LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i twirl round in the garden - its minus 3 degrees - i cant get enough of the clear cold, the smell of damp frost and the perfection of the ice crystals

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

on dark wet days so many hidden gems to find - small fungi, perfect moss, patterns of nature, silence

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

watching a flock of long tailed tits feed in the garden

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

watching the stunning shapes and patterns the water makes on my windscreen as its been washed.

a heron flies in front of me.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

every day i see life silhouettes. natures art.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

watching the reservoir filled with waterbirds. seven swans, four snipe peeping up over a hump in the landscape, hundreds of coots and green plovers,the water lapping against the bird hides.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

living with a partner who sighs often each and every day and says with utter joy "isn't life wonderful"

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

seeing four goosanders on the river.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

when i realise during struggle and fear that i know ABSOLUTELY that i will make it, i will get through this and i will get through anything.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

sunshine bright maple leaves in their hundreds line road sides and woods. larch trees like huge candle flames shine brightly

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

gratitude is my gateway to life's beauty.
i lie in bed with a migraine, i notice where the pain is, i notice how grateful and joyful i am to be able to lie here, to be comfy, for it to be quiet outside.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

black dark clear night skies, vivid moon and stars, waking up to the smell of frost. i walk by the river and inhale the cold river rising to meet the air.
evenings held in the dark, warmed by flickering candle light.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

watching friends who have been married for years still love to be with each other