Spilling Blocks

You Can Do This by The Mollusc Dimension. Image Description below.

You Can Do This by The Mollusc Dimension. Image Description below.


Today in the garden, I found that the bin of broken breeze blocks was filled with stagnant rainwater. At first, I was a bit dismayed as I remember the sign in my (late) Grandma's old flat (in Hong Kong) that prohibited collecting stagnant water because of mosquitoes. Then I decided to see if I could tilt the bin over with my foot. To my surprise, I was able to shift it and the water began tipping out.

As it did so, some of the blocks fell out and I decided to let the bin fall. When I did so, I was worried because I immediately thought about how if and when the bin would need to be removed that it would be more inconvenient if the blocks were scattered. But a moment later, I realised that it would not take me all that long to put them back in the bin. 

I also felt pleased at discovering the blocks as the dog digs holes around the garden and we are worried she might escape. Gradually I have been kind of running out of spare building materials to block up the holes but these blocks could be useful. 

In this experience, I noticed how my mind was trying to figure out and appreciate ideas and solutions while navigating certain barriers. I noticed that I was able to see the steps to moving beyond the barriers.

IMAGE DESCRIPTION:

Caption reads “You can do this” all in bright block capitals. The lettering is made of cut-outs from various pieces of brightly coloured paper and digitally enhanced. The design with the lettering appears 3 times, placed horizontally. A digitally drawn image of a piano keyboard appears at the top of the image.

 
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