In the coming months, may we all be warm enough but not too much, and find good cause to be optimistic!

(A rose with a gently ORANGE heart: a colour which often symbolises warmth and optimism – on the final day of Autumn, which, in Australia, heralds the beginning of Spring. But the wish can apply just as well to people in the Northern Hemisphere, as their colder months loom.)

 

May we discern the beauty in all stages of life – the closer we come, the clearer.

 

(STILL LIFE.) May we find the beauty in stillness.

 

Wishing everyone a joyous month!

 Posting at Imbolc, time of new beginnings.

Wishing everyone a joyous August; may your light shine bright!

 

May we have good cause to celebrate!

 

May we too continue to shine with clarity and keep our hearts open.

 

Even in the midst of grief, may we all also find joy and be able to share it with others.

Thinking today, on what would have been her 56th birthday, of my dear friend Katherine Cunningham, an indomitable spirit and a bringer of joy. (So why am I weeping? '... in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight' – Kahlil Gibran 'On Joy and Sorrow'.)

 

My wish for you: while you smell the roses, may you navigate the thorns.

 

There's yellow gold at the centre of the rose. May we all find treasure in our hearts, when we look deeply into them!

 

Yellow flowers are for joy, I'm told – so here's wishing you all much joy.

 

5/9/25 The joy of SPRING: my friend grows beautiful roses. (And here's wishing us all both joy and renewal.)