
“Transitioning from working to socializing to eating within minutes — all in one space — is making me more self-aware of who I am as a person, and certain mental transitions that do/don’t happen (as there are no longer external factors, such as a commute, change of environment, or even change of clothing to trigger those changes).”
“Transitioning from working to socializing to eating within minutes — all in one space — is making me more self-aware of who I am as a person, and certain mental transitions that do/don’t happen (as there are no longer external factors, such as a commute, change of environment, or even change of clothing to trigger those changes).”
“Transitioning from working to socializing to eating within minutes — all in one space — is making me more self-aware of who I am as a person, and certain mental transitions that do/don’t happen (as there are no longer external factors, such as a commute, change of environment, or even change of clothing to trigger those changes).”
“I was driving through my neighbourhood, slowly. I caught this image out of the corner of my eye. It struck me. What a sight. I carried on home, before turning around and returning to have another look. I’m not sure what is more ridiculous, this facial marking, the pride, the position, or that I returned to see this awesome beast in all his glory. And he hadn’t moved at all, 15 minutes later. The pattern here is less obvious. I am seeing so much more in the everyday…”
“I was driving through my neighbourhood, slowly. I caught this image out of the corner of my eye. It struck me. What a sight. I carried on home, before turning around and returning to have another look. I’m not sure what is more ridiculous, this facial marking, the pride, the position, or that I returned to see this awesome beast in all his glory. And he hadn’t moved at all, 15 minutes later. The pattern here is less obvious. I am seeing so much more in the everyday…”
“I was driving through my neighbourhood, slowly. I caught this image out of the corner of my eye. It struck me. What a sight. I carried on home, before turning around and returning to have another look. I’m not sure what is more ridiculous, this facial marking, the pride, the position, or that I returned to see this awesome beast in all his glory. And he hadn’t moved at all, 15 minutes later. The pattern here is less obvious. I am seeing so much more in the everyday…”
"I noticed whilst in the front garden today that all the flowers that are out have a pentagonal pattern of petal arrangement, and now I wonder whether there is a mathematical reason for this."
"I noticed whilst in the front garden today that all the flowers that are out have a pentagonal pattern of petal arrangement, and now I wonder whether there is a mathematical reason for this."
"I noticed whilst in the front garden today that all the flowers that are out have a pentagonal pattern of petal arrangement, and now I wonder whether there is a mathematical reason for this."
“Some days the side of this building jumps out at me like a giant game of Tetris. Other days it is just another building.”
“Some days the side of this building jumps out at me like a giant game of Tetris. Other days it is just another building.”
“Some days the side of this building jumps out at me like a giant game of Tetris. Other days it is just another building.”
“Once you start looking patterns are everywhere - especially in nature. Focusing in on one part of something can mean it becomes something else entirely. This cabbage reminded me of an alien intestine when removed from its context.“
“Once you start looking patterns are everywhere - especially in nature. Focusing in on one part of something can mean it becomes something else entirely. This cabbage reminded me of an alien intestine when removed from its context.“
“Once you start looking patterns are everywhere - especially in nature. Focusing in on one part of something can mean it becomes something else entirely. This cabbage reminded me of an alien intestine when removed from its context.“
“Week 6 of COVID-19 lockdown and the kids are still into playing Bananagrams almost every night. This is what it's starting to look like now.”
“Week 6 of COVID-19 lockdown and the kids are still into playing Bananagrams almost every night. This is what it's starting to look like now.”
“Week 6 of COVID-19 lockdown and the kids are still into playing Bananagrams almost every night. This is what it's starting to look like now.”
“Days worth of Zoom meetings doodles superimposed on failed attempts at homeschool maths. They serve to calm and focus despite the resulting unsettling patterns.”
“Days worth of Zoom meetings doodles superimposed on failed attempts at homeschool maths. They serve to calm and focus despite the resulting unsettling patterns.”
“Days worth of Zoom meetings doodles superimposed on failed attempts at homeschool maths. They serve to calm and focus despite the resulting unsettling patterns.”
“The car parking area at the back of our block of flats is a chalk canvas for our neighbours, who have two young children. They weren’t around when I spotted this. I was meaning to ask them about the pattern going up the trunk and whether these were windows. But the next day it rained.”
“The car parking area at the back of our block of flats is a chalk canvas for our neighbours, who have two young children. They weren’t around when I spotted this. I was meaning to ask them about the pattern going up the trunk and whether these were windows. But the next day it rained.”
“The car parking area at the back of our block of flats is a chalk canvas for our neighbours, who have two young children. They weren’t around when I spotted this. I was meaning to ask them about the pattern going up the trunk and whether these were windows. But the next day it rained.”
“My new work pattern at home involves paying attention to shadows. Shadows on the wall in the morning tell me when it's time to start. Then shadows on the opposite wall in the evening tell me when it's time to stop. On cloudy days I simply look at the clock.”
“My new work pattern at home involves paying attention to shadows. Shadows on the wall in the morning tell me when it's time to start. Then shadows on the opposite wall in the evening tell me when it's time to stop. On cloudy days I simply look at the clock.”
“My new work pattern at home involves paying attention to shadows. Shadows on the wall in the morning tell me when it's time to start. Then shadows on the opposite wall in the evening tell me when it's time to stop. On cloudy days I simply look at the clock.”
“This is a wall that I hand painted in my room. I was intrigued by the way Dalmatian spots look and wanted it on my wall. I experimented with the different sizes and shapes of the spots.”
“This is a wall that I hand painted in my room. I was intrigued by the way Dalmatian spots look and wanted it on my wall. I experimented with the different sizes and shapes of the spots.”
“This is a wall that I hand painted in my room. I was intrigued by the way Dalmatian spots look and wanted it on my wall. I experimented with the different sizes and shapes of the spots.”
“White low-cost shades exaggerate emptiness. Lying in wait. For something, anything...”
“White low-cost shades exaggerate emptiness. Lying in wait. For something, anything...”
“White low-cost shades exaggerate emptiness. Lying in wait. For something, anything...”
"Lovely patterns of red on the hills, thanks to the prevailing wind."
"Lovely patterns of red on the hills, thanks to the prevailing wind."
"Lovely patterns of red on the hills, thanks to the prevailing wind."
"Lots of to do lists! Mostly not complete... working in the same space, my lists become a mixture of work, study, physio exercises - I also now don't lose them like I usually would. A lot of my life just orbits around the same surface."
"Lots of to do lists! Mostly not complete... working in the same space, my lists become a mixture of work, study, physio exercises - I also now don't lose them like I usually would. A lot of my life just orbits around the same surface."
"Lots of to do lists! Mostly not complete... working in the same space, my lists become a mixture of work, study, physio exercises - I also now don't lose them like I usually would. A lot of my life just orbits around the same surface."
"Every day is a series of ups and downs. Every week is a series of days of ups and downs.... and on it goes. Same pattern. Never before has one day felt so much like another day."
"Every day is a series of ups and downs. Every week is a series of days of ups and downs.... and on it goes. Same pattern. Never before has one day felt so much like another day."
"Every day is a series of ups and downs. Every week is a series of days of ups and downs.... and on it goes. Same pattern. Never before has one day felt so much like another day."
"I see a pattern where we now have a whole new playing field... But we are hell bent on trying to keep playing the same old games the same old way. Even when this clearly doesn’t make any sense."
"I see a pattern where we now have a whole new playing field... But we are hell bent on trying to keep playing the same old games the same old way. Even when this clearly doesn’t make any sense."
"I see a pattern where we now have a whole new playing field... But we are hell bent on trying to keep playing the same old games the same old way. Even when this clearly doesn’t make any sense."
"It was exciting to find the Fibonacci spiral in the cauliflower from our garden. First time maths has contributed something interesting to my everyday life."
"It was exciting to find the Fibonacci spiral in the cauliflower from our garden. First time maths has contributed something interesting to my everyday life."
"It was exciting to find the Fibonacci spiral in the cauliflower from our garden. First time maths has contributed something interesting to my everyday life."
"Found this pattern while going for a walk along the beach this morning. Amazing how something like this can just appear one day and be gone the next."
"Found this pattern while going for a walk along the beach this morning. Amazing how something like this can just appear one day and be gone the next."
"Found this pattern while going for a walk along the beach this morning. Amazing how something like this can just appear one day and be gone the next."
"First outing after lockdown and the city has sprung back to life. Let’s hope we don’t loose sight of those things we vowed to change."
"First outing after lockdown and the city has sprung back to life. Let’s hope we don’t loose sight of those things we vowed to change."
"First outing after lockdown and the city has sprung back to life. Let’s hope we don’t loose sight of those things we vowed to change."
“So these are paw prints. From dirty cat feet. On the door of the laundry cupboard. You see in the night the cat sneaks in the door left ajar to get her food. When she’s done she can’t just jump down, but has to throw herself high at the door to crash it open and give her space to land. Clever. But makes a real racket.”
“So these are paw prints. From dirty cat feet. On the door of the laundry cupboard. You see in the night the cat sneaks in the door left ajar to get her food. When she’s done she can’t just jump down, but has to throw herself high at the door to crash it open and give her space to land. Clever. But makes a real racket.”
“So these are paw prints. From dirty cat feet. On the door of the laundry cupboard. You see in the night the cat sneaks in the door left ajar to get her food. When she’s done she can’t just jump down, but has to throw herself high at the door to crash it open and give her space to land. Clever. But makes a real racket.”
"I noticed how lovely the patterns of shadows are when you see them at just the right time of day. I especially liked when there were plants casting shadows."
"I noticed how lovely the patterns of shadows are when you see them at just the right time of day. I especially liked when there were plants casting shadows."
"I noticed how lovely the patterns of shadows are when you see them at just the right time of day. I especially liked when there were plants casting shadows."
This collection invited contributors to find a pattern in their daily life, whether that be a visual pattern they saw, a pattern of activities or actions, or some other kind of pattern they noticed.
Find a Pattern is part of the Noticing Series.
Contributors responded to the prompt "Find a pattern and tell us about it."