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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!

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Spring Farm landscape

“The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.”
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet in the 19th century, 1807-1882)

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


"Spring Farm landscape" watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm - Maree©

Passing by Spring Farm on our way to Magaliesburg, I once again took the chance to do a quick sketch of the dam from a different angle, finishing it off once we got home. We've had plenty of rain and the dam has crept over its banks, forming vleis on both sides.

(In geography of South Africa a vlei is a shallow seasonal or intermittent lake. The word is of Dutch/Afrikaans origin meaning 'pond', 'marsh', and is pronounced as "flay". Vleis vary in their extent according to the fall of rain or dryness of the season.)

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2 comments:

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