^{[I originally posted this entry as early access for my Patreon patrons on 5 February 2022].}

Hello, my friends.

The past two weeks have been heartbreaking, so I hope you forgive me for missing my usual travel-themed post on Tuesday.

I spent much of the past week or so trying to edit the photographs I have of Anthony and Anthony and me around full-time work, grieving, and an overwhelmingly small amount of sleep.

I shared a gallery I created on my website on social media shortly after the funeral. As I'm in London and the funeral was in Melbourne, I tuned in at 03:00 and finally turned in at 05:15.

I'm still in shock, and I know that will last for a while. Alongside other feelings of grief.

These flowers are Dimorphotheca ecklonis, a type of daisy. And Campanula poscharskyana, a Serbian bellflower or trailing bellflower.

I have no knowledge of the meaning of these flowers and no witty puns on their names. I enjoyed their colour and brightness after a couple of weeks of darkness. And the elongated pot felt a little like it belonged in a cemetery (though found in a garden in Rye back in 2016 that had nothing to do with death!)

Normal service will resume shortly. I promise. Thank you for bearing with me x