Effortless Thursdays #34: Visual heuristics

Coming back to the moment

I'm taking a break from publishing multiple words this week.

So here, instead, is a visual meander through what's caught my attention recently.

These photos also happen to be saved in a folder on my phone. I create a folder at the beginning of each year, ingeniously titled with that year.

This year's, for example, is 2023 Highlights.

They're the moments I want to come back to - a heuristic to help place me in the moment, and rekindle the sights and other senses of that moment.

Let’s explore!

Meeting Leo Ariel (middle). Tiantian (right) is a serial entrepreneur, currently looking to disrupt how we experience dating.

Leo is travelling around the world and his enthusiasm and curiosity is a breath of fresh air. Here’s where Leo shares his enthusiasm.

My dad, Ron, 83, living with Parkinson’s and finishing up a gym session. 30 minutes on the bike. 20 minutes doing weights with me. Current achievement: cable pulls @ 13.6 kg / 30lb (I’m a hard task master!)

Then, a stay at Brighton for a weekend of opera at Glyndebourne. An exquisite Les Dialogues des Carmelites by Poulenc, and an interesting take on Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

Glyndebourne

There’s a video snippet of Les Dialogues here.

First night at the Proms with a beautifully creative Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons interspersed with improvised folk songs that feature a cittern (like a cross between a sitar and a lute). 

If you have access to BBC iPlayer, this is well worth a watch. 

Rose buds and tomatoes from the terrace in London.

My work desk for this week.

A seaside run at 7 am at 23 C / 73 F before the temperature rises to 35 C - 95 F. Plus a post-weights dip in the Mediterranean. Not quite a cold water exposure - but close!

Over to you!

What are your visual highlights this year?

If you have a favourite moment, I'd love to hear from you. 

Share a picture and what that moment means for you.

That’s it for this week!

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Eric