Rewilding. Wildswimming

Water plant

Drawn to green, aquatic plant.
Feeling calmer and afloat
after currents went strong,
for long, murky waters,
loud silence,
broken by greetings
of unexpected visitors
who looked...

Joy

Today's weather is unbelievable! A sudden Southern wind arrived and rose the temperatures until 20 degrees!!! The house was colder than the exteriors. Despite the weirdest situation I must admit th...

Movement

Transmutation. Emergence. Resilience.

I started this Patreon account with a post about this place i call Home, about rewinding the space between the garden and the river... Months of work, passion, joy, excitement... Seeing this pl...

Imagining snow

Today the feeling at some points was that of snow falling... Something in the air, that stillness, crispness... I'm seeing lots of pictures of snow, ice, frost and I'm really savouring that vicario...

Rainbow Friday!

Heavy rain today... And skies cleared up for my swim! Dramatic tones, rainbow... Delightful cold dip, with more birds than usual. Strong current. Catching a few sun rays before more rain arrived. A...

Leaf romance

Stronger current today brought kissing leaf.
Kissed by two leaves mirroring each other.
So much love 💚

New home, the burrow

Finally last night we slept in our new home! Far from ready and still no hot water, fridge, washing machine... but it feels very cosy and grounding. And I can just imagine the river from the living...

Starting the week energised

Admiring full moon last night, being reveiled and covered by clouds, followed by cosy sleep, followed by movement and river times... Nice, gentle flow to start the week 🙏🏽

Pink flesh ...

Buenos días!

Another day of gentle yoga and cold water to start the day. For me, getting into my body and senses as I wake up is the perfect transition from the dreamworld...

Today, a lovely blend of wo...

On faery island

Literally on faery island!!! I went to my former swim spot earlier and faery island is deeply underwater... I hope the plants growing there will make it once the level lowers again...

Juicy leaves!!!

What a joyous dip this morning... Not much movement at all as, after the downpour during the night, the current was strong and the level rose at least 40cm!

So I dipped by the shore and rea...

Rainy Monday!

I nearly posponed my swim this morning as it looked cold, grey, humid, wet from the window. As soon as I stepped out I felt the call of the river and I had a lovely swim under the drizzle.
Leav...

Sea escape

Last night I made the spontaneous decision to drive to the sea and spend the night by the beach on my van. I needed to be embraced by stars and wave sounds and night, swim at sunrise and be in soli...

Rhythm II

Some more pics of today's delicious time in the river. I love my river-home 💙

Rhythm

I lost track of time today in the river (within self care of course, as air temperature was 7-8 degrees Celsius). I sang, danced, was still, in flow, in reverence... really atuned to the river's r...

Same day

Today I had two swims, one early in the morning in the mist, the other at lunchtime in the sun. In both occasions I felt drawn to these postures, heron-like images of stillness and balance; maybe e...

Beautiful sunrise

Dawn light today was glorious, and so was the dip. I enjoyed a lot being in the cold water and I didn't feel it as icy as other days; maybe because I've just started my menstruation and my temperat...

The call of the woods

Yesterday we spontaneously decided to explore some well known beech woods we hadn't visited before as the weather was sunny and warm and the colour of the trees is so inviting. A lot of people thou...

Yummy

This morning swim was deeply yummy. The sycamore on the other side is turning into gold, the rays of sun were touching my swimming area... I went in and out a few times and the last time I managed ...

Releasing

The river today bringing my playful side after feeling a bit crossed with spontaneous events to handle today. Grateful for this moments who help me put things into perspective and release the stru...

Water mint, water nymph

Today in my dip I was really drawn to the area with water mint and other plants that inhabit that liminal space between being submerged or not, depending on the currents... It looked like the truly...

Kingfisher and calmness

Today I really sensed a change in the amount of light that gets into the river, definitely many leaves have fallen in the last few days, having an impact on the quality of the air, almost like a wi...

Back to my now icy river! 🥶

Back to my river after a few days away without the possibility of dips... Wow, what a change in water temperature. Now it is winter wildswimming 100%, icy feel. Today I went in for a couple of minu...

Can you spot the bird?

Writing from the airport on my way to the UK for my ecotherapy training... Braving the storms there I go!!! For those of you in the UK I'll be greeting you in spirit on my arrival!

These pi...

Moody weekend

This extended weekend was not an easy one... it involved a lot of driving, reflections, communication, sadness, self-sorrowness, numbness, uneas, tiredness... thank goodness encounters with the sea...

Currents

Such a lovely dip feeling the current!
May you have a great weekend!
Now I'm off to explore some coastline!!! Yay!!!

Level rising

Yesterday's consistent rain had a quick effect on the river... I had two swims, one in the morning the other in the afternoon, and the river was very changed... the level rose around 20 cm (you mig...

Evening swim

These are some pictures of my evening swim... mysterious atmosphere, getting dark quickly, very warm wind during the whole day which made easier to stay in the water after the initial contact. A ve...

Tree

Today's series is a standing one... as strong winds are passing by I am more in touch with the dead trees. I explore the qualities of sturdy, fragility, flexibility in the water...
I'm still av...