by Bela Johnson | Apr 22, 2019 | climate change, Earth Day, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
There are snapshots in time, places where one feels the eyes scratching over the surface of some offensive scene, cymbals clashing inappropriately during a tender interlude, spell dissolved in the cacophony, never to return again free of that memory; Then there are...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 27, 2019 | Hawaii, inspiration, musings, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
When the silver spool of dawn unravels in languorous wisps, as clouds unfurl low and wide in the overhead sky, my gaze sweeps broadly and what I behold is the artist’s palette come to life, a masterpiece with every dawning and dusky day while the earth spins...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 19, 2019 | Hawaii, inspiration, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
My Instagram post this morning quoted Mary Oliver, “My work is loving the world.” Despite what the day brings, and sometimes it seems overwhelming, could there be anything more meaningful? When the floor slips out from under my feet and I fall like Alice...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 5, 2019 | country living, Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
Shards of light splinter azure skies piercing grey and white veils hung over days we have grown accustomed to, days drowned in deluges of drenching rain once sent to nourish, now stripping shrubs and flowers of nutrients washed deep asunder; One tree standing...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 22, 2019 | Hawaii, nature, perspective, photography, poetry, Uncategorized
Time slips by, a wisp, a wrinkle, and soon we are dust, unremarkable, insignificant; as one, at long last, with the beauty that surrounds us. All photos ©Bela Johnson
by Bela Johnson | Jan 1, 2019 | Hawaii, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
(Modified from the original Boy Scout Taps) Aloha, and many blessings on this new year! May we each find peace, fulfillment and understanding of our judgments and limitations so that we might transcend! Blessings! :::: Day is done, gone the sun, From the lake, from...
