simple pleasures - the gallery

 

 

simple pleasures no. 2 - the wooden heart

'Treen' n. a generic term for small household objects made of wood.  Derived from old English word 'trēowen', meaning wooden.

I love a good piece of modern treen, which this most definitely is. A wooden jigsaw in the shape of a heart, at first sight it looks easy to assemble.  However, on closer examination the puzzle is significantly more difficult to solve. The heart is sliced in two, meaning it must be built in three dimensions.

It is, perhaps, emblematic of the complexity of human emotion. Whatever the case, it is another simple pleasure.

emerging

Spring is such a beautiful season - the first bulbs, blossom and buds emerging to defeat the cold, dark Winter. A walk in the woods becomes a magical  journey of discovery, fresh each year.

 

 

wood

and the rain came

in soft shards

through leaves

as we walked

they waited patiently for us

the trees

talking

through roots

discarded and fallen

the green moss

glowing

on twisted bark

tracing the rippled

surface

death and life

cycle

permanence

impermanence 

the floor

of this magical

living

wood