poppies and hope in the gravel

I was staring at the gravel in the garden the other day and noticed how well the weeds grow there. On closer inspection I noticed five small poppy seedlings. So I ripped up the weeds and threw them on the dump and carefully uprooted the poppy seedlings and transplanted them into the garden.
On reflection a [...]

absent from the moment

Sat in the sunshine yesterday, so warm I took my shirt off. But the breeze was cold and when the sun went behind a cloud it was cold. I spent the next half hour putting on and taking off my shirt, getting thoroughly fed up with the weather. However it was a wonderful morning with [...]

no future in the present

I find myself often thinking about the future. Sorting through various thoughts about the way things could go in my life.
Mostly I find that thinking too much of the future isn’t really helpful. It’s seems good to have plans and hopes and dreams but working out how they will work doesn’t work well for me.
I [...]