The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing. Isaac Asimov

This week I went to Julius Caeser by Bell Shakespeare. It's one of the few plays by Shakespeare that I haven't read, so while I know the story, at least up to a point, it was delightful to watch the action unfold after in interval. There's a different engagement, and it feels different. It sparks a lot of different responses if there's no anticipation.

There was further delight when interval coincided with sunset.

While I'm not a big classical music fan, this week also saw me at the Jewish Temple in Sydney, watching Sergej Krylov play a Stradivarius that was over 400 years old - almost three times as old as the building we were sitting in. He was accomponied by Kostantin Shamray. Rachmonanov and Raval - but sounding surprisingly fun and like Gershwin to me. It was beautiful and it felt doubly special seeing a venue I never see inside of.

“It doesn't matter how cynical I think I am. I'm always delighted to find out that things in this life still have the capacity to surprise me.” Norm Macdonald

Walking to the Belvoir theatre, I looked up and saw this. The sun, the wondering if Alex saw the message, the initial surprise all delighted me, Delight comes out of nowhere, and that in itself is surprising.

A Mirror was for me, a very joyful expereince. Feeling the shifts in the action, the ending revealing what I'd not seen right in front of me. I was grinning with joy as we discussed it on the way home.

Delight is great pleasure but what sparks the feeling is often the unexpected. Out of nowhere something suddenly give you great pleasure - you weren't seeking it out, it just envelopes you.

My friend gave me a tea infuser and seeing it matehed my Moomin mug made me smile.

A burst of summer vibes on a grey day.

A simple sign reminding you there is good in humanity.

A small, sweet decoration on a cafe window sill.

It's not big or costs money. What's delighted you lately?

Linking with #PictorialTuesday  #KeithsRamblings #WordlessWednesday #HappyNow #TforTuesday #NaturesNotes and #AwwMondays because the little car I at first thought was a small person's lost toy - but then I saw more around the cafe, and the sign made me go Aww too....