EARLY APRIL ENERGY 2021
by contemplativeinquiry
April has been called the cruellest month. But I am experiencing a much hoped-for kindness right now. I am expansive and energised. Finally, it feels like spring in my neighbourhood. Spring as it is meant to be.
The natural world is changing, and a tentatively recovering human population is beginning to reclaim the outdoors. Now is a moment for celebrating the life force – nwyfre, viriditas, whatever we may want to call it. I find my own feelings reflected back in the vitality and vigour of the world I see around me.
The greening of the trees, and hence much of my local landscape, has started. I hope for a fuller transformation by Beltane – now less than four weeks away.
There is an abundance of colour in the woods, with the emphasis changing from the delicate blossoms we have already seen to more robust and stronger coloured flowers.
Even entering a built environment, floral energy arches across the paths.
In the animal kingdom, life is stirring too. On the canal, rivers and ponds around me, swans are now pairing and nesting. I hope they have another good year.
It almost hurts to know that life – so fleeting and variable – can be so good.
Some of this looks very familiar! Currently waiting for the kingcups by the bridge…
Yes indeed. I couldn’t resist that shot. Three of the pictures were from a cycle path walk. The others were from the canal and a hidden area off to the side, near the storage facilities. Also the pond by The working mill.
James, I wish that I lived near nature as you do. You are an excellent photographer too.
Thank you for this comment Ron. I have found smart phones a liberation. I was clumsy about picture taking, in the old days. I had to think too much.