Coffee shop cactus “and what?” (But not a sassy and what)

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The leaves are crunchy, wearing a coat is a good idea until you’re running super late and suddenly it feels like summer and it’s too late to take it back, and there’s not another time of year where coffee shop coffees are quite as seasonally aesthetic. That last part I am forcing in for the sake of this post to be relevant to the art, but it’s still very true.

There’s an “and what” for most things and to me this “and what” is about how, as basic as it may sound,  seeing a cactus or a nice coffee always triggers my inner automatic urge to take a picture of it. Social media seems to reflect that I am definitely not alone on this. I will not lie, I get way too excited about these types of things and always think what I could do with the photo next. I know that when I see these random photos in my camera roll next, that at that moment I felt inspired. Truth is, that’s a pretty good thing to be able to look back at. 

We take pictures to remember and we take pictures of things that make us feel some kind of emotion. Sometimes these don’t have to be big memorable days or super important moments, sometimes it’s just a good coffee and a window.

 Coffee and window credit to Brew and Brownie, York. 
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