Showing posts with label vineyard. Show all posts
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

“Sunshine came softly”…


Some phrases are just too good to not be noticed: this one was the subject line on an e-mail sent to me this morning by a friend and obviously concerned the fact that although there had been rain, this one morning as he was off to work, the sunshine slowly worked its way through the moisture.

The sunshine came softly where I live as well: it had been fairly clear throughout the night so there was frost on the fields and vineyards, but the earth being still warm from our preceding sunny days meant that the fogs were rising leaving a slight filter for the sun to pierce through.

If I take the phrase as an allegory, I would think of my life so far this year – although side-tracked and waylaid by my broken arm, it is now firmly in the past: no sling, but also no driving yet. Physical therapy to recuperate range and movement but hey, no matter as there too the sunshine is coming softly.

March 15, 2016
 
same vineyard Dec. 2015

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Choices

But not of the life-saving type.
 
Early in the morning, before my usual coffee and roll I take a walk – sometimes it’s up past the vineyards to the small bakery or store in my village.






Sometimes like this morning it’s through the woods near the summer flat in the mountains.




How to choose? Thank goodness I needn’t but can enjoy both!