The trees and plants in our garden have been stretched during summer. Shedding all but their essential leaves, they’d closed themselves down.

My first introduction to Nuytsia floribunda was not a formal one. “This is a Christmas tree, Wendy,” my kindergarten teacher informed me. But it didn’t look at all like the Christmas tree that we had just decorated at home. I wondered if she was mistaken but didn’t dare to argue. After all, she was a teacher. She must know.

With Easter approaching, I found these thoughts about "The Age of Atheism" relevant: click here to read the article.

“The Wolf that you give your attention to is the wolf that will lead you to your destiny.”