Favorite Small Things: June 2023
June was busy. A three-week program at work left little time for anything else; then I ended the month with a surgery.
Here’s what I managed to see. Words only where helpful.
A Tiny Door
On one of my walks along the Aqueduct Trail, I came across this small door affixed to a fence. Not pictured here is the QR code beside it, which resulted in a little less magic. Nonetheless, a sweet find.
When I scanned the code, I learned that a local “miniatures” company had placed the door along with a few others scattered throughout Dobbs Ferry in celebration of the “Tiny Doors Movement.” Magic back.
A Paper Towel Industry Disrupter
I find this product utterly revolutionary. A luxe paper towel that feels more like a cloth, the sheets are absorbent, compact, and feel like something special.
A new way to paper towel.
A Leaf Hanging from a Thread
An App that Pays You to Walk
The app is called Cashwalk (<– affiliate link), and I waited to earn my Amazon card before writing about it here. Two thousand “coins” gets you a $5 gift card from major retailers (your choice), and you can earn up to 100 coins per day from just taking steps. 100 coins = 10,000 steps, but partial credit is, of course, awarded.
There are other, irritating ways to earn coins on the site (namely watching ads for games — one such ad oddly narrated by Suits star Patrick Adams from an old kitchen), but I mostly ignore those and just walk.
That’s ten dollars per month for the steps I would have taken otherwise. If you sign up using my link above, both you and I will get a 100-coin bonus. Thank you. 🙂
A Well Defined Rainbow
A Tree with Orange Flowers
This blew my mind.
From what I can tell, this is a Cantua Buxifolia tree that is native to Peru and also known as the Peruvian Magic Tree. I can’t believe I saw one in Hastings-on-Hudson.
Here are its flowers on the tree:
On the ground:
And as offered to a stone squirrel (it wasn’t me):
Thank you so much for reading! What did you see in June?
If you enjoyed this post, you might like this one I wrote about traveling in India.
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Happy July to all!
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