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Lookaftering #2

The wonder of trees, goldfinches, and doing nothing

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Lucy Fuggle
Apr 05, 2026
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“the bearded irises will form
fully in their roots, their golden manes

swaying with the want of spring—
live, live, live, live!—”

– From “Reasons to Live” by Ruth Awad

“En Akvarelmalerske” / “A Watercolour painter” (1896) by Michael Ancher

Happy Easter, Substack friends!

Here in my second Lookaftering newsletter, I’ve been thinking about how to nurture more moments of wonder. An antidote to feeling like this, which let’s be honest, can seem all too easy right now:

From The Moomin Comics by Tove Jansson

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