I have news for you—
there are people who get up in the morning and cross a room
open a window to let the sweet breeze in
and let it touch them all over their faces and bodies.
– Tony Hoagland, from “I Have News For You” in Unincorporated Persons in the Late Honda Dynasty: Poems
Notes: Photo: Dark Mornings. Poem: Thank you Beth @ Alive on all Channels
and then there are those who grab an extra blanket, wrap it around themselves, have that first cup of coffee with cream, and curl up again
esp…them…
However one greets the day, as long as one’s arms are wide open…
“The thing is to relax and not fret about worldly things but just let the wings open and be oneself quietly for a bit. This never fails to renew strength.”
Iris Murdoch, from a letter to Hal Lidderdale written c. July 1950
Do you just have these perfect quotes at your fingertips?
You trigger them.
Um…nope, not buying that..you’re practically encyclopedic!
Yes! Thank you! I used to do that when I lived in an old house with those old kind of windows–miss that…would be lovely!
The mental image was enough for me this morning!
Depends on the time of year!
True!
I’m sure there are people like that, but that’s not me today, David. It’s minus 18 HERE! ♡
Diana xo
– 18 F? Exactly where are you Diana?
Celsius, David, so not quite that scary at -4F 😎
That’s still cold!
Yeah, and I’m not a fan of anything lower than seeing my own breath! Why do I live here?
Now that is a big question!
Good heaven, minus 18C????? That wouldn’t be Zermatt Switzerland on a particularly cold and windy winter day? You are way braver than me. When it was that cold and I was ‘out’ skying, my husband said that I was a waste of money for my skiing pass as I should have bought a ‘coffee pass’ instead 🙂
Oh that’s a mean thing to say, bad husband lol! Kiki, with wind chill, I’ve experienced temps that feel more like -45 here in Calgary!
Diana; 🙂 Well, I divorced him….. (much much later on) so I guess we’re even, 🙂
I was once in Calgary and couldn’t get out fast enough – it’s DEF too cold for me…. I admire you, but I find this scary! Keep warm my dear strong woman.
strong, stupid, they both start with s right? You should come visit us in the summer!
… not likely – I’m stuck in France! And btw, I think it must have been in late autumn when I passed through Calgary, so, not really that cold…. in your opinion! 😉
And that, my friend, is why we flee to the Caribbean every winter! 😜
I see that…
Depends on the Sunday morning and the time of year!! But yes, receive the day with an open spirit and inhale deeply.
I can see you doing that…I can.
That is so cool… that you see me like that… 😉
A beautiful way to start any day, no matter what the weather ⛄️☀️✨🌥🌤
True!
Oh….I will soooo do that as soon as the temperature gets closer to 50…as opposed to 25…
I so get it. It was 50 F here yesterday.
This would be me. Learned long ago to “change the air” in the morning.
Smiling. “change the air”. Love that.
We (the very orderly Swiss…. 😉 at least) rip open all windows every morning for quite a long while – I would never be able to ‘make the beds’ without knowing that they are fresh and clean smelling. And upon opening the windows fully I also can follow up the development of my jardinières with spring bulbs, tip my finger into the soil to check on their need of some water, pull / throw out appearing weeds, young snails….. see what the surroundings are up to – it’s very liberating and quite wonderful!
Well, in January, it’s more like sweeping out all the heat coated with stale cooking smells and nightly gaseous emissions. Not nearly as poetical as the Swiss!
I’ve always loved that poem.