these are a few of my favourite things:

SPRING

Flowers, flowers everywhere

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Warm days

The screaming faces of my kids when a bug comes near them - they don't even realise how lucky they have it, imagine if they were actually in Australia. Can you get any more bugs than in that country? (their country of heritage!) I don't even see the bugs here they are so very few, until ofcourse kids are hyperventilating and near tears freaking out about a 1mm bug touching them

Blue skies after the endless months of grey

Happy faces

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Strolling along with an ice cream

Chatty Parisiens (they are willingly talking to people in the streets! I have had so many conversations with near strangers. I do say 'near' as I have seen them around for years, it could be that after over 3 years in the hood they are finally welcoming me!)

More flowers

Pollen that freaks out my kids because they think it is a bug (it makes me laugh out loud at them, erm yes, that is to their dismay)

The park after school pick up: sand flying everywhere, kids clamouring for a place on the playgym, desperate pleas for FOOD, my kids slowly removing shoes, socks, and tops (me wondering why it is my kids that feel the need to remove as much clothing as possible at all times, and why is it that other kids actually listen to their mothers saying "no, do not get undressed")

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Spring rain, it is not even cold

Colourful silk scarves everywhere

Sunglasses dug out from a long hiatus tucked away in drawers

SPRING!!!!!!

∗thanks to E for being my spring model specially for this post - you are a star for taking out that wretched dummy and actually smiling at me on occaision - yes like 3 times in 75 or so photos.