LONDON THROWBACK

a few pics from the archives 

from our trip to London in January. 

1. & 4.  tophats & pretty veggies at Spitalfields Market

2., 3. & 6. The English Restaurant in Spitalfields

5. the most gorgeous dinner at Polpo Smithfield

7. sweet dreams at The Rookery

(pic by Hanne, edit by me)

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MAGNOLIAS & HAIKUS

I was searching for a poem or lovely quote about magnolias

when posting this last one,

but to my amazement did't really find anything...

(all you poets out there,

here's a subject for you :))

But then I discovered The Haiku Guys & Gals,

asked for a haiku about magnolias,

& bang it arrived in my inbox a little while ago,

just in time for the real deal blooming out there.

The scent of hope is definitely lingering in the air...

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IN THE WOODS

a walk in the woods at the weekend,

spring's first blooms. 

a brook bubbling to its heart's content,

buds pushing through,

fragile & potent at the same time.

everything dappled with light. 

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details:

all photos shot at Nuuksio National Park

botanical illustrations via Biodiversity Library

with slight modifications.

RANUNCULA

Today,

I'll say it in flowers... 

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BRUISED

“it was the kind of moon
that I would want to send 

back to my ancestors
& gift to my descendants

so they know that I too,

have been bruised...

by beauty.” 

― Sanober Khan, Turquoise Silence

SWEET REFUGE

some simple details

to start the weekend.

coffee & pistachio buns this afternoon

to celebrate our son passing his violin exam.

music streaming,

bouquet from the local flowershop. 

it's been a quiet week,

so quiet it started to make me a little jittery. 

but yesterday I landed a lovely suprise shoot

in the neighbourhood

& right after that,

my work diary sort of filled up all by itself

for the rest of the year it seems. 

should have just relished this quiet

I winked to myself... 

as much as I appreciate time for just me,

I do thrive with enough to do

& the right amount of spare time 

for the creative spirit to take flight,

although who wouldn't I guess...

been flicking through the pages 

of Roversi meets Dior,

a true match made in heaven.

his images

& the quality of the pages between the fingers,

enough to transport into a world of soulful beauty,

where texture & warmth abound. 

with this quick post,

I wish you a very happy weekend.

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TALLINN DAY

1. we stumbled on an antiques warehouse near the port

2. lunch at Mon Repos, met by the loveliest staircase...

3. stroll through Kadriorg Park

4. & 5. splendour at Kadriorg Palace

6. building with beautiful bones on the outskirts of the Old Town.