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Spring things, and a touch of summer
The last couple of days have been a time of pleasant contentment. Two mornings in a row I have woken up next to someone lying next to me that to see and touch has given me a feeling of blissful happiness. There is something exquisite in the warmth of her smooth skin and the feel of her body first thing in the morning. It’s intoxicating and very addictive. I could get used to it if I am not careful.
Spring finally seems to have woken up and is making its way around my little bit of Europe where I live. Yesterday was the first day that I was able to walk around in my open collar gold indo shirt (a shirt from indonesia) and not have to have a jumper and coat on over the top. People literally seem to be skipping about with new found energy and restrained happiness. You can see the new leaves and flowers beginning to bud on the trees and bushes around town and in the parks. This very act of blossoming is a wonderful thing to watch because it seems to mirror the feeling of the people that pass them by in day to day life. I see this and think there is still some connection between us and nature that hasn’t yet been all but disconnected in the digital world.
One morning earlier this week I watched a mother duck navigate a busy road with a gaggle of little ducklings in tow. She was trying to get from one canal to another seperated by this road, and I was amazed at the courage she showed to cross a stretch of tarmac busy with speeding vehicles. Happily she made it to the other side with all the little ducklings accounted for, however it really showed me just how difficult natures struggle has become in the face of humanities need to modernise our physical surroundings.
I’d very much like some time off for summer this year I think. And I’d like a tan too. I haven’t had a tan in what feels like decades. What a difference it would be to look at the mirror and see a nice lightly tanned face looking back, rather than that same pale white one that vaguely resembles a vampire from a schlocky b-grade horror movie.
I’m happy the summer is on the way!
Padwanna!
Posted: April 26th, 2006 under General Rant.
Comments: 8
Comments
Comment from pippi
Time: April 27, 2006, 8:46 am
He Padwanna, nice name lilian but fortunately not mine.
Very good combination a bit of loving and spring. Buddhist don’t believe in the future and the past, the present that’s what it’s all about, so you are doing good. My place has a room with a view on a very pretty garden, and every day when i look outside it’s totally different more flowers, colours, leaves and birds very nice. It’s true that it has a vey big influence on people offcourse luckily, Keep on guessing Padwanna and for now groetjes Pippi
Comment from Anonymous
Time: April 27, 2006, 1:59 pm
Sounds like someone’s on “Cloud 9″.:-))
Awwww……
Love and Spring, what an intoxicating combination. Enjoy!
Comment from pippi
Time: April 28, 2006, 9:17 am
ps except the importance off past lives offcourse
Comment from Brachaloch
Time: April 29, 2006, 1:53 am
Pad
now see that strange thing on your face is a smile .
glad it worked well for you mate.
hope it continues
Comment from Padwanna
Time: April 30, 2006, 1:47 pm
Hi Pippi,
Really, you’re not Lillian?! Okay then, well in that case, I really have no idea who you are.
Maybe you really are the real Pippi Langkous.
Yes it’s funny how spring always seem to put some love in the air. It’s so very European!
Anyway, I guess our guessing game continues. Enjoy the nice days that are coming this week, and I will of course read you later! 
Padwanna!
Comment from Padwanna
Time: April 30, 2006, 1:49 pm
Hi Anon,
Yeah I am on cloud 9 these days. Life is good, and spring is here. I really couldn’t ask for more right now!
Padwanna!
Comment from Padwanna
Time: April 30, 2006, 1:52 pm
Hi Brach,
Thanks for the kind thoughts. I’d did recognise that smile from one I used to have just like it ages ago. Funny how it doesn’t really change, but we sometimes just forget where it is.
I hope things are going better with you at this Brach. I know you were having a hard time when last you commented here. All best to you and your family, I hope some luck has come your way.
Padwanna
Comment from Brachaloch
Time: May 1, 2006, 2:59 pm
pad.
lets see luck luck
well you know i was very ill a while and it looks like its back with avengence.
last time ti took me ages to get off the morphine and i and so scared about them putting me back on it.
I have been so pumped full of antiboitics that i have almost no immune system left.
but you know what most days i still laugh smile and have a good time.
after all it could be worse.
i could be gorge bush………..
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