Mundanity

I gave someone a lift to work.  We walked past my fave place - the pond - with the swan and duck families, and the resident rabbit.  The young swans were exercising their wings across the length of the pond and I commented on them fondly.  My workmate thought I was nuts.  How sad it is that so many people have so little regard for the natural environment.  Their mentality is 'if it moves, shoot it; if it grows, cut it down'.  Yet destroy the world and you destroy yourself.  They just don't get it.

The little things - life isn't that bad when you just appreciate the little things and don't expect any great joys.  Right now I feel good - like it's a summer's day and everything's going right, when in actual fact it's a miserable cold night.  I'm on a natural high and I don't know why...

That's all I seem to write about in here.  Anyone would think I'm nuts.  Well, I am, but I just take delight in the small wonders at springtime.

I had a peaceful moment yesterday - alone with just some music, feeling serene.  Was able to enjoy just relaxing, forgetting about the constant demands.  This blog turned out differently than I imagined, but I just go with the flow...

Same routine...  Nothing seems to change but everything changes, imperceptibly.  (Stops ramble before it starts.)

I passed the pond and saw one of the young swans all on its own, its head and neck submerged beneath the water, feeding.  'All growed up'.

The rabbit saw me coming but didn't hop away until I got really close.

The other day, driving home, I saw a carload of men just ahead of me and the driver swerved and crossed to the other side of the road just to scare off (or run over) a family of ducks on the side of the road.  Proof of fuckwits who purposely swerve to hit animals, leaving the daily evidence of roadkill.  I won't repeat what they deserve.

Mood: reclusive

I really feel a need to withdraw and just spend some time alone in natural surroundings for a while.  But aside from 20 minutes or so in a park, how am I to achieve that.  I have to work and there's nowhere to go where I can be alone.

I just don't want to deal with people for a while.  I need some time out...

Swanlings are basically full-grown now.  They're just grey not black.  I can walk past them really close and they pay no attention.  Saw the rabbit again this morning.  It hopped a little further away but just watched me.

I'd love to have a private place with mature trees just to sit and watch and enjoy the surroundings without  people, cellphones, the noise of traffic or any demands at all.  We don't take enough time out to just slow down and reflect on life.

Wandered past a duck and her offspring.  They were half-grown, like miniature ducks.  She had eight of them.  She's done well.  I also saw another duck with just two smaller ducklings with her.  So cute to watch.  I could watch them for ages, instead of hurrying past on the way to work.  The mother of the older ducks saw a rabbit ahead of them (the rabbit was trying to avoid being seen by me), so she chased it off.  Then all eight of the young ducks came running towards me until they realised I was a living human.  They stood and mother stood behind them surveying me.  I grinned and walked on.

I take delight in such small things!

We had a wonderful thunderstorm on Sunday.  I was listening to Celtic music while sitting by an open door, feeling the energy, looking at the dark grey clouds and hearing the rolling thunder for several minutes.  Awesome - just brilliant.  Then the rain started and the thunder became louder and 'violent'.  I grinned with joy.