With the turn of the year the gardener’s ‘sap’ rises. Though it’s too cold yet to be sowing most seeds, I warm myself with dreams of hot summer days to come with colourful border displays.
Growing Flowers From Seed
Tag: Dreams
C.S.Lewis and J.R.Tolkein – Oxford Dreamers
A February sunset casts an elegant shadow of the Magdalene College tower on the still water of the flooded college water-meadow. Even amidst the serious side of this academic city and seat of learning there is much creativity in the air here for poets, writers and all who are willing to let their imagination flow in this beautiful place.
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The elegant Spinnaker tower, dominating Portsmouth harbour (above photo), stands with its spinnaker spread out as if waiting for fresh winds. It stands as a symbol of sailing, the sea and of Britain’s famous maritime tradition.
Continue reading “Waiting for Fresh Winds”March – in the Spring Garden
In the March Garden the first few bars of the opening movement of Spring warm our winter-locked-up lives with promise. Earth is waking from winter rest – the thawing of frozen hopes bringing a foretaste of better things. Dreams have kept us going when times have been rough, now they are turning into reality.
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A Listening Heart 