The laurel rain forest
Back to Gomera: The Canary Island is of volcanic origin and roughly circular; it is about 22 km (14 mi) in diameter and rises to 1487 m (nearly 5000 feet) at the island’s highest peak, Garajonay. Its shape is rather like an orange that has been cut in half and then split into segments, which has left … Read more
Summertime and the livin’ is easy…
Summertime and the livin’ is easy Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high Oh, your daddy’s rich and your ma is good-lookin’ So hush, little baby; don’t you cry One of these mornings you’re gonna rise up singing And you’ll spread your wings and you’ll take to the sky But till that morning, there … Read more
April does what it likes…
April (German) April! April! Der weiß nicht, was er will. Bald lacht der Himmel klar und rein, Bald schaun die Wolken düster drein, Bald Regen und bald Sonnenschein! Was sind mir das für Sachen. Mit Weinen und mit Lachen . Ein solch Gesaus zu machen! April! April! Der weiß nicht, was er will. O weh! O … Read more
La Gomera: Roughly circular
La Gomera (pronounced: [la ɣoˈmeɾa]) is one of Spain’s Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. In area, it is the second-smallest of the seven main islands of this group. The island is of volcanic origin and roughly circular; it is about 22 km (14 mi) in diameter and rises to 1487 m … Read more
Private thoughts, dreams and phantasies (3)
“Images of women, flowers and landscapes – as vague as a cherished memory, opening the door wide for private thoughts, visions, dreams and phantasies.” Pictured memories of Los Angeles, HongKong, Sedona and Nice.
Spring!time is lovetime
“sweet spring is your time is my time is our time for springtime is lovetime and viva sweet love (all the merry little birds are flying in the floating in the very spirits singing in are winging in the blossoming) lovers go and lovers come awandering awondering but any two are perfectly alone there’s nobody … Read more
Life is a gift, enjoy every moment
“Beloved One, Your breath comes into you from the great body of God and flows out again into that great body——into the Oneness. This Oneness is vaster than the desert and smaller than a tiny blue pearl. Have you been to a desert? Have you seen the stars? Have you watched the ocean? Have you looked … Read more
Reckless Blooming
Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer. ~Geoffrey B. Charlesworth. Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night. ~Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters of Rainer … Read more
Time traveling to Palm Springs
Palm Springs. We are time traveling to the 50s. Sitting at the pool with Frank Sinatra’s voice singing into our ears. Architecture, furniture, the cocktail in our hand – all 50s and 60s style. Even the people around us supposedly had their best time back then – vibrant, gay and relaxed. “Snowbirds”, spending the winter … Read more
Violet, Purple, Lilac, Lavender, Rose, and Pink
As the name of a color, violet is synonymous with a bluish purple, when the word “purple” is used in the common sense of any color between blue and red, not including either blue or red. Since Isaac Newton listed violet as his name for the color of the short-wavelength end of the visible spectrum (approximately380–450 nm),when both of the names purple and violet are used within the same system, violet represents colors … Read more
