Thank you, Maria. I’m starting to feel the pull back to myself. 🤍

A gold-painted round mirror reflects the spare contents of a room: a framed floral painting, a window with the shade pulled up, and a 1912 wooden door with a bronze doorknob.

Thrifted a mirror and hung it up today. My writing room refresh is feeling so much lighter now. ✨

#stillnotwriting #oneyearhiatus

Japanese Kwanzan cherry blossoms in a pom-pom in the park 🌸

Oh my gosh, it’s been a pink explosion! 🌸🌸🌸

Blossoming cherry trees, sunlit red lanterns strung across the street, and blue sky in a glimpse of Victoria’s pleasant Chinatown.

A moment in our little Chinatown today. 🩷 #yyj

Close-up of a magnolia blossom, starting to fade as green leaves emerge, and leaving a cheerful petal confetti on the grass.

When the magnolia blossoms start to fade, they offer such a cheerful confetti. 🌸✨

🩵🩵🩵!!

#ArtemisII

The crew of Artemis II embrace with the greatest Moonjoy.

Saved to my photo roll, for times when I need to remember these beautiful human beings and #Moonjoy

Beautiful story of a man bonding with a robin.

The Finnish word for an auction, huutokauppa, means “shout market” (or “shouting shop”)

* read on for more of my favourite Finnish words (a thread in honour of today being Day of the Finnish Language)…

#levity ☺️

NASA's Blue Marble picture of Earth, from 1972

It's only worth going back to the Moon if it makes us look properly again at Earth, and appreciate how beautiful, precious and fragile what we have here is. The most famous images from Apollo aren't about the Moon - they're pictures of Earth. We need to stop taking our home for granted.

Stylised painting featuring a pink moon over green waves

"Pink Moon Over Water". Georgia O'Keeffe. 1923 #WomensArt #fullmoon #Pinkmoon

Sieva, my sweet red poodle, holds her plush toy in her mouth for comfort.

Oh Vic. 💔 My heart goes out to you. I said good-bye to my soul dog on my birthday last year, and I am still wrecked.

🌸💕🌸

Making time this morning to ‘watch’ your new episode. ✨ I’m here for all the sweet and bittersweet. 🩵

The only star I would not return to the sea! ☺️

And another. 🌸

🌸✨🌸

Stunning! 😍

🌸💕🌸

OH yes! 💖

A mature cherry tree in full blossom in downtown Victoria, Canada.

It is good medicine to stand under the soft canopy of a blossoming cherry tree. 🌸

Jef Bourgeau Girl with Yellow Hat. In one corner, a woman is seated wearing a yellow hat and a green coat, sitting at a table. In front of her is a cup of coffee, next to the cup a small vase with yellow flowers. She is seated in a red chair, behind which is a small painting.

Jef Bourgeau Girl with Yellow Hat

An Anna’s hummingbird sits on a bent branch in front of a blue and rainy sea.

Little pop of colour on a rainy day.💕

#birbs #borbs

Expressive Cat Drawings Capture Feline Personalities Through Gestural Lines The way this artist turns scribbles into incredibly expressive cat drawings is absolutely amazing!

Artist ShouXin brilliantly captures the range of personalities of cats with his energetic pencil drawings. trib.al/R9wjsog

I’m excited to hang it on my wall and imagine visiting this alpine lake. 💙💙💙

*least* expect it 😄

To fall in love with art, when you lest expect it…to cross paths with a random painting or story or song that moves you. 🩵

A watercolour landscape painting of mountains, pine trees, and an alpine lake, on a counter with sample mats and a new frame.

Thrifted (saved) an original Canadiana watercolour painting, and took it to the framing shop today for some love. 💚🩵 I hope the artist in the Great Beyond is smiling, knowing her work is bringing me joy.