International Day of Peace

 International Day of Peace has come and gone (it was only yesterday) but we enjoyed seeing different friends and folk we know post their pieces of peace in different ways - on blogs, on FB, on Insta and the rest.  It just felt like there was this quiet murmuring of peace around the world; a gentle hum; a warm and positive vibration.

Barry and I have found ourselves without our 'peace tree' for the first time.  We wandered about trying to find a happy new home for the doves and weather grams and came upon this tree at my Dad's place.  It is nearby our new place and we drive past it most days so we thought we would get added enjoyment if we could hang them there - and he was a very willing participant.

My letterpress weathergrams work with the idea that peace in so many ways, begins with us. It can begin on a small scale; it's not for the likes of me to negotiate and achieve world peace; rather it feels like my job is to be peaceful in my soul and in my interactions; and encourage peace wherever I can.

Barry's copper peace doves are almost camouflaged in the leaves here...

But keep company with one of Dad's many orchids...

And our pieces hang together in places...

And the tree itself...

Having rescued several of last year's weather grams from around the block at 601, we have distributed them around our new place, on some familiar pieces!

Thank you to all of those across the globe who joined the murmur of peace; who think and speak for peace and who hold fast to hope for peace in our world...