Tag: joy

03 Sep

Surf’s up, Seth

Surf’s up, Seth

A beautiful Spring morning is just perfect for friends to go for a walk along the beach. Seth and I mooched along the high tide …

 
By Lynsey
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02 Jan

Pea green

Pea green

The soft new sugar-snap peas leaves are so beautiful in the morning light. I love the way they stretch out with their delicate tendrils. When …

 
By Lynsey
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27 Aug

361 – Harbingers of Spring

361 – Harbingers of Spring

If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move …

 
By Lynsey
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21 Aug

355 – The Power of Tea

355 – The Power of Tea

Wrinkles are the tattoos we wear made with ink mixed from blood and charcoal made from the tree of life. How often in life do you …

 
By Lynsey
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31 Jul

334 – Exotic fruit

334 – Exotic fruit

Mmmm-mmm — Chilean guavas. I love fruit, and I’ve always had a particular attraction exotic fruit. As kids Mum would never buy us fireworks for …

 
By Lynsey
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30 Jul

333 – Malik’s story

333 – Malik’s story

Malik dreams of striding across the veldt with a huge herd of African elephants. To trumpet wildly with the sheer joy of freedom. Ears flapping, …

 
By Lynsey
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17 Jul

320 – Crab apple jelly

320 – Crab apple jelly

Saturday. I think about sleeping in, but instead I get up and make a start on converting a stash of crab apples into jelly. Crab …

 
By Lynsey
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12 Jul

315 – The nature of the observer

315 – The nature of the observer

A couple of times lately I’ve rushed into our lunch room early in the morning to grab a jump-start coffee only to find myself in …

 
By Lynsey
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09 Jun

282 – Droplets

282 – Droplets

This afternoon I ventured out of bed between the torrents of rain to see how much, if any, of our world was still there after …

 
By Lynsey
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04 Jun

277 – Days of future past

277 – Days of future past

This morning, after a strange and wonderful dream about being given gifts from a whale, my long anticipated steampunk etching press arrived. It seemed to …

 
By Lynsey
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