LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i go to buy eggs from the hens that wander freely at a small plant nursery - there in the owners arms is one hen been rocked in a cuddle

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

vibrant red sunrise turns the snow orange

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

dancing and marvelling at natures gallery

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

watching as the green turns white in minutes and magically deep snow melts in days

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

my friend who is very poorly with m.e has been going out each day leaving food for the wildlife during this freezing conditions.
she rung the local supermarket too to ask if they had any waste food and they gave her 2 sacks which she has sorted and again driven out leaving food where she can .

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

that moment when my cats and i turn from cold to hot in bed.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

six pointed stars along my windows each morning
while millions of stars enfold the earth

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

Bob Perks shares the touching story of observing an airport parting between an aging father and his daughter. Apparently it was a final goodbye as the father was dying and the daughter lived too far away to visit again. The father’s last teary words for his daughter were, “I wish you enough.” As the daughter boarded the plane, Bob asked the gentleman about the meaning of the words. He responded:

“That’s a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone. When we said ‘I wish you enough,’ we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.” The older gentleman then shared the following seven wishes from memory:

“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough ‘Hello’s’ to get you through the final ‘Goodbye.’”

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

the smell of minus five degrees and snow calls me outside to lay on the lawn to gaze at the stars and planets.
the pungent smell of earth and silent night keeps me from been cold.
it is my hot summers day.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

dark
illuminating
expanding
deepening
increasing living experiences
until it peels
back into
christ light

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

the same view no mater how small or large gives so many different visions to the eye

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i cant wait to be out in the gale and wild rain.
i arrive on the moor to find it snowing and settling in the grass dips. i sit watching it blow horizontally, watching the movie adventure of nature.

LIFE IS BEATIFUL

living in a landlocked county its wonderful to see hundreds of seagulls feeding in the fields

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

had the first fire of the season in the garden - loving laying on the wet earth and so much darkness - i open my window wide each dark morning aching to be outside as each wonderfully vibrant foggy or windy or freezing morning greets me

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i pull an cd off the shelf that i have only played twice - Dvorak cello concerto - it surprises me in the vast layers and stunning cello playing and lifts me unexpected into joy.
i could live inside this piece of music,

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

every week i drive on a tree lined road with no houses nearby where someone has put up bird feeders and every week its been filled up and birds are feeding.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

the composer eric whitacre's new cd light and gold. check out the video of him on amazon talking about it with such love and passion.

he says " conducting my music is pure and simple joy. its like swimming in an ocean of sound - sometimes i am riding the currents, sometimes i am swimming against them, but always i feel clean and alive and present."

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

the week the leaves turn yellow and light up every vista

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

absolutely every bit of rubbish is removed from the Antarctica - even urine is taken away - now that is beautiful

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i noticed a large area on the moors has been planted with trees.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

paddling in a warm stream after hail storms and finding red toadstools in a woody grass glade

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

autumn equinox comes in with hail floating in deep water

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

all the muscles in the head - i never knew how many there are

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

the glory and colour is all around me

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

up close to giraffes - a day of feeding and stroking gorgeous birds and animals and communion with them.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

a day of buttercups. highland cattle knee high in buttercups and a hare with just its black ear tips peeping up out the buttercups

LIFE IS BEATIFUL

lush wet grass

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i woke up to an unusual sound - it was raining for the first time in weeks - this morning it smells gorgeous

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

appreciating the cool dark walk under the spring green trees - the babbling river sparkling in the sun, orange tipped butterflies and leaping trout

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

stunning healing soft spring green beech cools me on a hot morning

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

along the roadside river a flock of baby Canada geese

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

my friend who suffered brain damage after a fall is unexpectedly making such good progress there is talk of him being flown home to the uk

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

surrounded by pink blossom

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

my neighbour calls round, with great glee to tell me he saw "the" hedgehog

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

in cool blue

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

a huge hedgehog feeding in the garden uplifts my day

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

loving the dark day and the rain after the recent bright days - the earth seems to be soaking it up too!!

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

more bird magic on an empty moor as a buzzard flies up in front of me and reed buntings dance on the path ahead

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i saw my first swallows of the year today

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

bathed in the wonder of the local moorland valley with these lush flowers

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

my annual vist to visit the heronry is amazing as ever - watching these huge birds sit and land effortlessly in the tree tops - this year was enhanced by a group of cormarents nesting in another tree close by sat on nests looking like penguins in the trees

LIFE IS SO BEAUTIFUL

spring is about to break out into colour meanwhile i adore the rich brown earthy colours and rusty hills of catkins

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

vibrant luminous moss season is here shinning against chocolate coloured wet bark and golden catkins

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

out of the blue my web browser offers me hundreds of stunning photographs to put up as a background for free

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

my friend phones me after her cataract operation to share her delight that she can see all the colours in nature once again. totally beautiful moment of shared joy

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

more beautiful forms of nature reappearing after the winter

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

long tail tits are feeding in my garden for the first time

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

forgotten crocus in flower found under my garden bushes..what a delight

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

driving through a city when 15 large horses come towards me at full trot

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

after a challenging day dreaming light fun filled dreams

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

huge butterflies flying and landing on me

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

vibrant energising pure water in the rivers, in the sea and coming out the ground in springs for me to drink

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

people are knitting jackets for rescued battery hens who have lost their feathers so they can keep warm until the feathers start to grow again

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

white sparkling clear spring water - awesome

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

the deep snow and thick fog penetrate to my heart and place a smile upon it

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

driving through frost covered trees i see such intricate patterns in nature..truly stunning

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

my partners government workplace is beautiful - full of beautiful people - the boss is so positive and appreciative and really does radiate love to all

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

im walking on the moor in the snow, a head pops out of a stone wall and looks round, disappears and then repeats the process before running off up the moor - i get a clear view of the black tail end - a stoat - im thrilled

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

in thick fog and snow there is still so many colours and textures

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

out on the frosty moors there are millions of colours and textures

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

snow covered mountains, hundreds of birds and stunning sunlight all day

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

vibrant purple kale shines into my day

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

only ten miles from home - stunning light and myriad of colours bring intense beauty to me

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i hear the owls again..each time i hear them they give me the joy as if hearing them for the first time.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i heard owls for the first time in ages last night and the birds are singing again too to the sound of rain falling

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

after 3 weeks of snow of being mainly indoors the contrast of the earth, the vibrant green grass and trees was stunning

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

as the snow restricts my movements i find the beauty inside all ways and walking round the same block

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
im saying to my partner that you dont get ice on the windows anymore - the next day in my local wholefood store there was ice on the windows...i was taken in the back room to view this.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

snow has fallen snow on snow - main roads are shut and i cant get out..it is profoundly quiet and still

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

people helping each other clear snow

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

the snow inspires and touches me with its pure newness and sparkles

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

natures snowy canvass still inspiring me