Helen

@lowkeyhighflyer.bsky.social

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Perfume, cats, walks

The sun shining silhouetting an iris in bloom, petals partly translucent, with a row of pointed rooftops in the background framing each side
A London street fox standing on a road
Close up of the shiny black painted interior of a toilet cubicle door. Graffiti in neon yellow thin marker pen says ‘Permanent nonsense’ in all caps handwriting
Low sunlight illuminating damp white sheep’s wool stretched like a thick cobweb in green grass
An eagle owl coming into land showing the sandy colour of it’s wings and chest, against the backdrop of a high stone wall at Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, UK
Seascale beach Cumbria in evening light - light clouds reflected in a wide flat rockpool, areas of rocks and sand but mostly sky reflecting in the sea
5 perfume sample vials with black rounded stoppers from Altra. Three liquids are pale yellow, one darker orange and one darker swampy green
A tortoishell cat sprawled on her back in the grass, back feet up showing toe beans and tail curling up in the foreground.
A hand holding small maroon coloured plums, and a paperback thriller
Guerlain aqua allegoria hand cream - hexagonal ‘honeycomb’ container in pale peach colour
Photo of a posted at a London Underground station from the Mayor of London - poster says ‘You are loved and wanted in London’
Eau de Boujee ‘Verdant’ perfume sample balanced on the close up face of a grey & white knitted cat with huge neon green button eyes.
A perfume sample vial with rounded black top from Altra, on a tracing paper background
Bush full of roses with pale peach centres and onbre bright pink edges
Front page of today’s Guardian newspaper (UK)
Two small empty perfume bottles against a wooden door
A trio of women from the waist up, smiling widely
Bottle of Rook Perfumes Jaffa, held uo against white blossoms and green leaves fading to evening sunshine at the right hand side
Soft white Korean bun with green zig zag icing and desiccated coconut on top, a big bite taken showing bright green filling
KST Rice Cake perfume sample in pink tamarisk flowers
KST So Maek perfume sample in pink lilac flowers
KST Tambae perfume sample in pink tamarisk flowers
KST ‘Gay Oppa’ perfume sample in pink lilac flowers
KST scent sample set in a white box with metallic lettering, among sunlit pink tamarisk blossom
A sepia-toned ink drawing of a castle by Victor Hugo
A branch of thick pink cherry blossoms interspersed with dark purplish leaves, against a blue sky
The bubbles artwork at Teamlab Borderless Tokyo - a dark mirrored room of illuminated globes hanging at different heights, glowing different colours and sometimes the lights inside them spin.
A view of a skyscraper through trees in the sunshine. What isn’t apparent is that the trees are in a 13th floor roofgarden already, above Shinjuku station Tokyo.
A mannequin in a department store featuring a loose dress with pink and green tulle flounces and a black harness with white plushie (not fluffy) cat toys (with quizzical expressions sewn in black) hanging from it.
Hand rolled sencha leaves in a leaf-shaped white ceramic dish
A japanese square tray with a tiny bowl cup of yellow-green tea on a wooden saucer, an oblong plate with a pale sweet dotted with dark beans and a small wooden knife, and a tiny white British-style teapot, also on a wooden saucer.
A woven fabric belt in dark navy with five thin white stripes in the centre is folded into a pentagon, it sits on a section of cotton kimono with dot and floral patterns in sage green on cream.
White wisteria sprays against the sky
A row of perfume samples on the edge of a traditional japanese wooden onsen tub, which is filling with water in the background
A traditional japanese round wooden bath in a dark tiled bathroom looking out of a large window.
A view from above of the interior of a round glass teapot full of vibrant green herbs filling up the water
A light brown and cream chonky cat with a squashed face curled in a basket
A couple shown from behind, the man in a black japanese robe holds a purple paper parasol. They stand on stripes of paving and grass, with the edge of a red shrine behind making a graphic pattern
Crowds of people at Azakusa, Tokyo surround a huge sand bowl with a pointed roof over it that holds fistfuls of incense sticks lit by visitors to the shrine
A tokyo skyscraper in the background with white cherry blossom and red and white lanterns hanging in the foreground
Me in a seat at the airport, smiling
A striped banner like a deckchair in orange, burgundy, yellow and thin light blue stripes on white. Black text on it reads ‘FALLOW. PAUSE. BLOOM’
My face against a jasmine plant, holding two perfume bottles in front of mez
A patch of flowering violets
A sunflower containing three perfume samples
Picture of a brick building and doorway with large sign ‘House of Bread’. Smaller sign ‘Church of God of Prohecy’
Roller ball 10 ml of Stash Unspoken perfume and box by Sarah Jessica Parker on orange felt background
Red blossom and a decanted travel size vial of Zharr perfume by Jorum Studio
A Cornish beech in sunny evening light with rocky outcrops
Perfume bottle of dark brown perfume labelled ‘Ambedo’. Background white china bottle with black snake design.
6 perfume bottles (little and large sizes of 3 perfumes) in a row on a light grey marble shelf
Massive steampunk-esque metal bull sculpture
Purple crocus patch in sunshine against ivy leaves and dead leaves
Two Squirrels investigating an old Christmas wreath put out in the garden
Bottle of Diptyque’s perfume L’eau Papier, on a bookshelf next to a similarly sized grey rock. The texture of the rock complements the grey ink landscape showing on the back of the label.
Tortoiseshell cat curled up but with one green eye watching
A Teone Reinthal Black Spruce perfume bottle against a wooden door.
Three perfume bottles on a marble mantelpiece with a brown striped feather in front
Bao bun with sad face
Picture of two bottles of perfume either side of a figurine of the character Mei from Totoro in a turquoise raincoat holding a sprouting seed.