Skies, Shadows and Sunshine. . .

"Yellow light dazzles and daubs. I am smeared in sunshine."- My name is ZING

I never get tired of seeing the sun shine. That glorious yellow light illuminating leaves and greenery, casting its intricate shadows and warming my skin. Perhaps it is something about being British and the fact that when the sun arrives, like spring after winter, it is so welcomed. Would it lose its meaning if it was constant, would we long for dull skies and rain? I am sure we would. Though I don't like too much heat, the sun shining and blue skies always makes me smile. . .

Such beautiful skies - see the cloud that looks like a new moon?

"Just remain in the center, watching. And then forget that you are there." - Lao Tzu

And then the stark contrast of shadows . . .

See the moss circle in the drain cover - a miniature green world! :-)

(I didn't realise until I downloaded these that I had captured my shadow!)

The Importance of Shadows. . .

The shadow black stripes, define you,
throw your light into sharp contrast.
Give you a depth and a fullness,
that without them would not exist.
To be manifest and well rounded,
you need the light and the shade.
You are not a pencil drawing
scrawled on a flat surface.
You have body, you have shape,
dimension, form and movement.
Without the shadow blacks . . .
your colour would have no meaning.

An unexpected cat shadow too!

And now, Bina observed . . .

"She sits on the windowsill, tail wrapped around her delicate paws.
The light catching her profile and highlighting the cream coloured patch on her nose.

She turns and sees me watching and begins to purr. "

- My name is ZING

"Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life." - Buddha

The sun setting - seen from my desk. . .

(As you can see, my windows need cleaning! lol - I am not very domesticated! )

Happy Sunday everyone. I hope you have had a good week. x

Thought of the week

"Language is the dress of thought;
every time you talk your mind is on parade."
- Dr Samuel Johnson

I am linking this post to week 45 of I Saw Sunday - Why not come and join us?

All images and words - Susannah Bec
My name is Zing quotes are written by me and taken from the blog of the same name.

Sunshine and Shifting Perspectives. . .

"The tiny bird and his shadow sit on my fence top.
He has his back to me, but I can see his little body moving.
And though I can't hear it through my double glazed windows,
I can tell that he is singing. . ."

- My name is Zing

This week the sun shone, and it seemed that summer had settled into her stride. I sat in the garden, listening to the birdsong and the soft hum of insects going about their day. I watched the air full of little tiny insect bodies going about their life and was struck by the realisation that we were co-existing, sharing the moment on a lazy summers day in my garden. . .

I spent time this week, taking close up photos.
Looking at the fine details of things. . .

"Dancing shadows play across the wall, sunlight glints on everything shiny.
There are pools of light in dark corners. Outside, white butterflies
flutter like floating flowers. Pinned like delicate brooches to the
Buddleia blooms they collect the nectar that is their life.

The thought crosses my mind, am I collecting nectar,
or am I still fluttering around the bush looking
for somewhere safe to land?"

- My name is Zing

I caught this butterfly in flight, and the shadows against Joe's workshop.

"The beginning is always today."
- Mary Wollstonecraft

Our side gate - with its faded paint and promise of the garden beyond. . .

And then I found this seedling
it inspired a blog post. . . Thinking about the Journey

Looking at things so closely is a good thing, as long as you don't get too wrapped
up in the details and forget to look at the bigger picture. . . Because then
sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees, as the saying goes.

I walked this dappled path thinking of that. When I came across this wider view
and I realised that for balance, both perspectives are equally important.

Happy Sunday everyone. I hope you have had a good week. x

Thought of the week

"All will be well, all will be well, and all manner of things will be well." - Julian of Norwich

I am linking this post to week 44 of I Saw Sunday - Why not come and join us?

All images and words - Susannah Bec
My name is Zing quotes are written by me and taken from the blog of the same name.

Fast Roads, Sunsets and Rain at Last. . .

We were driving home from shopping when the sun began to go down. It didn't take long before I was hanging out of the passenger window taking photos as we sped along the fast road home...

"Speeding by the sunset - a blur of yellow

streaks the coming night with gold."
- My name is Zing

And then at last the rain came. Hesitant at first, then later in the week we were treated to torrential downpours! The rain filled up the almost empty water butts, the bird bath was full to overflowing and the bowl I put out for hedgehogs and garden creatures, was full to the brim too. .

"In the grey green moment before twilight, a solitary dove lands.

Rain drips from the silent bird table and falls to the waiting earth."

- My name is Zing

The garden welcomed the much needed rain and there was colour everywhere. . .

One patch of this is all green, one is variegated. Though they came from the same plant?

I think (if I identified it correctly earlier this week) that this is called Loosestrife?

Does anyone know what this plant below is called?. . .

And relaxing and taking it all in, Bina poses for a photo! :-)

Happy Sunday everyone. I hope you have had a good week. x

Thought of the week

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible

and necessary to resolve it."- Rene Descartes

I am linking this post to week 43 of I Saw Sunday - Why not come and join us?

All images and words - Susannah Bec