I heard colours

I found myself in the country this week with a clear view of the horizon one evening. A friend mentioned to me that he had missed the sunsets when he lived in town. He has a point. Getting away from the metropolitan lights and the pace of city life allows for the leisurely appreciation of a simple sunset. The glorious slowness of the evolving colours with barely a sound to denote the passage of time is pure indulgence. The suspension of the real world for this feast for the soul provides perspective and calm for any situation. It is well worth the effort of planning a trip. Easter is around the corner and with a few days of downtime try to pencil in a sunset or two. You’ll be richer for the experience.

I heard a chorus

What a racket! The clamorous chirpings of a tree full of parrots. Is there a collective noun for a bunch of parrots sitting in a tree?

The tree, laden with feathered friends, is like a high-definition speaker serenading the sunset colours of the sky. The noise peaks and hits fever pitch, surely no one parrot is even listening to another. It is simply a loudest-screech contest in full bloom. The crescendo drops a notch as a dimmer switch is taken to the sky. The noise holds pace with the fading colours until there are mere whispers at dusk. The community of birds is hunkering down for the evening, reduced to minor pipsqueaks as they finally settle into their assigned perches.

The uproar was a fitting tribute to the glorious display of sunset colours. It draws the attention from what you were doing, when you surely would have missed the wonder of this spectacle. So next time nature is loud and demands your attention, see what it wants to show you. Don’t ever miss out on anything.

I saw a sunset

Sometimes we need to just stop and smell the roses, or enjoy the moment, or appreciate our surroundings, or take a breath. How many euphemisms are there about simply pausing in ones life for a second? There are many and if all those people bothered to get this descriptive about an idea, then I think we should indulge the concept. Recently I had a moment of time to myself on a lovely beach at sunset, so I captured the image to share.

Take your time

Note, there are no tyre tracks or foot prints. This is virgin territory for the imagination to wander. Take a moment to be calm and imagine what happens next. Take that deep breath, spend a few seconds enjoying the colors, the waves and the sand. It’s almost  impossible to resist, but I can hear the slight shushing of the waves as the colors on the horizon deepen. Find yourself a sunset and allow yourself the time to enjoy it.