#56: Butterfly
‘Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.’ – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
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#55: Heaven…on a silver platter
‘And time yet for a hundred indecisions, And for a hundred visions and revisions, Before the taking of a toast and tea.’ – The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, T.S. Eliot
#54: BT Tower
‘Henry thinks the city is a success, a brilliant invention, a biological masterpiece–millions teeming around the accumulated and layered achievements of the centuries, as though around a coral reef, sleeping, working, entertaining themselves, harmonious for the most part, nearly everyone wanting it to work.’ – Ian McEwan, Saturday
#53: Painting
‘I dream my painting and I paint my dream.’ – Vincent van Gogh Visiting my friend at her hotel and discover the most amazing portrait on the wall…
#52: Hippopotamus
‘It seems to me that the natural world…is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.’ – David Attenborough After a third long day at work, I’m afraid all I’ve got is a somewhat random old photo today… The Natural History Museum is one of my favourite places in London… Continue reading #52: Hippopotamus
#51: Reflection
‘When do I see a photograph, when a reflection?’ – Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly
#50: Cake?
‘There are many temptations in this life, but cake is probably one of the biggest of them.’ – Alexander McCall Smith, In the Company of Cheerful Ladies When I’m on-call, the coffee shop on site suddenly becomes much than just a luxury…
#49: Birds
‘Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild.’ – Stephen King, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
#48: The Kiss
‘A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.’ – Ingrid Bergman An old photo from a trip to the Musée Rodin in Paris last year.
#47: Guildford Cathedral
‘I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery. Mankind was never so happily inspired as when it made a cathedral.’ – Robert Louis Stevenson