Seeing the beauty in the ordinary
What can be more ordinary than salt?
Beautifully packaged, of course
Or a cluster of shells on a beach
Even the broken ones are pretty
And some are shining jewels
A discarded ducky in the dunes
Or a ladybird sitting on my sunglasses
I can even see beauty in the shadows round a broken bench (though not the vandals who did it!)
Just me, reminiscing about time spent in the Algarve, before I launch myself into a grey English day, but it could fit with Cheri’s post. This week we’re looking for the beauty in the every day at The Daily Post.
Wherever you are, I hope you’re having a good day and making the most of your surroundings. Â See you on Monday for one last Algarve walk. Â But first I need to visit Cate and Six word Saturday.
restlessjo 
What a lovely theme you followed for this 6 word Saturday. I loved all the colours in the grains of sand and that ladybird was delightful. Something quite lovely and cuddly about those little bugs.
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It was one of those posts where I only had half an idea and I ran with it, Pauline. Sometimes it works 🙂 Thanks darlin’. A happy week to you two!
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Lovely to slow down and concentrate on what’s around you. It worked well…
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Sweet little ducky 🙂 Hope you had a lovely weekend Jo, I got to see my boys 🙂
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I had a wonderfully relaxing one, Sherri. 🙂 I damaged my knee last week so no zumba, and James wasn’t home so no mountains of laundry 🙂 Back out walking today though.
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Oh dear…sorry to hear that Jo, but glad you were out walking again after your lovely relaxing weekend 🙂
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Nice to see little bits and bobs of the world through your eyes, Jo. What a sorry sight is that bench! Sweet little orphaned duckie. 😃
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I had to cover Jude’s eyes when she got to the bottom of the post, Ad 😦
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Lovely shots, Jo. Beauty is all around us, thanks for reminding me to notice. 🙂
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Thanks 🙂 🙂 I’m hoping the grey skies will lift a little this morning because I’m out walking soon. Even the details look better in the sunlight 🙂
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A lovely post – making us look differently at the small things of life. I wonder if that abandoned ducky is part of that cargo of plastic ducks that went overboard a few years ago, and from which ducks were found all around the globe, in the unlikeliest of places.
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I don’t remember reading about that, Viv? I wish I’d given it a happy home now 🙂 Were you too busy for 6WS yesterday?
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Did you not get https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2015/10/17/im-in-the-mood-for-dancing/ in your inbox?
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I just visit from Cate’s page usually, Viv. If I got the posts in my Inbox I’d be swamped. I usually make a couple of visits in the course of the day and I checked yesterday after Strictly and didn’t see you. I’ll pop over in a minute. 🙂 Engrossed in writing my walk, though I should be doing Sunday dinner. 🙂
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Jo I love this post. So often we find these we things that are so delightful. The Ladybird, or Ladybug in Canada, on your glasses made me smile ear to ear.
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We spent a pleasant ten minutes together, Sue. I didn’t even mind that she interrupted a good book 🙂
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That’s the best way to spend one’s life: appreciating the ordinary. Small children notice and collect the little things, especially on the beach. What luck to catch that ladybug on your sunglasses!
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I seem to have had a few trysts with ladybirds this year, Nicki. Love em to bits 🙂
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I just attended a presentation by a lady who attended a photography workshop this summer where each attendee was assigned a spot, and wasn’t allowed to move from that ‘zone’ for one hour. They had to create images from what they saw in their ‘ordinary’ environment. Her assignment was the front porch of their guesthouse – and wasn’t allowed to go wide with scenery. She came up with some fascinating images, including some abstracts of that which was around her. (I have to admit, I would have liked the 3 foot circle in the middle of a garden better LOL).
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From a photographic point of view that’s a great idea. The devil really is in the detail. All around you 🙂 Many thanks for your company.
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Beautiful memories Jo.
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So many of them! I’ll be writing posts forever 🙂 🙂
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Excellent. I’m looking forward to reading them all.
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Super pics. I love the shells
dropping by from the sws linkup
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Hi Suzy! 🙂 Thanks- I’ll pop over in a while.
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Aw…who threw the ducky into the dunes? Boo! 😦 I love the ladybug shot!
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Mean, huh! I was just walking back from the beach and the glimmer of gold caught my eye 🙂
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I just love the detail in your pictures, Jo. The ladybird is my favorite 😀
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Cute isn’t she? Interrupted a good book too x
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