Thoughts of a Soo

  Singing as the Darkness Lifts, Episode 36 A large Sturgeon, A Peppermint Tea and a Fizzy Water PodBean Link for those who like to listen This morning the air carries the scent of warm, damp hay. The birds were singing the day in loudly when I noticed this, and seemed to be telling me they had been doing so for some time this morning before I woke from my sleep to greet the day.   I am currently celebrating the joy of staying present and being fully in the moment. On Thursday last week this was huge for me because I was launching my book, and I was determined to enjoy my own reading and be able to immerse myself fully in the words of others.   My goal was to have moved on from the reading I did in October where I spent a lot of time beforehand overthinking it, because I did not know the best ways to tackle the nerves that rose in my stomach. I wanted to have less of that feeling that I captured in the poem ‘There’s a Doll Thumping in My Chest’!   I

  Singing as the Darkness Lifts, Episode 35 Blue Apples Appear PodBean Link for those who like to listen     This morning the air brings me the scent of grass. Slightly herbed and fresh. The more silage-based smell of old cuttings stays in the brown bin.   Yesterday the birds celebrated themselves for Dawn Chorus Day and I shared one of my dawn chorus poem s on social media even though I did not join them in the early morning. I did take a moment to remember two of my favourite dawn chorus experiences though. One of these was my first ever dawn chorus when my friend Karen’s Dad took me, Karen and Sarah out to experience sunrise and helped us name the birds we could hear. The other was at Loggerheads were Kath and I stood to hear the last owl and the first blackbird. Both magical in completely different ways.   I have been looking at things from a variety of different angles this week and found myself with some perfect moments for reflection. One of