What a FABULOUS magnolia. Did I ever tell you (I didn't) about the time I, and 68 others, took three magnolia saplings from Liverpool (rather like the ones in Carl Jung's life-changing dream of Liverpool) on a road trip across Europe? The first we gifted to the spiritual community at Damanhur in the Italian Alps; the second we planted in a field near Geneva, at the exact geographical centre of CERN's Large Hadron Collider; the final one we took to Carl Jung's garden in Bollingen, on the shore of Lake Zurich, where we planted it next to his Orphan Stone.
Isn't the weather AMAZING for walking right now? Oh, these blue skies and sunny days! Although I have to admit I do _slightly_ miss January, when I was out walking the dog before dawn every morning. Unfortunately my morning dog walk heads West, although I was forever looking over my shoulder, watching the sunrise turn the snow the colour of a magnolia flower's heart. I'm not a natural morning person, but I am a very appreciative one when I manage it, which is most of the time since getting a dog.
Wow, Dan! What an incredible adventure. You certainly hadn’t shared it with me before but I’m so glad you did.
The weather is perfect for walking at the moment – I’m just thinking about taking a long London walk tomorrow and might do my Shadwell stroll, which takes in the city, Thames Path and the canals.
I love walking around London, over the years I've probably covered most of the streets & alleyways within a 2 or 3 mile radius of Holborn, and plenty more of the stuff to the west. Can't beat a good riverside stroll. Now that I'm no longer contracting, I do miss getting to waste vast swathes of time slow-commuting across the city.
If you're interested in reading a little more about the pilgrimage, I kinda-sorta summed it up, in as much as possible (but forgot to mention the magnolias) here:
I’ve been on a train so no walk but the 6-word challenge was irresistible.
Sunshine
Peeks,
Rays
Instantly
Nurturing
Glee
Love this! Thanks for sharing. Maybe you could try the walk and see if you find those things? Kind of like a Writer’s Walk in reverse!
What a FABULOUS magnolia. Did I ever tell you (I didn't) about the time I, and 68 others, took three magnolia saplings from Liverpool (rather like the ones in Carl Jung's life-changing dream of Liverpool) on a road trip across Europe? The first we gifted to the spiritual community at Damanhur in the Italian Alps; the second we planted in a field near Geneva, at the exact geographical centre of CERN's Large Hadron Collider; the final one we took to Carl Jung's garden in Bollingen, on the shore of Lake Zurich, where we planted it next to his Orphan Stone.
Isn't the weather AMAZING for walking right now? Oh, these blue skies and sunny days! Although I have to admit I do _slightly_ miss January, when I was out walking the dog before dawn every morning. Unfortunately my morning dog walk heads West, although I was forever looking over my shoulder, watching the sunrise turn the snow the colour of a magnolia flower's heart. I'm not a natural morning person, but I am a very appreciative one when I manage it, which is most of the time since getting a dog.
Wow, what a wild trip! I e read the link, I don’t think I fully understand it, but I absolutely love it! Thanks for sharing.
I don't fully understand it, and I was there. It is not fully understandable.
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Wow, Dan! What an incredible adventure. You certainly hadn’t shared it with me before but I’m so glad you did.
The weather is perfect for walking at the moment – I’m just thinking about taking a long London walk tomorrow and might do my Shadwell stroll, which takes in the city, Thames Path and the canals.
I love walking around London, over the years I've probably covered most of the streets & alleyways within a 2 or 3 mile radius of Holborn, and plenty more of the stuff to the west. Can't beat a good riverside stroll. Now that I'm no longer contracting, I do miss getting to waste vast swathes of time slow-commuting across the city.
If you're interested in reading a little more about the pilgrimage, I kinda-sorta summed it up, in as much as possible (but forgot to mention the magnolias) here:
https://peakrill.com/blogs/news/cerne2cern-the-pilgrim-s-tarot
Love the sheer simplicity of spring.
Same. And the freshness.