summer sky

While out walking this morning I noticed a distinctive summery sky. Those tell tale whispy clouds meaning warm weather. Spring has just arrived but it seems the seasons are in more of a hurry these days.

Thinking about time, yesterday I heard about a most remarkable Aussie called Tim Cope who has just won the "Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year" award for his trip following the trek of Ghengis Khan of 10,000km, 18 month journey by horse from Mongolia to Hungary. http://www.timcopejourneys.com

It was very interesting to hear about his appreciation for time in the places he was travelling through. He mentioned upon his brief return to Oz, his impression is that our lives are governed very much by 9-5 and have rigid time frames for things like visiting friends/family. These kinds of rules do not apply to many of the places he is visiting, he said the greatest determining factor for anything is the weather. I think his humble and articulate expression of his experiences helps me to really live and appreciate his journey and to remember that some places are still untouched by fear mongering governments (but not to say those govt's dont have any problems), excesses of wealth, fame worship and where family and community are the most important things in life.