ANTOHER GREAT MORNING

Have started the morning off with a great jog, starting at 5.45am.........
Am really starting to get into these, gets me into a great headspace
for the rest of the day........
Normally I  walk a block, then jog a block for an hour but today I
got it up to 1 1/4hrs, go me, yeah.......Try to incorporate some hills
as best as I can.......
As per usual I am very luck to live in such a beautiful place, so took
some photos of the beautiful bush as the sun was coming through.....

THE TREE

Just finished watching last night an amazingly, beautiful,
uplifting wonderful movie called

The Tree

A very uplifting movie about death and family.......
I highly recomment you track it down and if you
live in the Blue Mountains you can order it in
at your local library which is where I found it......

MOON DREAMING

Last night I had a great time at choir,
and one of the members recommended singing the Paul Kelly
song 'One Night the Moon' which another member is
going to translate into serbian........
I just love Paul Kelly.........


ONE NIGHT THE MOON

One night the moon came sailing by
On a big ship right across the night sky
One night the moon came sailing by
Called all the dreamers to come for a ride
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/p/paul_kelly/one_night_the_moon.html ]
One night the moon came wheeling by
On a big bike right across the night sky
One night the moon came wheeling by
Called all the sleepers to come for a ride

One night the moon came galloping by
On a big horse right across the night sky
One night the moon came galloping by
Called all the dreamers to come for a ride

One night the moon came choo-chooing by
On a big train right across the sky
One night the moon came choo-chooing by
Called all the sleepers to come for a ride

One night the moon came rolling by
In a big cart right across the night sky
One night the moon came rolling by
Called all the dreamers to come for a ride

(Above is an image by nothought MOON)

Below is a link to You Tube and Paul Kelly......
One Night the Moon


And then this morning when I went for my early morning jog,
I came across the giant moon going down above some lovely trees
towards the west.........
It inpired me to write this piece.........



DANCING UNDER THE MOON

Dancing under the moonlight,
as the sun rises up.......

Dancing on foreign shores
in far away dreamy places,
where everything goes my way........

Dancing under the sparkle of light,
Under the MOONBEAMS and the SUNRAYS,
Transfixed by the shimmering across my body
and the tinkering within the lights......

Faraway dreaming,
               magical sights.......
The wind is whispering little nothings,
as I think about the night.......

By me, Bhodi Robinson

Follow link to the artist for the above wonderful image

Follow link to the artist for the above wonderful image

Follow link to the artist for the above wonderful image

Follow link to the artist for the above wonderful image

Follow link to the artist for the above wonderful image 

WHAT A PLEASANT PLACE TO JOG IN.......

Hi everyone.......

I am quite excited, as I have started going for morning jogs.......
I am now in my second week, I think it is day 10 and I am
really enjoying it......
I am also very lucky to be able to jog through and around the
Blue Mountains World Heritage National Park which is just
down the road from me...........

So below, are some photos I took the other day on my early
morning jog.........

Looking at these pictures as I upload them, I realise I am
quite lucky.......
And here I am, the final view at the end of the jog, as I sit
on the back verandah couch and have a well earned breather
and admire the trees in my own backyard......

Upto Stuff

Having a good day, yesterday I felt a bit flat.......
But today was alot better.....I suppose that is part of living,
going with the low bits to appreciate the good bits......

Have been in the office working on Blackheath Day Picnic......
Have spent the early morning working on my writings.  My book of
crazy characters which is slowly coming into a story.......Seen a few friends
on the walk into town.......Hanging at the library and art get together to
look forward to a bit later.......
Listening to an old fave, 'Alice In Chains', 'The Rooster'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gHiR1xeOSs

Maybe life isn't that bad after all...........

LATEST PAINTINGS - PEACEFUL PAINTINGS

This first image below is inspired by Eamhain Mhacha in Ireland:

Navan Fort – known in Old Irish as Eṁaın Ṁacha (pronounced [ˈeṽənʲ ˈṽaxə]) and in Modern Irish as Eamhain Mhacha ([ˈaw̃nʲ ˈw̃axə]) – is an ancient monument in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. According to Irish legend, it was one of the major power centers of pre-Christian Ireland. The site that can be seen today is little more than a grass-covered mound, but according to the Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, "the [Eamhain Mhacha] of myth and legend is a far grander and mysterious place than archeological excavation supports".^[1]

Although called a "fort", it is considered more likely to have been a pagan ritual or ceremonial site. It is often regarded as the traditional capital of the Ulaidh. It also features prominently in Irish mythology, particularly in the tales of the Ulster Cycle.

According to Irish mythology and historical tradition it was the capital of the Ulaid, the people who gave their name to the province of Ulster. It was supposedly founded by the goddess Macha in the 7th or 5th century BC, and was the seat of Conchobar mac Nessa in the tales of the Ulster Cycle. Conchobar is said to have had three houses at Eṁain Ṁacha:

• the Cróeb Ruad ("Dull Red Branch", whence derives the nearby townland of Creeveroe) where the king sat;
• the Cróeb Derg ("Bright Red Branch"), where trophies of battle were kept, and
• the Téte Brecc ("Speckled Hoard") where the warriors' weapons were stored.

Many of the most famous names in Irish mythology are associated with Eṁain Ṁacha and the Red Branch warriors.

• Amergin the poet
• Cú Chulainn, the great warrior
• Emer, his strong-willed and beautiful bride
• Conall Cernach (Conall the Victorious), his foster-brother and close friend
• Lóegaire, another warrior
• Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster
• Cathbad, the chief druid
• Fergus mac Róich, another great warrior and king
• Deirdre of the Sorrows, the most beautiful woman in Ireland, and Naoise, her brave lover
• Leabharcham, the wise woman

The name Eṁain Ṁacha is variously explained as "Macha's neck-brooch", after Macha marked out the boundaries of the site with her brooch, and "Macha's twins", after Macha gave birth to twins after being forced to compete in a chariot-race. The Annals of the Four Masters record that it was abandoned after it was burned by the Three Collas in 331 AD, after they had defeated Fergus Foga, king of Ulster, in battle at Achadh Leithdheirg.

 

 

The female figure in the above image is inspired by the Irish Goddess Macha:

Macha (Irish pronunciation: [ˈmaxə]) is a goddess of ancient Ireland, associated with war, horses, sovereignty, and the sites of Armagh and Emain Macha in County Armagh, which are named after her. A number of figures called Macha appear in Irish mythology, legend and historical tradition, all believed to derive from the same deity.

 

 

This image is a simple portrayal of love, both of each other 

and of the land and the place that you belong to.

I know that sounds very romatic, but place is very important to me

and I feel a strong connection to the land and different places affect me.

Missing my connection to the land I feel most connected too and

learning how to live without that..........

Wanting to belong......

 

 

I am not sure about this picture, I feel thing it will be

quite good when I finish it,

but I also know it will be quite time consuming and

is something I have to work upto.......

 In this picture she has an obvious connection to the forest

and is just in a quite moment of contemplation........

Not very complicated which is something I think

I am trying to portray in my latest pieces, this

sense of peace and coming home......

LITTLE KINGS by PAUL KELLY..........

Here are the lyrics to one of my all time favourite songs by Paul Kelly...........

Lyrics to Little Kings :

I'm so afraid for my country
There's an ill wind blowing no good
So many lies in the name of history
They want to improve my neighbourhood

I'm so worried about my brother
He just gets sadder every day
We gotta take care of each other
Or else we're gonna have to pay

In the land of the little kings
There's a price on everything
And everywhere the little kings
Are getting away with murder

I was born in a lucky country
Every day I hear the warning bells
They're so busy building palaces
They don't see the poison in the wells

In the land of the little kings
Profit is the only thing
And everywhere the little kings
Are getting away with murder

In the land of the little kings
Justice don't mean a thing
And everywhere the little kings
Are getting away with murder

 

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You can check it out here on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCCdxVQN4e8