I am so looking forward to what nature shares today…
Prepared, gumboots on, eyes wide-open … standing still to be immersed in the beauty that surrounds me.

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My first impression is always of breath, breathing steadily in rhythm with the heartbeat of the land. It never fails to slow me down where I appreciate the oneness of time and place again …

Today I greeted the harakeke plant long overdue for weeding. It beckoned me I am sure, pulling me inward, till I heard words conveyed not spoken –

ko au ko koe, ko koe ko au, I am you and you are me, we are one … I felt embraced. A pause in time for this remarkable plant to communicate with me.

Standing still, I felt the breath of wind upon my face and was again guided to the nīkau tree with fronds waving in the breeze noting beauty in form and shape. I moved quietly and gently noticing and greeting plants I had not seen closely before.

Standing still I spotted a lonely flower attractive to a bee. Watching the work of a bee brought a smile to my face as I shared a short moment in time in it’s life space.

Today nature was my teacher, I wonder what I will notice next, I just have to stand still and wait……