Angels, animals, beginnings, being human, Bible, blessings, books, childhood, Chilterns, civilization, curiosity, dreams, encounters, films, God, interviews, life-story, mainly pictures, make & mend, might-have-beens, moments, mortality, music & video, neighbourhood, not-doing, reminiscence, seasons, speculation, spirituality, trial & error, true knowledge, wayfaring, whisperings, who am I, writings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVrZZymiGPI Video is a clip from "The Doctor", a 1991 film starring William Hurt and Elizabeth Perkins. Background music is from a song by Laurie Anderson. Strange angels - / Singing just for me / Old stories - / They’re haunting me / This is nothing like I thought it would be ¶ Well I… Continue reading Strange Angels
A blogging friend has lobbed a brickbat at the ecodoomsters. In a sardonic post, he links approvingly to a short talk on YouTube in which Michelle Stirling asks What if journalists and activists were literally driving people to despair, even suicide, on climate change? And what if they're wrong about the end of the world… Continue reading The End of the World is Nigh
also on Wayfarer's Notes I'm planning a post on "Ecodoom"*, then another on "My Journey"*. In each case, the quote marks are part of the title. After falling out with Google for upgoogling* one of my sites, I searched today for an alternative search engine and discovered Ecosia. I tested it out with a phrase… Continue reading Ecosia
I'm finding that life is full of pointers from a friendly universe, to guide us on our way, if we are open to the moment like a small child seeing everything for the first time. These words spoke to me this morning, and helped crystallize my resolve: Retirement gave me a sense of the brevity,… Continue reading Dancing on the Bar
