A pale sliver of moon hung over the last vestiges of light and clouds raced ahead of the wind as I battled, bent double, to walk a dog.
Christmas has passed, with New Year just over the horizon, and after a period of mildness the weather has taken a downward turn. The temperature has dropped and the wind picked up, the skies are grey and it is miserable. It is so nice to have the woodburner to light, and it is comforting to watch the flames devour the wood. There is something about flame which is mesmerising be it candle or fire, and it has a hypnotic quality. Fire is also a bit of a contradiction. It destroys, yet it purifies and renews (think of the phoenix); it consumes things and yet we use it to make something to eat; it is a symbol of rage and yet love is described as an eternal flame and it has been used as a beacon to guide sailors safely into harbour.
I am in the process of trying the envigorate the house. I am almost finished decorating the lounge, and have just bought a small aquarium which is yet to be filled with fish. Hopefully, tomorrow the water will be at the correct temperature and I can go shopping. I am tempted by the beautiful Angel Fish, but if I go for those, I can't have other species because they do not play well with others. So, a decision has to be made about whether I go for a mixture of compatible fish, or the one species. The aquarium will double as a cat television. The creatures are already sitting watching the bubbles rise to the surface of the water, so their reaction when there are fish swimming about in it will be interesting.
Christmas has passed, with New Year just over the horizon, and after a period of mildness the weather has taken a downward turn. The temperature has dropped and the wind picked up, the skies are grey and it is miserable. It is so nice to have the woodburner to light, and it is comforting to watch the flames devour the wood. There is something about flame which is mesmerising be it candle or fire, and it has a hypnotic quality. Fire is also a bit of a contradiction. It destroys, yet it purifies and renews (think of the phoenix); it consumes things and yet we use it to make something to eat; it is a symbol of rage and yet love is described as an eternal flame and it has been used as a beacon to guide sailors safely into harbour.
I am in the process of trying the envigorate the house. I am almost finished decorating the lounge, and have just bought a small aquarium which is yet to be filled with fish. Hopefully, tomorrow the water will be at the correct temperature and I can go shopping. I am tempted by the beautiful Angel Fish, but if I go for those, I can't have other species because they do not play well with others. So, a decision has to be made about whether I go for a mixture of compatible fish, or the one species. The aquarium will double as a cat television. The creatures are already sitting watching the bubbles rise to the surface of the water, so their reaction when there are fish swimming about in it will be interesting.
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