A cold day at Kew Gardens yet the beauty stays.
I observed so many different patterns and shapes this time.
The ‘Smilex’ with its heart shaped leaves and thorns.
Again I tried to take photos with a bokeh- effect as good as I can with my Phone Camera.
Look at those amazing patterns of 2 very different plants.
It is wonderful to have been able to share this visit with a wonderful friend.
A sweet friendship refreshes the soul. Proverbs 27.9
Thomas Bergersen is part of my favourite Group Two Steps from Hell. He composes lots of other amazing music apart from the epics for Two Steps from Hell.
In March 2020, Thomas Bergerson announced the seven part album series Humanity. Humanity is intended to be a seven part album series exploring all aspects of human emotion.
On 1 July 2020, Humanity Chapter I was released. The first chapter’s focus is on freedom, strength and unity, bringing many musical cultures together in a colorful and expressive way.
On 11 November 2020, Humanity Chapter II was added. Chapter II is about our families, children, dreams and desires, our legacy, our hardship, heroism, fate and purpose.
On 6 May 2021 Humanity – Chapter III was released. With Chapter III, Thomas wanted to take a soft approach to exploring the deepest, purest and perhaps the most fulfilling feelings we can experience as humans on this planet.
♥ Love ♥
He describes in this emotional chapter emotions of love during life as you can see from the titles: Sparks, Red, First Kiss, Butterflies, You are my home, Magic, Born to dream, Little star, Growing old together, Until the lights go out, It was a life worth living, Love suite, You, Sunshower.
The album, I dare say my favourite Humanity album, is amazing, there are no words to describe it really.
Every title is really bringing the emotions out with the orchestra.
My all time favourite from this album is Until the lights go out with piano and guitar.
This track is so peaceful, so calming; I want to hear it when I am at the end of my life, ready to go to the maker and have it played at my funeral.
I am practising it on the guitar, it is so beautiful.
In the meanwhile Chapter IV is out too; If you like it – look out for it.
Thomas has a facebook page here where you can stream his music.
It was time again to sort a bit in the attic.
I found more fun stuff from 50 years ago from my school life.
My homework Autumn 1971 – you might recognize some ???
The seasons 1971
As you can see I couldn’t draw well, so for some of the homework I asked my mum or my sister to draw for me. – Clearly July and August were done by my substitutes. 🙂
It is lovely to go down memory lane
I quite enjoyed school and was a very quiet and obedient pupil.
Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future. Arnold H. Glasow
Time to move on …..
a new year to come soon…….
new adventures to be had !
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend,
and a lovely 1st Advent!
Seen in Kew Gardens
Just breathe, think less, love more, share often and smile always!
Wishing all a wonderful not so busy weekend!
Last week I performed some magic 🙂
I transformed this:
into this:
Loved that transformation 🙂
It will be enjoyed!
My first attempts with the Double Bass
First a short riff
then with a backing track I found on you tube. ( playing the first 12 bars only as it is repeating itself)
This is an amazing instrument.
The strings are thick and hard and the fingers need to press hard and at the right height to get the right tone out.
I am having such fun to try it and am very happy when I can play/improvise with a Blues Backing track.
I will always look at Double Bass players with great admiration.
Learn something new. Try something different. Convince yourself that you have no limits. Brian Tracy
This time I went to Kew to find the Autumn colours.
My blogger friend Colleen loves to travel and loves Kew,
so I invited Colleen along to enjoy the Gardens.
She loved the yellow Ginko Tree,
behind is a golden Larch just starting to colour.
Along the bridge a variety of colours…….
hang on Colleen I need to catch up.
This is a very tall Monkey Puzzle Tree.
We looked at it closely.
It looked more like a column.
Amazing nature ♥
I couldn’t stop Colleen climbing this Bonsai Tree.
We needed a break and sat down for lunch and a chat.
Colleen brought enough for all in the rucksack, thank you.
On our way we found this beautiful Autumn tree
and rustled through the Autumn leaves.
Thank you Colleen, I’m so happy you could come.
We were having so much fun in Kew Gardens together!!!
I loved every minute of it!!!
♥ Sharing is having more ♥
The best way to multiply your happiness is to share it with others.
This post is for my Cornish Blogger friend Sally.
Referring to my last post from Kew, Sally asked about the Haikus in Kew Gardens – she would love to read them all. I saw them written in Japanese.
I went back to Kew, back to the Haikus and looked closer.
Happy to say ….I did find a Haiku written in English 🙂
So here is one for you, Sally ♥
Bees happily hum Wisteria vines strangle Days bleed into night.
There is something so special in the early leaves drifting from the trees - as if we are all to be allowed a chance to peel , to refresh, to start again. Ruth Ahmed
As the seasons change – Kew Garden does too. We went to the Japanese Festival in Kew.
God's beauty never ends. We just need to take time to open our eyes to see it, to feel it and to experience all it can be. Laura D Field
In the Temperate house we saw Art work
‘A thousand Springs’ from Chiharu Shiota.
5000 Haikus – in Japanese – referencing nature – suspended on red threads
while listening to beautiful music by a Japanese composer.
The Chalk Garden was a mixture of chalky English limestone and beautiful Japanese planting.
We saw colours with Bonsai Trees
I’ll leave you with a Japanese proverb
One who smiles rather than rages is always stronger.
Wishing everyone a great weekend !
Ute smile 