Archives for May 2015

Views and aromas.

Time is well consumed enjoying the beauty of the alps, the lakes, the ocean.

Honeysuckle is rich in fragrance, so much so that at times it can drive people away to take a breath of unscented air.

There are specific cases where too much of some sensory inputs can be detrimental.

But a natural vista can only do you good.

If there isn’t one just over there, where you are now, a magazine or a digital reminder is a very good temporary fix. It’s like a portable elixir in note form.

Strolling like the long time lovers they are.

Those warm summer evenings were times for bright eyed motion and meetings.

Before a toast to the days events and the ‘morrow’s possibilities, there were many greeting each other in the square. A nod here, a glance, a smile, a cap tipped in recognition.

All dressed in the suave standards of the day and each could be recognized from far away by their gait, the colour of their shoes, the hats or none.

We do the same. If we don’t, we’re seeking it out.

One day.

And the chiefs all gathered together to talk and plan and organize.

The people were happy, someone else was making the decisions.

Little did they know that some of the chiefs liked strawberry ice cream and some liked the mango taste.

The mango-liking chiefs were stronger negotiators.

Mango ice cream became the norm and the people had to travel a long way to find strawberry.

Everyone, especially those who preferred strawberry ice cream, looked forward with great hope to the next meeting of the chiefs.

The spires atop those old buildings make awfully uncomfortable seating.

But no-one will open a cafe up there.

Just fish and chips to take with you.

Some feasts are easy to describe.

Others are unmentionable.

There are celebrations that outdo the occasion.

Many grand occasions celebrate themselves.

Download a glass of wine. Take a sip.

Do not operate heavy machinery afterwards.

Beware this lake contains water, the sign says.

We are wiser than the most plentifully available advice.

If people were as stupid as the way they are addressed by organizations and governments, well then we really would have a problem. Thankfully “people” are much wiser than that.

Let’s keep up the quota.