Leaf: Monks and merit making in the morning. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Rae: A pair of happy macaws. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Leaf: Wildflowers and a clear sky after the rain. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: These three dogs! Just look at them! They're so ridiculous and silly and cute. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: This guy comes to visit me every now and then…I chat, he is silent and wise. Today he snuck up on me and was just one metre away. He is an Australian King Parrot. When he flies you can see the blue on his back. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: Elkie's birthday party had a pirate theme. It was interesting to see just how easily Josh transformed himself into a ukelele-playing pirate. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: I commented on the wild tiles that are in the kitchen of my friends rented house, she then said "Have you seen the lobster yet?". So, I knew that you would love the quirk…the wallpaper combined with the retro tiles and then the pièce de résistance; the lobster. (Faulconbridge, Australia)

Rae: I bought rice from this lovely Lahu lady this morning, and she posed for me in her handmade coat. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: Table in sun and Sun on table. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: Today's gift was a lovely creature who visited us for a little while. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: My friend Julie loves bright patterns and has fabric from Africa and Indonesia all over her house…on tables and tied onto the backs of chairs. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: These lovely friends have been hanging out in the field next to the meditation space, and they are very welcome. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: There are fresh eggs to find every day, if they are still warm Taran keeps them in his pocket for a while, he says that it would feel wrong to put them in the fridge straight away. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: This lady is making Kratong, tiny floating boats, for Loy Kratong here in Thailand. You know I love that they're made out of banana leaves, and that many people seem to know how to make them. Maybe we can get a lesson one day? (Pai, Thailand)