We’re home physically but my thoughts still drift rather like ocean weeds awash among the imagines particularly of our journey through the Northwest Passage. I am loath to let them vanish.
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| Snapped as the wheels hit the tarmac |
Four months, almost to the day, 1000s of km away from home and we’re finally back! We touched down at Tulla Monday 1pm. So good to be home! We collapsed inside in a tumble of cases. First things first - check there’s some bubbles in the fridge and enough food etc so we can pull up the drawbridge and hole up for a few days. Then we headed out to the garden, our happy green sky-space.
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| Love these beauties. Not bad not having had any attention for 4 months |
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| Our wee lemon tree |
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| Sweet and juicy |
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| Bee heaven |
The orchids were trailing long waving flags of flowers to greet us and the herbs were crowding to the edges of front and side gardens. And lemons! Our wee lemon tree is weighed down with a dozen gorgeous golden orbs and tons of fragrant flowers (as is the lime tree) - happy bees are everywhere. The fragrance in that side orchard/garden is heavenly and the bees are enjoying it as much as or probably more than us. The fig tree even made a valiant attempt at a welcome with a few small green figs - poor neglected thing. Shy Hellebores hanging on to a wee bouquet of blooms seemed to be waiting for us to coo over them - we did. And our birds were back within the hour. It is good to be home!
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| Tucked under the ferns and Chinese jasmine are these pretty little beauties- our hellebores |
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We've eaten well but homemade is sooo good.
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The last 4 months have been rich to overflowing so we've come home wanting to live simply for a little while, not go out, use up what’s in the larder – there was no bread in the freezer so we made some and ‘muesli’ biscuits too. We want to simply appreciate the quiet of our little pad - and get over jet lag! It’s hard to explain but traveling into the remote parts of our planet brings home many realities of ‘urbanisation’ however you might define it - it’s good and bad at the same time ……. another time. And indeed until next time we head off ....
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