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Bringing you moments of peace with nature photography and tea
The tea garden is only 3m2 in size but full of mosses, ferns and bamboo. What you need is not space but time, letting the garden grow at its own gradual phase.

#teasky #gongfu #茶 #calmsky
April 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The beauty of earth - clay - meets the beauty of the sky - light.

#calmsky #teasky #gongfu #茶
March 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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yushu's dry storage liubao was the tea for today, a pretty clean and smooth, not excessively dank, piled liubao. nice relaxing bodyfeel

#tea #liubao #gongfucha #heicha
March 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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A little bit of Scottish zen on what was a dreich autumnal day.

Misty rain providing a lovely backdrop from the waters edge with the sought after lone tree on an island.
March 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A small branch, a single flower even, brings the season into the house. They only last for a couple of days and then something else has started to bloom. And so it revolves.
March 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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reminding you to put your phone down and drink tea (we aren’t, but you could)
February 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Moss encapsulates calm quiet life: it grows at its own peaceful phase, is soft and lies low, never flashy or flamboyant. In England, go and enjoy the mossy woods in Dartmoor National Park.

#calmsky #calm #nature #dartmoor
January 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Sipped on this Jin Xuan oolong throughout the day while doing chores. 5g to ~75ml. Pleasant creamy texture with floral notes. Not super 'milky' but it never claimed to be.

Origin: Mei Shan, Taiwan
Altitude: 650-800m
Cultivar: Jin Xuan (TTES #12)
Oxidisation: 15-20%
Roast: 0%

#teasky #tea
January 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Ceremonial tea is about making everything meaningful around the tea - the brewing, the leaves, the tools, the space, the movement and the moment. I recommend trying making your own cups.

#gongfu #teasky #tea #calm
January 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Yeah, when I do gongfu brewing sessions it’s basically an exercise in meditation, and one of the reasons I like gongfu is because I can pay attention to 10 seconds as a brew time, but two minutes? Whoops. Distracted. Tea forgotten.
January 24, 2024 at 10:49 PM
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The painting "Plum and Rock with Qin" reflects the elegance of literati life. Set under trees, it depicts a serene scene: one playing the qin, another deep in thought, with children observing attentively, embodying harmony and cultural refinement.
🎨 《梅石撫琴圖》明 仇英
#art #painting
January 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Today's agenda... going for a winter walk/hike in old growth forest. I need to touch grass (well ferns and mosses most likely) and do some forest bathing. Yesterday was just the start of a long road of trying to survive and thrive despite everything going on around me.
January 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The borderline of ice and water on a winter lake. Like the horizon, this sharp line divides two worlds - one fluid, one frigid.

#calmsky #calm #winternature #photography
January 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Small mushrooms facing the big wide world together.

#mushroom #calm #calmsky #photography
November 28, 2024 at 9:18 AM
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mossy mossy mossy
quebec backpacking scenery
#photography #landscape
November 28, 2024 at 1:49 AM
If you love moss, this is something to consider. The soft moss is also a good sensory experience.

#moss #calmsky #gardening
November 28, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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Sometimes...you really 'should' go chasing waterfalls.
#photography #nikon #waterfall #fundynationalpark #newbrunswick #nature #photosky #exploring #calming
November 17, 2024 at 5:11 PM
I wonder to what extent the calming effect of a bamboo grove is cultural and to what extent engraved within the human nature?

#calmsky #calming #bamboo #photography
November 25, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Celebrating the clear visual language of the bamboos. This picture aims to highlight the two contrasting motifs of the plant: the plain stripy columns and the intricate patterning of the elongated pointed leaves.

#calmsky #bamboo #photography
November 25, 2024 at 10:08 AM
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Frost on moss.
苔に霜。
November 25, 2024 at 9:02 AM
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Interesting how rocks being wet brings out a beauty one doesn’t ordinarily notice
November 23, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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November 21, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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Sometimes trails just head into the misty fog.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

#hiking #nationalparks #parkchat #trails
November 22, 2024 at 2:53 PM
The tea plant blooms when most plants loose their colours. The little camellia flowers smell of jasmine, which might explain why jasmine works so well in tea.

#camelliasinensis #tea #calmsky #teasky
November 22, 2024 at 12:54 PM
A view outside the tea room. The semi-transparency of the blinds give the room a secluded atmosphere, yet show glimpses of the bamboos outside.

#gongfu #teasky #tea #calmsky
November 22, 2024 at 12:50 PM