Slow Sunday

Tuna in browned butter

I was given a beautiful flower.

Early evening now, sun lighting up the tree out front. Earlier next doors children, a tiny one about 2 foot tall, with his slightly older but not much, sisters; cleaning the car. One on the bonnet, the other two standing at the side with the youngest jumping up and down to get his sponge higher and, the car windows open. I walked past cheering them as I headed out.

Now, my windows wide open and that tree out front standing pretty still, the breeze gentle, as the sky blue fades behind. Ever so silent. People indoors or out back, the last little bit of the weekend before next week starts. Sunday, putting itself away, black cat wandering along the street, and now the wind is getting up.

Yesterday I was up with the sun and out walking before anyone stirred. The foxes had been out during the night, I could smell them on the street in the damp early morning air. Dawn chorus just underway. One bird flew through the sky. No cars. No people. Just the early morning sun rising, starting to light up the gardens, and paint the houses into being. Slowly, slowly, I meandered around the nearby streets then came home to breakfast.

Joy dots

Up with the sun

Dawn chorus

Giggling children

Sun on skin

Trees

Breeze

Blue sky

Tree out front

Recipe

Tuna with browned butter and beans

This small plate tuna in browned butter was a nice lunch, this photo is a vata version. For Pitta I would have used much less butter and even less for kapha types. The beans good for all types, vata does better with sweet potatoes rather than white. The brown butter has capers parsley, dill and mint chopped into it salt and black pepper. And there was fresh lemon too. Lemon zest would have been nice. Pitta types lime would be good.

The Ayurvedic approach to nutrition can seem complicated I find it works best if you take a balanced approach to it! Unless of course your health means you are moving through a specific dietary program.

Dancing between lives

When the weather changes from summer sun to autumn winds and grey throughout the day, back and forth it’s like dancing between two different lives. It’s been like this a lot lately.

Sleep well.

Lucy x