This challenge is simple: step back for a few minutes each week to find a lovely thing, a precious moment, anything you find lovely. Then post about it. You can just post a picture or you can go into detail and tell it as a reflection, story or poem.

It could be anything:

a smile…a rainbow…a flower…a kind act…a tasty treat

What was lovely in your life this week?

Lovely posts from last week

• Lady Lee Manilla
• Cathie at Still Waters
• Second Wind Leisure
• Cognac Project
• My camera & I
• Now at home
• Philosophy through photography
• Touring my backyard

My lovely for this week

Squash blossoms are uniquely beautiful and exotic.

And my roses continue to spark joy; this seems to be the year of the rose for me. We had a little sprinkle this morning. A relief after last week’s heat.

Join in!

I will post once a week, Sunday at noon in Seattle (8pm GMT) is my goal, and put a list of posts from the previous week in it. Basically using the same method I do with the Pull up a Seat Challenge. Detailed instructions are on the page: Whatsoever is lovely blog challenge.

Background

We live in a world that seems to value drama, anger, fear and violence. Being mean often passes for being smart. These are the things that “go viral”, magnified in the media. Sometimes, the things that really make life worth living are small and simple. They don’t make for good TikTok. This is a chance to share that type of moment from our lives.