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This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realise it is play. The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is. I’m here to tell you that the path to peace is right there, when you want to get away. When you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it. If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life. That is very serious!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Journal entry - Duckling

Death--- the last sleep? No the final awakening.
- Walter Scott

A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!


"Carolina Duckling" pencil sketch in Daily Nature Journal - Maree©

This little Carolina duckling (Wood Duck) was very weak when it hatched and it also had a cripple leg. Despite all my efforts, it didn't survive and died 3 days later. This is from a sketch I did in an old Nature Journal.
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2 comments:

  1. KellyOctober 22, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    ...ahh...poor little fellow. Glad you took care of him, though. He was probably happy for that. A beautiful, sensitive sketch.

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  2. Maree ClarksonOctober 22, 2009 at 8:30 AM

    Thank you Kelly! The Carolinas are very delicate when they're small and take a lot of care, but in the end it is worth the while.

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