. By pruning I mean cutting back the old, the dead, and the unwanted, to encourage new, stronger growth and better shapes. The trick […]

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Perspective, Spring, Writing

Where the Wild Things Are

October 10, 2015by Robyn Haynes 16 Comments

Have you ever pondered just what constitutes a garden? Certainly more than the plants that grow in it or the humble gardener who attends them. For me, a garden is […]

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Spring, Web of Life, 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

A seed is planted

July 6, 2015by Robyn Haynes 6 Comments

  I am a noticer of things. I see stories everywhere. Stories serve to help us understand our lives and the worlds of which we are part. I want to […]

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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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