here i am. morning woodland garden walk.
so good to be here in the morning when few people are about.
fall is here, but the days are still warm. it’s dark and cool when i leave the house for school. by november the days will become mild.
i’m being evaluated this year so i’m extra busy with paperwork and planning. bustling here and there.
my weekend walks feel a bit ecstatic. like sinking into a cocoon of quiet.
i’ve started to meditate. using the headspace app for the first 10 free sessions to get the basics, but after that i will use the unguided insight timer app. i’ve used it twice and like it very much. i set the gongs and bells to repeat every minute. very soothing. i like coming home from school and sitting out back for my daily meditation before checking email or doing anything else. i also like the ambient sounds of the insight app. if you have trouble sleeping it would be a great way to drift off to sleep.
i thought grounding myself in the here & now might be wise. since i’m constantly trying to escape.
but while we’re on the topic of escape, i did find a coastal cottage studio on some headlands up north for a december getaway.
looking forward to striding out onto the bluffs in the dawn light. right to the continents end. looking out to a wild sea. walking along its edge. there’s a little path i can take from the cottage. i’ll see a bit of ocean from the window.
but for now i am right here. in the thick of it. roiling glorious life.
i enjoyed this tour of arno & carlos’ norwegian garden, maybe you will too.
Hi Mary Ann! Just wanted to thank you for pointing me to Arne and Carlos. Had never heard of these adorable fellows (adorkable maybe?) and I went down a rabbit hole of watching their videos. Can you even imagine living where they do? Oh. My. Goodness. How lucky some peeps are. xo
Do you know what the flowers are from pics 1& 6 ? They are absolutely stunning – I am a dahlia obsessive and if there is even a remote chance that you know what they are I will Be forever grateful! (Already forever grateful for your blog and classes!)
Are the flowers in the gardens dahlias? Deepak Chopra and Oprah do a free guided meditation just about every quarter. I like it to change things up and it is a really deep relaxation meditation. The next one starts Oct. 30. Its 21 days and you just go to Deepak Chopra’s website to sign up.
Enjoy your walks – december will be here in a flash!
So beautiful! Wish I could walk in that garden with you – I wouldn’t make a sound. Are you having any effects from the terrible wildfires?
Thanks for the lovely post, as always. Making note of the meditation apps for future reference. And the flower pix, wowza; that first one looks like a sculpture. Beautiful.
extraordinary, that flower. and the color. dreamy. it put a perfect cap on my walk.
miss moss, whatever you say , I love.
The cottage looks darling. Does Wyatt like to travel? From one cottage to another.
The first photo was/is something else. otherworldly.
i wish cats could travel like dogs. wouldn’t that be fab?!
bright and cheery!
We always get what we need, and I needed a gentle kick in the soul to get back to meditation. I started again this morning and then saw your link to the Insight timer app. I see that there are also verbal ones to listen to. Seeing Jack Kornfield listed I remembered that somewhere, last week, I read that a great many of the leading/original meditation teachers were Jewish. Just an interesting factoid that makes me smile. No faith has the corner on the spiritual market!
btw, some of those cacti flowers look like they arrived from Burning Man! Fantasy flowers for sure.
yes i liked that about the insight timer app and the fact that it’s freeeeeeeeeee.
Dear Ms. Moss,
This set of images are probably the best you’ve posted, ever. I so often forget to really look when I’m out and about. Oh, except for last week on a drive up the mtn when I say some turkeys, out for a stroll minding their own business. Soon I’ll be headed over to the Petrified Forest and now THAT is a place to really see some cool stuff.
Night night.
i’d be so excited if i saw some strolling turkeys!!!
petrified forest..sounds lovely. i wonder where it is. hmmmmm…
NE Arizona
I’ll check out the meditation app you’re using. I currently subscribe to Gaia and love it! For $10 a month I have access to 1000’s of meditation on every subject under the sun. It’s the best way to start the day.
Your pics of the flowers are gorgeous. It is such a mindful thing to take time to really look into the flowers. That’s where the calm is.
i believe you are right about that!