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saaralindahl.bsky.social
@saaralindahl.bsky.social
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Bringing you moments of peace with nature photography and tea
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saaralindahl.bsky.social
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
A tea set in the middle of bamboo, fern and reed plants, including a tea pet, Gautama, gongdaobei and a tea cup on a dark lacquered bamboo tray.
April 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
saaralindahl.bsky.social
The beauty of earth - clay - meets the beauty of the sky - light.

#calmsky #teasky #gongfu #茶
A window with low bamboo curtains and a row of Chinese gongfu tea ware on the windowsill and a pair of kitsune statues.
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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circa35mm.bsky.social
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
saaralindahl.bsky.social
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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white2tea.bsky.social
reminding you to put your phone down and drink tea (we aren’t, but you could)
February 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
saaralindahl.bsky.social
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
Landscape from the forest in Dartmoor, showing cranky trees, ferns and mosses.
January 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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oneeyedaruma.bsky.social
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
Dry tea leaves in a gaiwan, sitting on a metal topped tea tray. The tea soup. Wet tea leaves after 6 infusions
January 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
saaralindahl.bsky.social
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
A picture of two handmade gongfu style teacups on a tearoom table. A tea caddy in the background. Calming, simple picture.
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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xingwu.bsky.social
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
🎨 《梅石撫琴圖》明 仇英
January 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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lauralyon451.bsky.social
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.
Tree in a forest with ferns and moss growing on it amidst a lush understory of ferns.
January 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
saaralindahl.bsky.social
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
The minimalist picture has frozen ice layer covering the top half of the picture, and featureless water surface covering the bottom one. A dark line created by the shadow of the ice rim divides the two area with a straight line.
January 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
saaralindahl.bsky.social
Small mushrooms facing the big wide world together.

#mushroom #calm #calmsky #photography
A macro picture of three tiny mushrooms hunkering together on a patch of moss with a soft blurred forest background. The atmosphere is calm and a little dark.
November 28, 2024 at 9:18 AM
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vvvultures.bsky.social
mossy mossy mossy
quebec backpacking scenery
#photography #landscape
moss covered boulder in a quebec forest
November 28, 2024 at 1:49 AM
saaralindahl.bsky.social
If you love moss, this is something to consider. The soft moss is also a good sensory experience.

#moss #calmsky #gardening
A small blue and white garden pot with lush dense moss growing inside.
November 28, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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jasonlorette.bsky.social
Sometimes...you really 'should' go chasing waterfalls.
#photography #nikon #waterfall #fundynationalpark #newbrunswick #nature #photosky #exploring #calming
November 17, 2024 at 5:11 PM
saaralindahl.bsky.social
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
An artistic study of two bamboo trunks, where light illuminates the trunk further back. Both have joints aligned at the same height, which creates a horizontal arched line running across the image.
November 25, 2024 at 10:13 AM
saaralindahl.bsky.social
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
Dark bamboo trunks in the foreground create simple stripes against a thick richly detailed tapestry of bamboo leaves.
November 25, 2024 at 10:08 AM
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lotuscat.bsky.social
Frost on moss.
苔に霜。
Frost on star-shaped moss.
November 25, 2024 at 9:02 AM
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anitaswing.bsky.social
Interesting how rocks being wet brings out a beauty one doesn’t ordinarily notice
Very big rock with grey/green striations and a sprinkling of bright green moss against a backdrop of fallen yellow leaves and orangey pine needles
November 23, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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tarnishedpixels.bsky.social
#waterfall #photography #nikon #z5 #longexposure #cloudlandcanyon #georgia
November 21, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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beckyjlomax.bsky.social
Sometimes trails just head into the misty fog.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

#hiking #nationalparks #parkchat #trails
A trail lined with logs and log steps is flanked by large moss-covered boulders and conifers. The trail leads into the misty forest in the background.
November 22, 2024 at 2:53 PM
saaralindahl.bsky.social
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
saaralindahl.bsky.social
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