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"I do believe in an everyday sort of magic...the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we're alone." Charles de Lint

Showing posts with label Simple Noticings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simple Noticings. Show all posts

Sunday, September 6, 2026

Late Summer Sunday

Just a few Simple Noticings on a beautiful late summer Sunday!

Janice's hydrangea against the gray shingles....


...and pearly raindrops puddled here and there.


A perfectly imperfect coral bell leaf I noticed in my garden.


And finally.....a moment of awe.


Sunday, August 30, 2026

Simple Noticings

Dotty planted a seed a couple of weeks ago in her comment on my "Enough" post about a simple bloom. She called it a Simplicity of Noticings. At first that phrase sounded awkward....but the more I thought about it the more it made sense. Dotty is a student of words. She's a writer and a poet so I pay attention to and sometimes wrestle with her words....especially when she coins a phrase.

Noticing....is a a action. Slowing down and taking the time to really look at the world around us. It's important and often joyful. 

Noticings are the products of that effort. A tangible image or even just a brief moment of awe that we can carry in our mind and hearts and sometimes even hold.

So it begins: simple posts every now and then of what I'm going to call Simple Noticings. Of course....I've actually been doing this for years.....but now I have a new name for it. 

A few days ago I noticed that my Devilsbit is starting to open. Each one of these tiny balls/buds will open into its own tiny flower until the whole thing is in bloom. I find the process utterly fascinating!

Then I noticed one further along! Oh how I love celebrating simple noticings.