Leaf: We spent the afternoon chatting with our old friends Pete and Erin in their new 'almost off the grid' shed that has been made into a house. The views from this lounge were spectacular. (Colo, Australia)

Rae: This picture says a lot about Central California. The drought this year and the lost jobs (huge farmland). Also the "comida China" (Spanish for Chinese food) because in some places in California you find more Spanish speakers than English speakers. (Somewhere outside Bakersfield, USA)

Leaf: I went off for an art day and walked on flower petals all day. (Leura, Australia)

Rae: My heart is full, full, full of love for you and your Little Gem. I love her! I love you! I can't wait to meet her. (Santa Cruz, USA)

Leaf: "It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart." Rainer Maria Rilke (Leura, Australia)

Rae: The courthouse had incredible tiles everywhere. (Santa Barbara, USA)

Leaf: I bought a loaf of handmade olive and rosemary sourdough from here. (Leura, Australia)

Rae: More lovely succulents in Southern California. (Santa Barbara, USA)

Leaf: The cutest washing ever! Nesting, nesting. I remember Taran wearing some of this stuff…oh how they grow! (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: I went for a walk with my friend and we ended up at this old Spanish courthouse. It was beautiful, with big magnolia trees dropping blossoms on us. (Santa Barbara, USA)

Leaf: It's springtime and everything is in bloom. (Leura, Australia)

Rae: "I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do."  (Los Angeles, USA) 

Leaf: This was a million times more radiant and amazing in real life and I could see the whole bow stretching across the sky. Just half an hour before I saw the rainbow the light everywhere was golden, which reminded me of the day that you called us all outside in Pai to appreciate the golden light. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: I was running one morning and came across this little sidewalk succulent garden with a fence made of skateboards. City gardens are great. (Long Beach, USA)