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Sunday reflections.

I saw something strange this week. In the dewy green grass by a bench and beneath a morning moon, lay abandoned this beautiful fresh white rose, long-stemmed and in full bloom. I had been thinking a lot about grief; and lives and seasons ending. This rose lay underneath a light in the sky appointed forContinue reading “To whom does the rose belong?”

A rainy week in London. For Debbie’s One Word Sunday. #OneWordSunday

Flying over Africa at dawn in March. For Debbie’s One Word Sunday. #onewordsunday

I’m a watercolour artist and I’ve been studying this photo I took of the setting sunlight bouncing off the clear ocean. The reflections and ripples are mesmerising. For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday. #sixwordsaturday

There are a few trees that I can see outside my window. This is the tallest one. It’s a conifer and its topmost branch is fairly bendy and reaches upward, meaning a large bird would struggle to perch on it. But a small bird can. Can you see it? I love how it is theContinue reading “Orange”

For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday Sunset on the beach in summer Where the world shimmers in love Fiery light bounces off puddly footprints Ripply waves whisper generous, abundant peace Joy springs from sandy, bare feet And youth is eternal and free #SixWordSaturday

This is a photo I took of an elephant on the Chobe River in Botswana only a few weeks ago. I love the wrinkles on the skin and the extra long eyelashes. The herd let us come very close as they stood deep in the river and munched on fresh wet grass. They are enormousContinue reading “Come closer and I’ll tell you”