plastic cows

(4th June 2015) in all the years I travelled up north and back again I never did see the plastic cows

plans

too many critics and/or mimics, sometimes it is helpful to keep your plans to yourself

decisions

most people encourage you to make decisions based on their own fears, values and insecurities

Muhammad Ali

a sad, sad day

seeing

to be unseen is one thing, to be seen then actively ignored is something else entirely

biggest

what is this obsession with being the most biggest first, what does it all actually mean

word collecting

today: things

word collecting

today: intersection immediate conceit recalibration

exhaustion

twenty first century life, all status and acquisition, it is exhausting and feels very unnecessary

The Wander Society

I read The Wander Society this weekend by Keri Smith (who has a very interesting practice) and wondered if the society ever makes reference to the people who still live by ancient, nomadic principles… also wondered about the social factors excluding so many people from this freedom to roam - Trayvon Martin and far, far too many others

word collecting

today: caravan

amble

to ‘amble, stride or scurry’, I am choosing amble for now

windows

a couple of weeks ago I saw a full moon setting from my kitchen window and the sun rising from my living room window, I ran back and forth from room to room for about ten minutes in wondertoday it is all myriad greys and bluster but nevertheless still mind blowing

striding

glanced outside, saw a man striding by, denim head to toe, weather-worn black hat, leather sandals, no socks, optimistic, a few weeks later I spotted him again in B&Q, same outfit, same weather