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Franklin River Dreaming
Jan. 3rd, 2012 12:42 pm
Home again, and yearning for the River.
A resolution? I need to do things like this more often.
Home again, and yearning for the River.
A resolution? I need to do things like this more often.
Bottoming out
Aug. 17th, 2011 10:34 pm
If the slide's been long and all downhill, or you're bogged down in that sinking feeling;
When hope is sometimes hard to find, and it's been so long since the sun was shining;
Recall there's only so far you can fall before the ground comes up to meet you;
And sometimes when you're stuck down there, profound truths will come to greet you;
Take from the journey all you can, though you may not know it's value until later,
It is the trials that make the man, and these struggles will make you greater;
But above all this, please do remember, when you hit rock bottom to take a minute
And look back up on where you've fallen from to see there may be beauty in it.
xoxo
Victorian Adventures
Aug. 14th, 2011 03:39 pm
Ada tree walk, Powelltown State Forest, Victoria
So, I am in Melbourne, having a holiday. Except I am still recovering from the 'flu, so am doing very little other than sitting around wasting time on the internet, which I could do just as well at home, so seems like a waste of my holidays. Tomorrow, however, things shall improve, as my friend Kelv and I are heading down the Morning Peninsular for a day of exploring.
This is not the holiday I was planning. Originally I was booked on a freaking awesome tour across South Australia, including a scenic flight over a flooded Lake Eyre, with a weekend in Melbourne tacked onto the end. I was ridiculously excited about that trip: Going to lots of places I'd never been before, seeing the desert, seeing Lake Eyre, meeting new people. But it was not meant to be: the tour was over-booked and 3 days after booking I discovered I wouldn't be going after all, and due to other commitments I couldn't reschedule the week off until October, when the lake will be drying and the wildlife dying. That didn't sound like so much fun, so plans were changed and here I am in Melbourne, having a nice time, but not quite the experience I was after. Perhaps it's just as well though, seeing as I'm still a little sick.
Ada tree walk, Powelltown State Forest, Victoria
Today I'm resting up, tomorrow we're off to Mornington, and Tuesday we're heading to Daylesford with the lovely
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nurseysarah. Wednesday I'm taking a day to myself to wander about Melbourne city and perhaps make some camera-related purchases, then Thursday-Friday the plan is to head down to Wilson's Promontory National Park for an over-night adventure (that reminds me - must look into accommodation options). There are spare seats in the car, should anyone else fancy tagging along.Saturday morning I have a surprise in store for my lovely hosts, but the evening is free for social things, then Sunday I fly home again, ready to start another working week and no doubt very pleased to be back in my own bed.
Next holiday though, I'm definitely doing the tour someplace I've never been thing.
Ada tree walk, Powelltown State Forest, Victoria
Return of the adventurer
May. 9th, 2011 06:42 am
Good morning!
I have no idea why I'm awake an hour before the sun this morning, but I am, so I decided I may as well get up and see what the day has to offer.
I got back from Cradle Mountain yesterday evening, tired and completely blissed out on life. I had a fantastic time, trekking about a beautiful place with brilliant company. My friend Nat and I have drifted in and out of each other's lives for 19 years now, but after this weekend it feels like we've finally got to know each other properly, as remarkable grown women. I have many pretty images to share with you all.
Reality has been something of a rude shock after a long weekend of wilderness bliss, though I did very much enjoy a long soak in a hot bath last night! And now it's the start of a brand new day. The sooner I head into the office, the earlier I can escape this afternoon, so I'd best make the most of this pre-dawn never-when.
Love & light,
T. x
Wilderness
Apr. 16th, 2011 10:51 pm
There's a place where the land holds power,
Where the view fills your soul to over-flowing.
There's a place where the mountains croon lullabies,
To the wild winds that come blowing.
Truth is a forest in the mist
Apr. 11th, 2011 09:39 pm
The forest is calling, calling me into
Mossy green depths hung with lichen, with dew,
And the promise of something more pure, more true
Than this life I've been leading with you
The forest is calling, calling me on,
And I'm remembering who I once was
Listen, the river is singing my song,
Oh my sacred spirit, it's been so long.
xoxo
