Much Needed Rest
Tag: environment
A Quiet Moment of Reflection
8 Minutes Away…
It’s been approximately 2 weeks since I last posted. It has been rather a frantic time of late. Packing up the house and moving day(s) always are, and particularly when we we moving in a range of temperatures from 35C to 43C (95F to 109F).
We have moved about 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) West of where we used to live in Camden, which was about 60 kilometres (37 miles) South-West of Sydney, Australia, and are living in an area that is classed as semi-rural.
One of, if not the major highlight out is Lake Burragorang (pictured below) which is part of the Warragamba Dam (Sydney’s largest) Catchment Area, and is part of the Blue Mountains National Park. Best of all it’s only 8 minutes drive away. 🙂
We have visited it a number of times over the years. To have it so close is wonderful. I look forward to sketching and painting up there.
Till next time!
Written by David Johnson
14 December 2023
Focusing Our Attention
A Real Beauty!
Almost a year ago, a fellow Cacti & Succulent lover gave me a cutting of the plant below and it has just flowered for the first time.
Like some of my other Cacti flowers, it is a nocturnal-opening flower and it was such a joy to be greeted by this flower when I walked around the corner of the house a few days ago.
When I saw it initially, I thought it had opened fully however, much to my surprise and enjoyment, it opened up even further during the day.
To identify it, I posted a some photos and a question in the Members Only Facebook Group of the Cacti & Succulent Association of Australia. It has been identified as a ‘Peniocereus serpentinus.’
I am so looking forward to seeing the plant’s next flower bloom.
Till next time!
Written by David Johnson
30 November 2023
Things That Attract My Eye Part 7
I’ve often said that walking is a great way to clear the mind, do some exercise and I always come up with a few ideas, whether they be for our business, a poem, a painting, sketch etc.
It’s also a way to sharpen our senses and awareness. There is so much beauty around is, natural or man-made, and on my walks, I love to capture this. Here are some more examples of ‘things that attract my eye.’
Till next time! 🙂
Written by David Johnson
28 November 2023
Long Since Retired
Radiates Beauty
Droplets Of Gold
Feeling At Ease
Communicating Creatively 