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At the end of the Sant Jordi festival celebrations, many of the flowers get given away. So now I have a dozen yellow roses in a makeshift water bottle vase in my room. The universe gave them to me! The universe loves mmmeeeeee..... 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛 * * * #spain #barcelona #santjordi #catalonia #catalan #palausantjordi #valentines #parade #streetfestival #fest #festival #spanish #barcellona #barcelone #santjordi2019 #barcelona_turisme #barcelona_world #roses #rose #flower #flowers #flowerstagram #floweraddict #flower_special #floral #floral_shots #botanical #bloom #blooms #flower_daily

It's Sant Jordi day in Barcelona! The Catalan equivalent of Valentine's Day. People give each other books and roses. There are many, many stalls selling both of these on Le Rambles. I also saw some love birds dancing in the street.... * * * #spain #barcelona #santjordi #catalonia #catalan #palausantjordi #valentines #parade #dolls #figures #puppets #streetfestival #fest #festival #spanish #love #dance #lovers #lerambles #barcellona #barcelone #santjordi2019 #barcelona_turisme #barcelona🇪🇸 #barcelona_world #holiday #digitalnomad #puppet #marionette

Off to Barcelona. I do believe I have the best suitcase in the world. #horses * * * #horse #suitcase #case #travel #suitcasetravels #holiday #vacation #airport #tweed #embroidery #tapestry #vintage #horseback #stylish #trend #trolley #suitcases #travelbag #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelholic #Barcelona #Wales #travelling #travelgram #travels #writerslife #traveler

A new blog post for my #LiteratureMatters project on this #EarthDay. Please read, sign the petition, & share. The rainforest-like #WelshWetlands are the lymphatic system of Wales. We need to act now to save them! https://mabjones.com/2019/04/22/earth-day-welsh-wetlands/ (THIS LINK IS ALSO IN BIO) #NoNewM4 #SaveTheGwentLevels #rsl #RoyalSocietyofLiterature

On Easter Sunday, of course, the WMC looked like a gold-wrapped egg in the afternoon; and, as dusk began to approach, as if it was made of chocolate. * * * #Cardiff #Wales #Welsh #city #cardiffbythesea #cardiffcity #cardifflife #cardiffphotographer #cardiffcitycentre #Cardiffbay #Cardiffgirl #cardiffkook #cardiffwetlands #cardiffwales #cardiffbloggers #cardiffsouthwales #WMC #walesmillenniumcentre #easter #easteregg #chocolate #choco #architecture #architecturelovers #architecturestyle #architecturelover #architecturephotography #architecture_hunter #architecture_lovers

A real green mile with a proper golden egg at the end. Happy Easter! * * * #Cardiff #Wales #Welsh #city #cardiffbythesea #cardiffcity #cardifflife #cardiffphotographer #cardiffcitycentre #Cardiffbay #Cardiffgirl #cardiffkook #cardiffwetlands #cardiffwales #cardiffbloggers #cardiffsouthwales #wmc #lloydgeorgeavenue #avenue #green #trees #tree_magic #summer #street #walesmillenniumcentre #bluesky #walk #trees🌳 #springtime

Summer bathroom selfie. I got me a new haircut. * * * #hair #haircut #selfie #wales #selfimage #selfportrait #selflove #woman #female #writer #hairstyles #hairstyle #dye #haircolor #hairdye #hairgoals #blonde #summer #stripes #bathroom #pastel #cardigan #summerdress #shaved #girlswithshavedheads #girlswithshavedhair

Red moon last night. Red bricks today. Red red red is all the rage. * * * #Cardiff #Wales #Welsh #city #cardiffbythesea #cardiffcity #cardifflife #cardiffphotographer #cardiffcitycentre #Cardiffbay #Cardiffgirl #cardiffkook #cardiffwetlands #cardiffwales #cardiffbloggers #cardiffsouthwales #pierhead #pierheadbuilding #red #redbrick #architecture #architecturelovers #architecturestyle #architecturelover #heritage #history #tower #clocktower #bluesky

I have lived in so many houses that could've been stunning - faded, crumbling, unkempt beauties, little looked after by owners and filled, then, with arty / outsider types in love with loveliness but unable to afford a home of their own. Even in Japan, I lived in a traditional house with tatami rooms, but so, so badly in need of repair. It had an almost cave-like kitchen... as does the latest place. Here, it's a Grade II listed building on the outside... Inside, it's mostly delapidated, with a lid-less washing machine and a trickling 'shower' of the type that's attached to the bath taps. Some original features remain, however... And they are gorgeous, as are the views over the wetlands, so that's something. * * * #Cardiff #Wales #Welsh #city #cardiffbythesea #cardiffcity #cardifflife #cardiffphotographer #cardiffcitycentre #Cardiffbay #Cardiffgirl #cardiffkook #cardiffwetlands #cardiffwales #cardiffbloggers #cardiffsouthwales #tiles #antique #periodfeatures #Victorian #gradeII #listedbuilding #WelshWetlands #architecture #architecturelovers #architecturestyle #architecturelover #housestyle #house #history

A Sonnet for David Bowie Never grew fat, never went bald, it’s no wonder we loved you: even that salute forgiven, outshone by your beauty. So what, when you weren’t a Thinning White Duke, a planet-sized Stardust, if your young self did mounds of coke, made mystical postures? Circles of vinyl in squares on my shelf adorned with your timeless image. Posters repeating your face, cat-cheeked and diamond- eyed, lightning blazing your flesh. You hardly aged, it seemed to me, as I timed kisses and wrinkles by your grooves, grew roly-poly, while your age seemed more like a persona, something you chose, instead of getting older. * * * #Bowie #davidbowie #dancemagicdance #sonnet #poem #poemsofinstagram #poetry #poet #writer #poetrycommunity #writerslife #writing #poetryporn #poems #scrabble #scrabbleart #cafe #restaurant #lunch #meal #Wales #Welsh #Cardiff #cardiffcitycentre #Cardiffgirl #cardiffkook #bowie⚡️ #rip #cardifflife

My naked, unfiltered face. In a flattering light, tho, obvs 😉 I'm grateful for this ever present fleshbag most days of the week. Sometimes I'm unkind to it, sometimes I'm harsh... I used to treat it very badly, mostly because I ignored it. The body for me has been the most difficult aspect of self to accept... Even when it was younger and more youthfully beautiful. Perhaps especially then. But since the body is ever present, one grows used to it even as it changes... Accept accept accept seems to be the best mantra. And I try, I try, I try! ❤️ * * * #body #bodypositive #bodypositivity #bodies #bodyweight #bodycare #loveyourself #selfportrait #selfie #selfcare #selfacceptance #face #faces #loveyourbody #bodyfit #selfimage #loveyourskin #skin #kindness #bekindtoyourself #selflove #nofilter #myface #naked #portrait #portraitphotography #smile #behappy #lovetheskinyourein #beyourself

I love food. * * * #Cardiff #Wales #Welsh #city #cardiffbythesea #cardiffcity #cardifflife #cardiffphotographer #cardiffcitycentre #Cardiffbay #Cardiffgirl #cardiffkook #cardiffwales #cardiffbloggers #cardiffsouthwales #pontcanna #food #foodie #foodporn #brunch #bagel #foodphotography #foodgasm #foodstagram #foodlover #foodography #foodies #foodheaven #foodblogger #foodstyling

A lovely talented writer friend in America sent me a hand printed piece of her own wonderful writing in the post #literaryswoon. It feels like a piece of printed, postal magick! Thank you so much @libbywalkup 🌠🌠🌠 * * * #Wales #america #lettering #press #letterpress #handmade #print #printed #printing #post #postal #letter #lifewriting #autobiography #fiction #stamp #handprinted #text #font #textpost #stamp #textposts #textospoeticos #fonts #magick #writerslife #writing #writer

Dramatic daisies. * * * #flower #flowers #flowerstagram #floweraddict #flower_special #floral #floral_shots #botanical #bloom #blooms #flower_daily #flowering #flowerstagramer #flower_sp #flower_special_ #flora_addict #floral_shots🌸🌷🍀🌺 #floral_shots_ #daisy #daisies #pink #purple #flowers_super_pics #flower_shotz #flowers_shotz #flowerpower🌸

In January, a stranger on a plane told me that I possess a face which makes me look like I work in credit control. Here I am on the train this week. I do not know what they mean. #restingbitchface * * * #train #travel #face #female #womanempowerment #women #womenempowerment #punk #glam #smile #smiles #selfie #selfportrait #selfiesunday #woman #headshot #headshots #faces #trains #travel

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