#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…
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#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
#46: Twilight
‘Twilight fell: The sky turned to a light, dusky purple littered with tiny silver stars.’ – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
#45: Tulip
‘A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there’s room in the garden for every flower.’ – Marianne Williamson
#44: Running shoes
‘All I do is keep on running in my own cozy, homemade void, my own nostalgic silence. And this is a pretty wonderful thing. No matter what anybody else says.’ – Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running There’s something very satisfying now about buying new running shoes. It’s a sign… Continue reading #44: Running shoes