…here’s a picture of a happy boat on the Norfolk Coast. Back from our travels.

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There’s a wonderful American tradition of holding back on Christmas decorations until the Thanksgiving holiday has passed at the end of the November. After we’d dressed the tree, I couldn’t help notice how a new mirror in the sitting room caught the hundreds of coloured lights and kept them dancing in its crystal refractions.

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I could hear the rain lashing on the windows in the early hours of the morning. It was still early when it stopped and, wide awake with jet lag, I ventured out before anyone else was up in search of coffee. I walked to the water and found the Hudson was blustering with a strong breeze. Turning back towards the warmth of a waiting café, these cobbles – shining from the storm in the night – caught my eye down a little alleyway.

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Found this just off the trail while hiking at Round Valley in New Jersey. Thank you to whoever left it there, it made me smile!

Love, 💛 @north.sea.living 💚

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The water looked almost tropical in the winter sunshine, but a temperature test rapidly changed my view on having a swim. 😉❄🌞

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Take a look at the video on our Instagram, for the full effect.

I found myself a little bit mesmerized by Dharmesh Patel and Autumn Ewalt’s Sunrise, Sunset (Revolution). It’s an installation of 9000 crystals mounted in 27 aluminum panels. Refracting bright, low winter sunlight in Battery Park, NYC.

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This one is a video – take a look at the original post on Instagram to see the boats rushing by in time-lapse. Recorded on a chilly, bright morning in New York. It’s hard to stay away from the water, even in the city.

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