The Restory Retreat Centre

In Conversation With Physics/Astronomy God’s glory is on tour in the skies,  God-craft on exhibit across the horizon.  Madame Day holds classes every morning,  Professor Night lectures each evening.  Their words aren’t heard,  their voices aren’t recorded,  But their silence fills the earth:  unspoken truth is spoken everywhere. Psalms‬ ‭19‬:‭1‬-45‬ ‭(The Message)                     ‬ The Conversation Elements From The Conversation Stars that we see with the naked eye at night.   May you have fun. A Suspended Blue Ocean The sky is a suspended blue ocean. The stars are the fish that swim. The planets are the white whales I sometimes hitch a ride on, and the sun and all light have forever fused themselves into my heart and upon my skin. There is only one rule on this Wild Playground, For every sign Hafiz has ever seen reads the same. They all say, "Have fun, my dear; my dear, have fun, in the Belov...

Photograph by George Angus You know you live in the country when: - You drive for kilometres on end on the wrong side of the dirt road because for some reason or the other that side has fewer ditches and muddy patches. And of course because there are no cars coming from the opposite direction; - “At least 3 km” is one way of pronouncing “Neighbour”. “Support” is another; - They tell you in town that you can bring the empty gas bottle next time you come in. And then let you pay for the refill as if you’ve already done that; - It is pitch dark when you switch off your lights at night. And dead silent. The call of the Spotted Eagle Owl does not count as noise; - You are constantly reminded that our solar system has a Milky Way; - People understand that you have a spanner in mind when you are looking for a “bobbejaan” (Afrikaans word for “Baboon”). And that you use that, a shifting and pliers often; - You cannot phone anybody wh...