Before Midnight

This is what I have been waiting nine years for! I can hardly wait to see the sequel to Before Sunrise and Before Sunset...Before Midnight.

Directed by Richard Linklater  and starring Ethan Hawke, as Jesse, and Julie Delpy, as Celine, this one will be set in Greece.

I truly hope it is all I imagined, as the first two films are my all time favourites. I constantly dream of what happened to the two lovers...did they end up together?...did it last?...so many questions!

Ah, Jesse and Celine, you bring joy and hope into my heart, and into the hearts of all true romantics...

Jesse and Celine, in Greece

Set Your Life on Fire

"Set your life on fire.

Seek those who fan your flames."

- Rumi

Oh, I love Autumn!

I just really wanted to say, I love Autumn!

The Liquidambar tree in my front yard looks quite delicious at the moment...so many colours to behold...

Beautiful sunlight, streaming through the rainbow leaves...

A collection of Autumn findings...

And a beautiful Autumn sunset, as seen from my bedroom, whilst I'm rugged up with a sniffy nose...

Yay for Autumn! You make me happy...

All photographs are mine - click on them if you want to see them bigger, better, brighter!

New Moon in Taurus and the Depths of the Heart

The recent New Moon in Taurus had me contemplating new beginnings, and specifically new beginnings in the area of Love.

The last half year has seen me travelling down a rocky road of love...experiencing the full breadth of emotion in regards to matters of the heart. I realise now, I never really knew the full depth of my heart and soul. I still don't, as it is an ongoing, never-ending journey of self discovery, but I do feel I am further down the path...

So, this New Moon in Taurus allowed me to reflect on these difficult times, and prepare for new beginnings in love. I made a little "love altar" and set myself some "Venusian" intentions; Venus being the ruler of Taurus. Venus representing love, beauty, attraction, sensuality, art...

I am hoping for some clarity and insight into my heart and it's desires...how to understand the complexities of one's heart?

"Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high."
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

Who do we allow into our secret garden? Who can penetrate those walls? And what does that garden contain?

Stealing Beauty

One of my all time favourite movies has to be Bernado Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty. I just love this picture below of some of the cast, including Jeremy Irons and Liv Tyler... paradise...

This movie portrays such innocence, hope, true joy and love...and all set in the gorgeous Tuscan countryside, what more can I say...

Sheer bliss...the warm Tuscan breeze rolling over your skin, as you float through the flower filled fields...

...and finally, true, pure, innocent love...