The power of nature and the forces that make our earth and environment appear to have come home to the author in his retirement. The clarity of his vision separates the material world from the true spiritual meaning of his surroundings. The verses of the weather, his garden, friends both living and deceased, his love for socializing with food, wine and his work are beautifully spelled out in verse. His verses speak of the passion, hurt and even melancholy that is in everyone of our lives. Darryl is lucky to have found the true meaning for human existence in our environment on this lonely planet that is so small compared with the billions of stars in the cosmos. He knows that the human soul is here for eternity. Seek the comfort from the sun, wind, sea, birds, animals and the flowers and enjoy all with a glass of nature's gift to mankind a glass of red wine, cheese and whole some bread. "This book will keep you enthralled with it's humour, personal accounts about everyday activities of humans in their ingenuity and peculiarities." "The Senns" (on their round the world trip)