Kermit the Frog used to say “it isn’t easy being green”. Some environments are more tolerant of green folk than others, some paths more attuned to the land they traverse. There are times, in this life we lead in the bush, that I feel imprisoned by the tight social fabric around us; so much space,… Continue reading intolerable sense of disgrace
Category: June
June Entries
Oodles of Rain
We have had oodles of rain. Everything is green, green green. The dragonflies are everywhere at our country house. Not only are they beautiful, they eat mosquitoes and black flies. I LOVE dragonflies; and bats, because bats eat mosquitoes too. Attila is working today, I am not. No complaint from me! We have plans for… Continue reading Oodles of Rain
Brief Visit
I’ve been waiting for the dust to settle, for life to coalesce into some kind of routine, or at the very least to make a little bit of sense. It isn’t happening. Not now. Probably not anytime soon. Working full time is very interesting. I like the people I work with. I like the work.… Continue reading Brief Visit
Beginnings Without Endings
Terra’s graduation was a big event for our family, with Lares, Attila and I, Luna and Janus, Imp, Elf and Tink in attendance. Good wishes were sent from Terra and Luna’s Grandma, Aunts, Uncles and cousins. Terra accepted her Diplomas and several Awards, one of them for Excellence in her studies. Well Done Terra! And… Continue reading Beginnings Without Endings
Rain, rain, rain
This morning we awoke to heavy rain. We are to expect thunderstorm activity this morning. A dreary, dripping landscape stretches as far as the eye can see. Attila and I have decided to paint our main living space. The main living space is a dark green, the colour it was the day we moved into… Continue reading Rain, rain, rain