Somewhere along the way, I noticed that I loved to observe the sky in all its moments and shapes. Black nights far from the city lights, ornated with stardust and dreamy silence. Peach-coloured, and sun-coloured, and skin-coloured dawns, changing instantly like the dance of swallows… Read More »Look Up
We walk along the waterfront without unnecessary turns, without any commas or question marks in our minds. We sit and drink coffee in the deep shade, carefully avoiding the midday sun. We apply two finger lengths of sunscreen on our faces, as they say we… Read More »When We Grew Up (2/2)
Crickets gave the rhythm to our music. Sea salt gave the smell to our hair. We watched as our salty footprints disappeared on the hot limestone. We watched the sea rise and fall. We watched the moon wax and wane, and stars emerge in the… Read More »When We Were Children (1/2)
Taking a glance at nature, change is something fundamental. Day and night; winter and spring; blooming and withering; time of abundance and time of drought. Change is so fundamentally embroidered in nature that it cannot be separated from the essence of natural processes. And yet,… Read More »Change
These last few days I have been watching various life forms facing conditions different than usual. Change in living conditions often results in stress. As we all know, stress is an integral part of life, but for the sake of good health, it has to… Read More »Leaving your comfort zone
She walked slowly to the guitar and touched the strings. Just a slight touch produced a simple, and not very pretty, harmony. It is easy to produce tones on a guitar or a, for example, piano. You just have to pull the strings or press… Read More »Things of value
“What if there were only sixty more holidays left in your life, or fifty more summers, or ten more times that you’ll wake up early enough to watch the sunrise? What if there were only fifteen more times you’ll fall asleep listening to the ocean… Read More »Chasing time
Rest is an integral part of life. Hibernation and estivation* are normal parts of the year in animal lives. And every autumn, deciduous trees shed their leaves and prepare for winter. None of the living creatures have a maximum pace throughout the whole year. In… Read More »10 things I learned from nature
When I’m restless, the sea is the one thing that can calm me without words. When I’m tired, the sea is the one thing that can wake me up with its cold. I love underwater world, seaside and anything that can be connected with it.… Read More »Apart from nature – or a part of nature?
I recently listened to a psychologist explaining how when we feel lonely, what can help us is: connection with other human beings and spending time in nature. I had a chance to spend three days alone in another country, in an unknown town. It felt… Read More »Solace in all troubles