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Sunflower, Tremenheere and Ubuntu

1 Only one of our Sunflowers has been successful and it is beautiful.

Sunflower

2 We had a family outing to Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens this afternoon and the children loved exploring the jungly garden. The adults loved the sculptures and we all enjoyed delicious cakes at the end of our hot, hard walk.

J exploring

View of St Michael’s Mount from the top of the gardens

T exploring

3 It’s World Humanitarian Day and SG, a good friend, has said her word for today is Ubuntu. Archbishop Desmond Tutu explained ubuntu like this – he says that you cannot exist as a human being in isolation, as we are all interconnected:
“We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected and what you do affects the whole world. When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.” Or, as SG says, “I am because you are.” Thank you for this, S.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on August 19, 2014 in Beauty, Cornwall, environment, garden, nature, photography, Postaday 2014, St Michael's Mount, Uncategorized

Tags: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, sunflower, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, ubuntu, World Humanitarian Day

Apache Blessing, Sunflower and Raindrops

21 Oct

May the sun
bring you new energy by day,
may the moon
softly restore you by night,
may the rain
wash away your worries,
may the breeze
blow new strength into your being
may you walk gently through the world
and know its beauty all the days of your life.

Sunflower and bee in the garden of the Church on the corner of Arlington Street, Boston

Beautiful raindrops

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 21, 2013 in Beauty, environment, nature, photography, Postaday2013, Words

Tags: Apache Blessing, Arlington Street, Boston, sunflower

Soup, Sunflower and Singing in Harmony

09 Sep

1 We have so many Runner Beans! The freezer is nearly full and so are we but today we found many recipes for Runner Bean Soup on the internet so I made up my own adapting several of them and it was delicious. We had some for lunch and have 2 pints frozen. More tomorrow!

Runner bean soup

2 Coming home from town today we saw some glorious sunflowers peeking over the fence about 8ft above us.

September sunflower

3 The new term has started at The Ingleheart Singers and it was so good to get back to singing in harmony again. Apparently singing in harmony is very good for the heart and the brain as well as for the soul. I certainly always feel better after a singing session. If I feel good before I go, I feel brilliant afterwards. On those occasions when I feel low, if I go to choir, I feel better in no time! I’ve taken the following quotation from an anonymous essay based on Imperfect Harmony: Finding Happiness While Singing With Others by Stacy Horn, Algonquin Books. I’d love to give credit to the essay writer if anyone knows who it is. Thanks, anyway!

“Singing might be our most perfect drug; the ultimate mood regulator, lowering rates of anxiety, depression and loneliness, while at the same time amplifying happiness and joy, with no discernible, unpleasant side effects. ”

PS The butterfly I was trying to identify yesterday seems to be a female Chequered Skipper. Thanks to lots of you for the help.