The hidden beauty

Open garden day in Oxford last Saturday.

 A lovely sunny day until the clouds came by. 

The light was dramatic. 

The flowers outstanding. 

The gardens were at the back of private houses. 

The owners were generous enough to open their doors to strangers in order to raise funds for the First World War Memorial, St. Margaret's Church, Oxford.
I have never had a garden, but I will very soon. 
Aren't these flowers beautiful?

Lazy Sunday

Rainy day today. 

Chilly out there, but cozy indoors. 

Under the duvet until 12.00. 

Watched a recorded program about Captain Scott in the afternoon.

Slept a little siesta. 

Had some tea and M & M's. 

A lazy Sunday.

This does not happen very often.....

Hope yours is as relaxed.

Landscape

I came across two great blogs (Kris Atomic and Mani Katz) yesterday where they show amazing photographs of Iceland. It is a place where I have wanted to go for a long time, and looking at the incredible landscape reminds me I still haven't tick that off the list of places to go. There was also a program about Iceland recently on the BBC, so I am wondering whether it is a fashionable place to go now, or whether this is a message from the world telling me to go....

It also made me think of the outstanding geology I encountered when I went to the Petrified Forest in Arizona a few years ago. Here are some photos I took there.

Going to such bizarre places reminds me there is so much to see and so much I don't know about the world I live in. It makes me feel privileged and ignorant at the same time. Where will my next destination be?

Saturday

I would recommend you saw and listened to this video with uplifting thoughts

There is so much to be grateful for. 

Enjoy your weekend.

On a sunny afternoon

These are photos of my walk last Friday. It was nice and sunny. Today the sun comes and goes behind the clouds. I will venture out with the camera in the afternoon, and probably go to the local pub for a restorative caffeine based drink afterwards. I like to have things to look forward to everyday.

I wonder what the garden looks like behind that door. Miau.

Numbers

Being ill kind of suits me.
Today it was the first day I have been out for 5 days. Still recovering, which means that my walk was very slow. I stopped some times, laying my back to walls or fences and just observing, seeing the world go by. I can only do one thing at a time, and not much at all anyway. It is as if I had had a chelaxing pill. This virus has really knocked me out, but it somehow feels that that is how life should be, shouldn't it? Being mindful, taking our time to see, to observe what is around us.
Still, I can't wait to be my usual self.

Happy weekend

Sunny afternoon indoors