Rain and sunshine

[primsong]

It's been quite a week... I won't go into sordid detail, but suffice it that sometimes I find my duties in life much harder to carry out than at other times. This too, shall pass...

On a brighter note, I've found some smiles among this community and outside it as well - and the rain looks so lovely when the sun hits it. I can look out two different windows from where my computer is, seeing rain and sunshine gilding every tree bough with diamonds and mist in the day. With the sunrise, the blossoms on the fruit trees shine with such a beauty, and at sunset the colors glide through the trees in the back and blaze upon the stone of the fireplace, making it sparkle as it does at no other time. The clouds are low over the mountain but always changing in the wind, and every time the sun breaks through after the times of grey, it stuns me anew. The poplars shine with baby-new leaves in the palest of golden-green...The bluebells are coming up so thick, white and purple and blue and green, I feel as if I am living in a Monet painting at times.



01. What is your favorite word?
Okay, I give up - I'm a lover of the English language and have entire books about just words... After staring at this at great length, I must raise my little white flag of surrender. How about onomonopoetic words like "fluffy" and "twang"?

02. What is your least favorite word?
Aside from blasphemic profanity, hard, single-syllable derogatory labels for groups of people - whether it be Jap, Spik, Fag or any other...they always sound even worse in their harsh brevity, as if the people mentioned weren't even worse two syllables of effort, something that would be scraped off of the bottom of a shoe.

03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
Time. Quiet, uninterrupted time - especially outdoors. ahhhhhh... Refreshes all three.

04. What turns you off?
Habitually needy people who are never satisfied or even grateful no matter how much you give, especially if they won't even try to care for themselves but just want to be 'taken care of' perpetually.

05. What is your favorite curse word?
*thinking* Lately, it's been 'blast it' and 'dagnabbit.' Rude raspberry noises occasionally top it off.

06. What sound or noise do you love?
A cat purring, birds in the trees, leaves rustling down in the fall, water glugging down the drain, the 'snap' of a wallet closing.

07. What sound or noise do you hate?
Annoying electronic phones ringing, leaf-blowers, kids throwing up in the middle of the night.

08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Part-time teacher, illustrator, landscape design, decorator, bookseller.

09. What profession would you not like to attempt?
Anything medical or military.

10. When you get to heaven, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
"Well done - welcome home."



Thank you all, for just *being*. (((flist)))

Comments

[wadearturo.livejournal.com]

I feel as if I am living in a Monet painting at times.

That is exactly what I was thinking when you painted such a lovely picture with your words.

((((((((Poet Prim))))))))))

Thank you for sharing that; it always makes me happy to hear of such love of nature.

a subject,,,

[syrcleoftrees.livejournal.com]

Oh well you have my view beat.Until after the azealas bloom,then you will be okay,until the crepe myrtles bloom. I just love crepe myrltes.The trunks are so plyable.Trimmed properly and of a certain height and age they could make one dream of being in a mallorn forest.

Nice day for you,I bet it is absolutley beautiful. :) Thanks for all you put into the boards and here also,,,(((PRIM))) ( dodges delete button,,lol!!!

[maidoforange.livejournal.com]

It sounds very lovely, indeed! ((((Prim)))).

[lin4gondor.livejournal.com]

Sorry for your week. Is it over yet? ;-) Sometimes it's too much when we have weeks like that, to even begin to explain to people how complicated it all is. That's one reason why I don't always say here at LJ when I'm having a hard time. Too much work to explain it, hehe! Glad you said even just this word, though; I'll be praying.

Thank you for being, too.

[estellye.livejournal.com]

You described it beautifully enough to see, Prim! I sometimes wonder if I could hold my vision of what a writer describes up to the vision they see or created, how would my interpretation stand up to comparison? I suppose it doesn't really matter. Both are lovely. Its one of the wonders and frustrations of communicating that we all perceive things differently.

I think there are few who would perceive this differently though, you are greatly appreciated.

Hello

[faramirgirl.livejournal.com]

(((prim))) you are so wonderful. Your brighter side sounds so lovely.

Aaahhhh

[cads.livejournal.com]

Luv ya Prim.

[psychotic-kiwi.livejournal.com]

#2 - I like that answer a LOT. I never thought of it that way, but you are exactly right.

#5 - Blast and Drat are good ones - I tend to use them around my son, as they convey all the force and none of the profanity.

You are a true poet, Prim - I have to echo Wade and say that I thought of my favorite water lily painting by Monet, when reading this. (((( Hugs you))))

[adaras-r0se.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful description of the wonderful sights around you! I love reading posts like this :)

(((Prim))) I particularly agree with your answer to question 4, btw!

[onegoat.livejournal.com]

Living in a Monet painting... sounds divine :)
There *is* something very satisfying about hearing a wallet snap closed ;)
((((((Prim)))))