Tranquility, Part I

Our new fountainIt's been seven years since Husband and I first talked about getting a fountain in our home. He did buy a little table-top fountain for our bedroom, and that was nice, but it seemed to gather dust and dry out.

There are considerations to buying a fountain (or wind chimes), the most crucial of which is tone. There are some fountains that sound sonorous, some sound flat and two dimensional, and some sound like, uh, someone ridding themselves of excess fluids. I wanted something with a deeper tone to it.

Today I was on an errand to the hardware store, and I passed by boxes of pre-fabricated fountains. Ahhhhh... It was just too much for me. I brought one home.

It creates a peaceful feeling, sitting in the recliner in the room in which we spend most of our time, listening to the alto gurgle of our new fountain. Barnaby the cat has already inspected it and given his paws-up. The other two cats have shown no interest.

The lights under the moving water reflect into ever-moving patterns on the ceiling. It reminds me of the water features we saw in the big hotels in Singapore in the 70s, when our high school group would go out for a banquets. There's a feeling of both fascination and well-being that settles in, watching and listening to the play of light and water.

In that frame of mind, I have decided to dedicate this week to daily pictures and sayings depicting tranquility. I imagine we could all use a bit more of it. Here's today's quote:

Great tranquility of heart is his who cares neither for praise or blame. ~~Thomas à Kempis