Sunday, 28 April 2013

Reverie


rev·er·ie  

/ˈrevərē/
Noun
  1. A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream: "I slipped into reverie".
  2. An instrumental piece suggesting a dreamy or musing state.
Synonyms
daydream - dream

The girls of The Oval Seven are kind enough to let me hang out at their home. It is one of my favourite places.. and this is one of my favourite spaces in that place :) Emmy's bed. I am currently sitting here, smelling the rain and listening to this beautiful song:

 

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

This poem has been encouraging me lately, so I painted it.


Be like the bird
who, pausing in her flight
awhile on boughs too slight,
feels them give way beneath her
and yet sings,
knowing that she hath wings.
~ Victor Hugo

My Genesee Diary

While spending a week at camp during summer 2012, I read the book The Genesee Diary by Henri Nouwen, in which he documents the seven mo...