Simply beautiful

Check out these amazing pics from wiseidea.net. Such a simple, beautiful idea, I love them! My good friend Luke Marsh, animator and film maker extraordinaire (read the Flotsam and Jetsom blog) sent me the link as he knew I'd be into it! Thanks Luke, I miss you! x

The Secret Orchard

Last week my boyfriend and I spotted a break in the insane weather and hotfooted it down to the secret orchard near Chorlton Waterpark (it's off Kenworthy Lane if you want to investigate!) I thought we might be in for a spot of cherry picking, but, alas! they weren't ripe enough for us, but a cheeky jay was gobbling them down. I shall have to return in a week or two to see how they're fairing.



We got back just in time to avoid a terrible soaking (the second of the day!). A fruitless day in more ways than one, as we failed to find any treats in the chazzers of Chorlton! It was nice to spend a rare day together anyway xx

Bloom

Print by Charlie Harper, one of my most favourite illustrators.

Tiring of making excuses, I resolve yet again to move forward and make changes in my life. I read this poem on The Love Diaries blog today and it resonated with me.

Risk, by Anais Nin

And then the day came,
when the risk
to remain tight
in a bud
was more painful
than the risk
it took
to blossom.

I'm in a strange mood today, maybe it's because the sun has gone away again. Over and out. xx