I belong to a lovely group of kid-lit writers.
Today, Saturday, they play a Today Game.
Use the following:
Today I saw…
Today I felt(touch)…
Today I heard…
Today I smelled(olfactor.)..
Today I tasted…
Walking my walk this morning I used all the senses!
Here is what I experienced:
Today I saw some strange feathers high in a Kowhai tree. It was a Kereru (woodpigeon) hanging upside down to reach for some flowers.
Next, I heard and saw a flutter and scattering of feathers as the pigeon fell off the branch. A Tui was also singing its lovemaking tune in the next tree.
The fresh air and warming sun touched my skin. The earth smelled clean after the rains from the last few days. I could taste the fresh-made coffee of someone drinking it outside on his/her deck.
It is so good to be alive and well, to see, hear, feel, smell and even taste everything around me.
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29 responses to “Use all your senses!”
Funny how sometimes we can walk about and find so much to delight the senses, whereas at other times were’e in such a rush or deep in thought that we take nothing in from our surroundings. Your lovely post has reminded me to be more aware as I walk instead of staying inside my head! Love the song of the Tui, It’s an unusual looking bird, too, with a lovely shimmer to its feathers.
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The COVID 19 thing brought me back to use my senses while walking Trompie. I force myself to concentrate on my surroundings and not on all my mind churning
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Ek het hierdie nou geniet Scrapy. Jy maak my weer bewus van dit wat ‘n mens so vanselfsprekend aanneem… jou sintuie. Ek dink ek het deur hierdie lockdown aan die slaap geraak.
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Moenie alleen voel nie. Ek het self ook baie aanmoediging nodig om aan te hou en positief te bly. Dis hierdie klein dingetjies wat die lewe vol en die moeite werd maak.
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Beautiful
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Thanks Michelle, every morning has something different.
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Interestimg Scrapy!
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Thanks gogga!
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Scrapy, your blog inspired me to also address the use of senses (emotionally speaking) in this stream of consciousness blog that I wrote today. Let me know what you think of my socs technique and the way I mixed in your concept of using my senses https://www.hesterleynel.co.za/2020/08/22/socs-when-everyone-is-tarred-with-the-same-brush/
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I’ll hop over and have a read. Great to know this was useful. It’s by using your senses that the writing comes alive.
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Dit is nou pragtig Ineke! Ek hou ook baie van hulle fluit geluide!
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Baie dankie Aletta, dis die lekkerste om so vroeg te loop en die voëls te hoor en te sien vlieg.
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Dis waar, die beste tyd om te stap
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Netso, gaan my vroeg vroeg lopies mis in die soer omdat ek nie hoef klaar te maak vir skool nie.
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Dis ook weer waar!
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Fully aware in the moment become soul treasures. Lovely, Scrapy, thanks for sharing Hugs.
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Treasures indeed. I love my morning walks. There is usually something unusual going on. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Kosbaar om so te leef! Wat ‘n voorreg om saam met jou dit te beleef deur jou skrywe. Dankie
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Dankie bondels, dis alles met n doel om dinge so te beleef en te ondervind. ek doen dit gereeld om te hoor/sien en te reageer op my omgewing.
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Dis kwaliteid lewe
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Voel my ook so.
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Dankbaarheid oor al die sintuie wat ons kan inspan om die lewe te geniet. Dankie vir die deel Scrapy.
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Groot plesier. As mens daagliks die sintuie instel kom mens baie dinge om jou agter. Dit bring kalmte en vrede in n deurmekaar gemoed.
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Nieu-Zeeland,is dit waar jy bly,Scrapy?
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JIp, al vanaf 2009. Groot trek gewees.
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Oe, ek is mal oor die tui’s se geluide!
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Ek geniet hul ook. Hul is baie terotoriaal. Hul kan mekaar jaag tot wie weet waar en dit gaan natuurlik met n gesels ook. Hul is nie baie wild nie. Baie kere sit een in die boom en fluit dan maak ek hom na en hy antwoord my. Dis te lekker
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Ag hoe wens ek ek kon jou en die tui eendag hoor!
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Sug, moenie nog praat nie! Sal ook wat wil gee.
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