Category Archive: autumn

Autumn

Autumn

I like the way the autumn light seems to change colours. Sometimes colours become muted, maybe silvered or hazy. Alternatively, bright reds seem to leap …

 

Looking up

Looking up

When I was a kid I used to come to Wellington and look up at the big buildings and wonder what it was like from …

 

Soul dreams

Soul dreams

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and …

 

Good times

Good times

For me, the last year seems to have been one of almost relentless loss. It sometimes feels like a non-stop Autumn when the leaves continue …

 

100 days

100 days

It’s 100 days before the opening of the rugby World Cup. In 100 days this stadium will be transformed into a hive of activity, as …

 

Coming home

Coming home

Weekends are often about trying to cross a few chores off the list. Cram in a movie. Catch up with whanau. Cook. Clean. Fix. Make. …

 

Ephemera

Ephemera

So beautiful. Early morning sun sparkling on the countless spider webs stranding across the graceful parsley umbrels. The seeds are maturing and already the replacement …

 

267 – Live in simple faith

267 – Live in simple faith

Live in simple faith . . .       Just as this trusting cherry Flowers, fades, and falls — Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) Winter seems thoroughly upon us …

 

262 – Holding our breath

262 – Holding our breath

With what kind of voice         would the spider cry in the autumn wind? — Basho For the moment, not even a breeze – while …

 

259 – At the centre of the universe

259 – At the centre of the universe

This morning the garden was all a-sprinkly with exquisite droplets. I’m sure if we had tiny hummingbird tongues we could sip from each pure oasis …