by gift of wonder
This morning (December 30th), as I sleepily walked into the kitchen, I was stunned by the low deep yellow rays of the rising sun striking the skylights, skylights covered in tiny little frost flowers.
A rare miracle, a gift of wonder! The beauty of nature right at home.
The Old Year is almost past and the New Year is almost here. I now wish all of you this gift of wonder in all you see, really see in this world. There is beauty even in ageing, in deteriorating, in the returning of all to the earth in the cycles of life and death. Wonder at the light and the dark in the cycles of the seasons and years, just as our long ago ancestors wondered in awe.
Have a happy, healthy and creative New Year!
December 30, 2014 in Being an Artist, Culture, Current Events, Nature, Photoworks by Marja-Leena
The pictures are indeed stunning, Marja-Leena. I like to believe that in those times we experience awe and wonder that we are witnessing the world through God’s eyes – the way we ought to be able to appreciate everything.
Best wishes for the New Year.
What a pleasure to see as the new year approaches. All good wishes to you.
I am speechless! Speechless! Absolutely wonderful!
It can be quite heart-racingly beautiful, can’t it?
All good things for the New Year, ML!
There is indeed so much to wonder at in every little jot and tittle, all we have to do is look, listen, feel, and enjoy.
Happy Hogmanay, and Good beginnings for a fascinating 2015!
Oh, at first glance I thought the first and the last image are prints of yours! … So beautiful!
in a few moments, I’ll start the braised Kraut for tomorrow’s Neujahr meal. I’m sending you wishes for a wonderful start to the Year of the Horse!
Well, you are one of those who have eyes to see, dear Marja-Leena!
And I thought of this: “Faerie contains many things besides elves and fays, and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants, or dragons: it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted.” -Tolkien, “On Fairy Stories”
Marly, your comment slipped in just as I wrote mine below, but must thank you for this fantastic and just right quote. I am enchanted! Perfect!
I see auto-correct strikes again. Let me see what happened there…
“elves and fays” became “else and days”
Bad auto-correct! I have the feeling it has gotten more intrusive–our robot overlords are budging in more often.
Marly, corrections done! Thanks for pointing that out, sorry about the auto-correct which I was not aware of and haven’t experienced myself.
Dear friends, many thanks for all your wishes and compliments and friendship! Another glorious golden morning here with frost flowers of a different kind! Have a safe and merry evening! See you next year!
How wonderful, like a Nordic fairy tale.
All the best in you and yours for the New Year and for many more years to come!
Aloha,
Marianna
The typo gremlin got me! And someone is stealing my bandwidth, too. With all the relatives in the house skyping and consulting facebook and twitter, I can hardly get anything online right now!
Hattie, thanks for the wishes! But I don’t understand what is going on as everything looks fine here! Hope it isn’t serious and all clears up soon.
Your very own glimmerglass! 🙂
Hi Fresca, and how very right you are, my own glimmerglass, even if ephemeral. Thank you.