October, and a month when autumn truly began to grip.
Still vestiges of Summer…
But elsewhere in the garden…
A positive Gallery of images in the nearby Forest.
Mushrooms:
Beautiful symmetry:
Time to light the fire: we changed the clocks so it is getting dark by 4 now
Spectacular Sunsets and Skylines:
Food-wise, I am still pursuing the Ayurvedic diet:
Time for preparations for Christmas as well.
During the month, we have a spectacular ‘Big Moon’:
New article by me on Bourdieu and Lacan:
Bourdieu and Lacan
I have been perusing a sumptuous book from my friends at Fulgar Press:
I have also been reading two biographies of two individuals I am a fan of:
Music, some more Brazilian guitar playing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw0EMYl-TPM&start_radio=1
And then Doreen Carwithen. As I have written before, I have a penchant for lesser known British composers. Carwithin is curious: wife of the backwards looking William Alwyn, some of her compositions – including many for films – are also retro-romantic. However, sometimes, she seems really inspired and progressive. The piano sonata for example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIyfG8dr9k4&list=RDWIyfG8dr9k4&start_radio=1
Montaigne
Lighten yourself and your soul of the weight of your burdens, moving about (travel, change of scenery) will only increase their pressure on you, as a ship’s cargo is less troublesome when lashed in place. Not enough to withdraw from the mob; withdraw from the attributes of the mob…we still turn our gaze towards the things we have left behind; our imagination is full of them. It is in our soul that evil grips us: and she cannot escape from herself. So we must bring her back…into our self. That is true solitude. It can be enjoyed in towns and in kings’ courts, but more conveniently apart. Let us gain power over ourselves to live really and truly alone – and of doing so in contentment.
