Goodnight friends! Still warm but the air stilled and turned muggy, a faintly uncanny sensation of fuse-like tense hush – birdsong seeming muffled and the scent of flowers laying heavy, becoming sticky and almost oppressive. Without wind the sky became a blanched watery grey, sunlight filtering down as a diffuse, scientific shadowless light. Garden imports like matrimony vine and blueblossom beginning to flower, along with secretive wild strawberries and the dainty unassuming chickweeds in the moss.
Mood a bit low today, physical exhaustion plus the extra friction of stiffened, painful joints from the humid and overcast weather. Managed to get myself going a bit by mid-sfternoon though, and managed a little pecking away at a few projects – not progress so much as just holding back the feeling of backsliding and trying to keep habits active.
May we find ways to set aside pride and ego and embrace a beginner’s curious mindset today!
