I just went out for a short walk to do some exercise today before it gets dark... so it was before 4pm and clouds were beginning to turn pink in the western sky. I crosed the road to turn eastwards and caught a glimpse of the moon overhead / "wow" what a surprise ! and then another surprise was all the Christmas lights hanging up on bungalows down the road like fairy lights in the dusk (it certailny wasn't dark yet...yes, the moon was still shining clear qand bright in the sky above, but it was noly just 4pm now. All the way home I noticed little lights, tiny little sparks like distant stars... looking even more entrancing than later on in the daarkness... these seemed fragile and vulnerable yet so beautiful shimmering in the dusky half light, giving a sense of the presence of the Creator; the source of the whole universe born here among us centuries ago and yet still present in our midst. I felt child-like myself and wanted to dance... but the reality of my half life as an octgogenarian set in with a slight thump as I grasped more tightly to my wheely walking frame and walked home surrounded by dancing lights with their gentle presence reminding me that we are all part of the mystery of the universe.

Did you Know ? that today [ 15th November ] is the International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians

please visit the Open Doors website for more information...

What have you noticed as you walk ?

Earlier this year I saw this group of deeep blue flowers in a front garden... and just today, I caught sight of these beautiful bright pink flowers that give great joy appearing on a dull November day !

What have you seen recently ??

W>A>T for November 2025... the New Wivenhoe Art Trail will be at the end of this November: Friday 28th to Sunday 30th November 2025 10am - 5pm each day. for the map of participating artists go to their website : wivenhoearttrail.com and use the map to plan your visits...and find the numbered signs around Wivenhoe, marking the trail... ENJOY !!!

W.A.T ?? Yes its THIS Bank holiday weekend

Wivenhoe Art Trail is here now ! see the map of art venues around Wivenhoe : www.wivenhoearttrail.com Visit and enjoy !

Easter

Alleluia... Christ is Risen !

If you read St John's Gospel Ch 20, it begins with Mary Magdalene upset and discombobulated to have found the tomb where she had watched Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus lay the body of Jesus, after the crucifixion, empty on the Sunday morning... she ran to tell Peter and he ran to investigate, along with another disciple...you can imagine her weeping oputside the tomb [ read on in ch 20 ] and at first thinking the person outside in the garden who asks her why she is weeping must be the gardener... but eventually she realises her mistake when she must have been completely taken by surprise to hear Jesus' familiar voice calling her by name "Mary" and turns around "Rabbouni"... I have always found this account very moving, and so a few years ago I began painting...if you wish to see some of the other paintings in this series, please look at my website and click on the heading "Easter Stations" : www.janetdriver.co.uk Hoping you have a joyful Easter

ART TRAIL : MAY 2nd 2025

Don't miss it ! Right at the beginning of May this year ...look on their website for more details and map of the venues... Last year I really enjoyed walking into an artist's garden and looking at hr paintings set out under a marquee...paintings expressing her joy and delight in the natural world...there will be a wide range of art-work on display around Wivenhoe : Do come and enjoy :}