Leaf: I'm back in Asia! Actually I'm in your country, but too far away to pop in for a tea with you. I love the local market. (Bangkok, Thailand)

Rae: I love these flowers because they're everywhere in India, too. And purple! And I liked the play of plants and shadows on this white wall. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: This is a wall that I love, in a place that I love: Newtown, Sydney. It is a mixture of scruffy, trendy, city and community. I think you'd like it. (Newtown, Sydney, Australia)

Rae: The fields around the meditation center are filled with yellow flowers right now. Like the view is saying, "Just kidding! I'm even more beautiful than you thought!" We still haven't replaced the fence, though. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: Such an ordinary thing like grass in a field becomes glorious with the sun shining through it, don't you think? (Barrington, NSW, Australia)

Rae: I had some peaceful moments of writing and reading early this morning, before we leapt into the chaos of the school day. So sweet. (Pai, Thailand.)

Leaf: This is the view from the bottom of a ghost gum tree. This reminds me of a forest of ghost gums that was in the park outside the house I lived in as a teenager. It was particularly eerie and magical on a quiet, misty morning. (Barrington, NSW, Australia)

Rae: I love outdoor markets more than almost anything, and I especially like seeing the ways fruit and vegetable vendors pile their fruit. This lady seemed to have a neatness competition going on with the lady opposite her. I'm not sure who was winning. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Leaf: Self-portrait with Taran's flower offering. (Melbourne, Australia)

Rae: A moment of quiet building. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: Bird clock (Barrington, NSW, Australia)

Rae: Just before getting dinner started early (for what feels like the millionth time), I took a good look at the light in my kitchen. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf:  Exploding flowers. (Barrington, NSW, Australia)

Rae: Solo and Wookie, riding in our motorcycle sidecar, the Chariot. (Pai, Thailand.)