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The Winged Bone

a woman with wings travelling the world solo

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    • Morocco
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Mr. Spring, the painter

How is everyone's sanity holding up?I keep thinking this is a test to my own. How much more can I take, before breaking down. How strong am I really. Is this the ultimate test to natural selection? The modern natural selection. I have been going on walks in the place I was raised and growing … Continue reading Mr. Spring, the painter →

Nic Thoughts 1 Comment April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 1 Minute

A different Easter

First time in a few years I won't be travelling this Easter. I was supposed to be hiking in Norway at this moment, breathing the air of the fjords, feeling small in comparison to Nature. This Easter I'm in Portugal, staying at home. It is our duty. It's not supposed to be easy. It certainly … Continue reading A different Easter →

Nic Thoughts Leave a comment April 12, 2020 1 Minute

The unbearable weight of being human

It's important to remember . When an invisible, such microscopically small thing such as a virus is able to stop the world, to put everyone in quarantine, to threaten to ruin the economy, throwing millions into misery. It's time to remember how small we actually are. How insignificant our daily worries that take so much … Continue reading The unbearable weight of being human →

Nic Thoughts Leave a comment April 4, 2020 1 Minute

Dogs are the happiest creatures right now

I took these pictures only last Sunday, in a park near Hampstead Heath. I had gone for the allowed walk for exercise and was keeping my distance. It now seems it was such a long time ago. After 14 days in isolation in my room in London - where I was stuck doing literally everything, … Continue reading Dogs are the happiest creatures right now →

Nic London, Thoughts, Travel, United Kingdom 2 Comments March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 3 Minutes

The Birth of Spring – Part 2

It is a cruel consolation to know and see Nature going on as it should go. A consolation because at least something looks normal. While we are in lockdown at home, with our lives on hold, not being able to plan not even short term, piles of anxiety, sadness, loneliness and depression are a contrast … Continue reading The Birth of Spring – Part 2 →

Nic arts, London, Thoughts, Travel, United Kingdom Leave a comment March 24, 2020 1 Minute

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Hi! I'm Nicole (Nic), a thirty-something woman who can't be grounded. I love to travel and to write about it, illustrating the stories with my photographs :)

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Sicilia Giorno 10 | Ortigia Sicilia Giorno 9 | Etna πŸ—»πŸŒ‹ Sicilia Giorno 8 | Catania Sicilia Giorno 7 | Taormina + Castelmola + Isola Bella 🌊 Sicilia Giorno 6 | Taormina Sicilia Giorno 5 | CefalΓΉ 🌊 Sicilia Giorno 4 | Palermo Sicilia Giorno 3 | Agrigento, Valle dei Templi πŸ›οΈ Sicilia giorni 1 & 2 | Palermo πŸ‹

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