“The ocean was the best place, of course.
That was what she loved most.
It was a feeling of freedom like no other,
and yet a feeling of communion with all the other places and creatures the water touched.”
Ann Brashares
It is a gorgeous winter day – a day so warm I’m clad in sundress and sandals and loving every second of it.
Today is a bustling day of all sorts of projects because tomorrow I head for the Abbey Medieval Festival with my dear folks. I get to give a talk on medieval medicine and herbs, and after being nervous as all get out, now I’m excited. I’ve been brewing potions and mixing salves and ointments and my kitchen smells of beeswax and licorice root with a tang of vinegar.
So as I pack and brew I will leave you with some images of a few of my favorite spots in Gozo and Malta – on the water, of course.
Wishing you a beautiful weekend! xo
“It is life, I think, to watch the water.
A man can learn so many things.”
Nicholas Sparks
“When you sit in silence long enough,
you learn that silence has a motion.
It glides over you without shape or form,
exactly like water.
Its color is silver.
And silence has a sound you hear only after hours of wading inside it.
The sound is soft, like flute notes rising up,
like the words of glass speaking. ”
Anne Spollen
“They both listened silently to the water,
which to them was not just water,
but the voice of life,
the voice of Being,
the voice of perpetual Becoming.”
Hermann Hesse
“The places where water comes together with other water.
Those places stand out in my mind like holy places.”
Raymond Carver
“Where the waters do agree, it is quite wonderful the relief they give.”
Jane Austen
xo
A beautiful way to start the morning Krista. These photos and poetry take me away on a much needed armchair journey of the most peaceful kind.
I’m so glad to hear that, @disqus_2LQ5qLN5aY:disqus They were definitely soothing to my soul. 🙂
What a beautiful, beautiful posts. It is an armchair trip to remember. I agree, a lovely start to my day!
Thank you so much, @95ea44c9817c2c8c2a30b7104fdf81c1:disqus 🙂 Isn’t it so good to start our days with beauty and inspiration when we can? 🙂
Those photos are so beautiful!
Thank you, @OrgasmicChef:disqus 🙂 I’m so glad you like them!
Lovely – especially those unusual houses in the first photo and the sense of freedom in the second. Have a lovely potion filled week-end.
Aren’t the buildings brilliant, @budgetjan:disqus ? They were from the set of Popeye which was filmed in Malta. 🙂
So they are not real houses?
As you said Krista, simply gorgeous! Even reminds me a bit of the south of France – think I must visit! Have a great weekend 🙂
I keep dreaming of visiting the south of France one day, @TuulaR:disqus 🙂 I’ve loved your photos of the coast near your house. Gorgeous!!
Have a great time at the medieval fair…Look forward to seeing the photos. Good luck with the presentation I am sure you will do great.
I did, @4051406338aaef5dd8bf9775f8ab662d:disqus ! Got home very late last night and am tired as can be but it was worth it. 🙂 Thanks for the support about my talk. I was so nervous – but got braver and braver. 🙂
Oh, incredible! I love the reflections on the water, even in daylight
Isn’t it STUNNING there, @inspiringtravellers:disqus ? I couldn’t get enough of it. 🙂