Tag Archives: look

Look Deeply At A Tree

Posted on September 11, 2020 by hernibs

We never look deeply into the quality of a tree; we never really touch it, feel its solidity, its rough bark, and hear the sound that is part of the tree. Not the sound of wind through the leaves, not … Continue reading →

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Vistas

Posted on January 19, 2020 by hernibs

Look past ferns and saplings, between cedar and maple where sun illumines something further away than eyes can see. Vistas in woods and life, distant points you have yet to explore. Go there, moving always towards unseen prospects or points … Continue reading →

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Witch Hazel

Posted on January 23, 2018 by hernibs

Rainy, grey days scented with witch hazel. There is always something lovely to find when one looks for it. ©Sharron R. McMillan

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Looking Or Seeing

Posted on January 6, 2018 by hernibs

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. ~Henry David Thoreau

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Where I Hang Out

Posted on May 17, 2017 by hernibs

My favourite hang out, under the grape arbour, looking towards the garden.  I can curl my feet up in the swing, lay my head back and listen to the lovely sounds of spring.  Squirrels, robins, ravens, wrens, wind in the … Continue reading →

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Imagination

Posted on December 8, 2014 by hernibs

“Never stop looking for what is not there.” ~Mr. Wildhorn in The Magic of Belle Isle

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