One Saturday in the Blue Mountains/ Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. (Matthew 6:28-29)

Wishing you a fresh, uninhibited Saturday from Island Vignettes, Jamaica.

I took this photo during a Saturday hike into the Jamaica Blue Mountains.

Daisy in Cinchona Gardens, Blue Mountains – Jamaica

 

Read More…

1. Memories of Jamaica Blue Mountains: https://islandscribbler.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/memories-of-jamaicas-blue-mountains/
2. Forest Trek 2012: https://islandscribbler.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/celebrating-earth-day-5000ft-above-sea-level/
3. Finding Perspective: https://islandscribbler.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/finding-perspective/

 

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable

I came across these two companions several months ago in Woodford Square, Port of Spain (Trinidad & Tobago). What a sweet moment. The sun was blue, the grass a deep green and a slight breeze played with the old trees in the park.

~“The earth has music for those who listen.” ~ George Santayana

Pigeons in the park

Playmates

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal

Today is a day of renewal for me. Today is the day I allow my mind and body to drift deliciously from slumber to wakefulness. I allow my ears to appreciate the symphony of birdsong outside the window panes. Today there is no urgency in my step. I have captured time and made it my slave. For today only. A fresh cup of tea is fully savoured.

It is Saturday. Today I get to unwind and push sad statistics and stories to the furthest recesses of my mind. Working in Development can take an emotional toll on the mind and body. All the more reason to appreciate an opportunity for renewal.

Early morning in Hope Gardens, Jamaica

The Place

The place is Hope Gardens, Jamaica. Started as an experimental garden in 1881, transformed into a lush, manicured oasis complete with all manner of exotic plants, Hope Gardens has been through times of neglect and care. I was fortunate to capture this moment at approximately 6:30am.

I was lost in a dream made up of soft, green carpet and blue cotton candy sky. Floral closets and palm fronds cast long shadows across the grass in the morning light and a slight breeze skipped playfully through the foliage.

I inhale. Then I exhale. For now, that is enough.

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