The Cherry Blossom is flowering in Yorkshire and I love it. It's so, so pretty. This morning when I opened the front door at about 7ish the sun was already shining and I felt that perfect crisp blast, that is not quite icy, but cold enough, fresh enough, to mean that it will be an utterly beautiful day. I had to take these images. Just had to. I feel a little guilty because they are purely indulgent. And I have this stupid, limiting thing constantly going on in my head about integrity. E.g if I am to 'allow' myself to take these images, then what will I use them for? I know, I'm an idiot. Need to stop fretting and just be. Sometimes (at least). So here we are, my rebellious, indulgent images. Just because I liked them!
Thank you for your kind comment, I love your cherry blossom photographs, they just act as a little reminder that Spring has once again sprung at last!
ReplyDeleteI think it is absolutely ok to like things just because they are pretty!
ReplyDeleteWilliam Morris said, “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful”. That's a philosophy we have here and its great.
I love your photos and work because I think they are pretty! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks folks... feeling more ok about it now, especially after reading that quote from Saphy... might use it if I'm ever brave enough to do another indulgent post! Keep trying to convince myself that it's ok to do some stuff that is not directly related to my work...
ReplyDeleteKathryn xx
Gorgeous photos and I love the work too!
ReplyDeleteI think pretty things are inspirational and food for the soul and therefore not indulgent at all but absolutely essential! Love the photos and great work. Claire (and if I only wrote about my crafty endeavours it would be a blog with loooooooong gaps in between posts....)
ReplyDeletePretty things lift our mood and make us more confident and therefore better equipped to tackle the work we have to do. By sharing your images with others they have been 'used' in the best way.
ReplyDeleteGeraldine, thank you... that was the most perfect thing to write! A bit like being given a licence for 'prettiness'! xx
ReplyDeleteI have the 'integrity debate' with myself each time I make pretty little things instead of something more 'serious', but in the end I feel the most important thing is to enjoy it and have fun! Otherwise what's the point?
ReplyDeleteI just came back from DC in an attempt to get a glimpse of the cherry blossoms, and I just can't get enough. Stumbled upon your blog and you just got yourself a new follower :) Yes, cherry blossoms are pretty, and I love them too!!!
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