Becalmed

Saturday night...

Sunday morning....

and the drop in temperature has halted the invasion of black flies

and ladybirds ...they have been swarming against my windows for days.

We didn't have time to throw rose petals into the sea on Robin's anniversary, 

so on Sunday I stood on the little wooden  bridge over my stream

and released them into the water, which doesn't flow very fast, so they gathered

like soft papery jewels in the green corners of the banks,

waiting for a stronger current to float them onward.

More glistening jewels brightening my usual circular field  walk...

late cherries

and rowan berries( maybe?)....

and the clouds are

especially 

spectacular....

autumn dropping all around me.

I've been in indulging in  a"no plans" day

letting tasks fall off my TO DO list

 like dry leaves

catching in the wind

and 

allowing  myself 

 to meander with the 

 rose petals

stopping to 

observe my surroundings - 

the sparrows chittering on the bird table - 

my aloneness -

becalmed

in the cold air 

of my house,

resting 

my mind.