A Better Year to Come

I hope the world will see a better year, 2016, with peace and love in heart and mind. And I hope for a joyous, Happy New Year to you and yours!

My last post this year, is from my walk in the forest today. Contemplating 2015 and what will come with the new year. The sun spilled its glory from an almost clear sky  – so – what better to do than spending the whole New Year’s Eve outdoors, hiking?

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Freezing cold from the start…

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…with the sun trying to reach over the tree tops.

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Succeeding now and then – here from the south.

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We had not walked here since the last great gale, and several times the path was totally covered in fallen trees.

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The untouched parts were shimmering in the low, golden sun.

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Some parts remained white and slippery, and my boys had to walk slowly not to fall into the mud.

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Some of my favourite ice – in Sweden we call it håris (hair ice) – and if you look closely, you will understand why. (The header picture)

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Heading home again, the sun setting and the real cold returning.

2016, we do not know what lies ahead of us, we can only hope, and work each one of us to make a better world for ourselves and for our fellow passengers on this planet.

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The road may be uneven, slippery, narrow, filled with obstacles…but I want to believe there is a light shining us through. Safe travels!

 

 

Top 6-10 of all posts 2015 – Is Your Own Favourite Here?

What did you like most on Leya during this year? I took a closer look at the statistics to find out the top 10 posts. Would they be My top 10 as well? I’m giving you one picture from each of these ten posts, and the link to the full post.

Analysis? Again four out of five posts are challenges from our host, WordPress. Post number 10 is a Travel theme from Ailsa at Where’s My Backpack? So, the importance of challenges is clearly visible.

It would be very interesting to know which is Your special favourite – and why? Let me know in the comment box! Maybe it’s not even one of these posts? And, what would you like to see more of in 2016?


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WPC: Shadowed

A freezing cold morning at the old bridge. This is clearly one of my own favourites.

 

 

WPC: Today Was a Good Day

Photos and text from a day in my life. In the evening a walk with one of my best friends.

 

 

WPC: Extraordinary

A Medieval dinner in Riga – one of the most appreciated meals in my restaurant history.

 

 

WPC: Transition

The old houses in Jurmala, a former holiday resort outside Riga.

 

 

Travel Theme: Trees

These trees live in ”my” forest. Always in a magical light – sometimes more, sometimes less. But they always mean Magic to me.

 

2015 is Soon Coming To an End…

First of all, my deepest gratitude to all of you, followers, readers and commenters during 2015, and many of you for some years back too! I have got to know some of you rather well, and I have even met three of you  ”in the real world”. I love that feeling…So, if you are coming to the southern part of Sweden, I hope you will mail me or give me a call. As you know – I have taken a year off. You are so very welcome for a chat, a cup of tea or coffee. Maybe an outing together! If I am home of course, and not on a trip somewhere in the world…

What did you like most on Leya during this year? I took a closer look at the statistics to find out the top 10 posts. Would they be my top 10 as well? I’m giving you one picture from each of these ten posts, and the link to the full post. Only five at a time, so you will not get too tired…

Analysis? Out of these first five posts, four are WordPress Challenges, which of course tells us what we already know – the importance of challenges and the importance of our host! But, the fourth most liked post made my heart jump with an extra beat. About Mille. In this post I have put some of my favourite photos of my ”Iron Man” and I have tried to describe his wonderful character.

I will post the top 6-10 before New Year’s Eve. It would be very interesting to know which is Your special favourite – and why? Let me know in the comment box! Maybe it’s not even one of these posts? And, what would you like to see more of in 2016?

 

WPC: Change

From Bellinzona in Switzerland. This post was featured in ”Photos We Loved” by WPC

WPC: Happy Place

My most happy places – many positive comments on the golden forest

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WPC: Victory

This post is about my decision to take a year off.

About Mille

How happy you made me by liking and commenting on my lovely Mille! He will never die!

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WPC: Inspiration

The Swiss Alps – a place for meditation.

Thursday Thoughts

Thursday happened to be Christmas Eve. So this will be the story of a very special parcel…a present for my mother from her granddaughter.

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This Origami flower ball took some time to make, but Emma is a skilled Origamist (she makes a crane from every small train ticket and leaves it for the conductor…).

Then she drew a picture puzzle on the parcel, for my mother to solve before she was allowed to open it. ( With some help of course!) And we all laughed throughout the entertaining process of figuring out the problem…

This Christmas present was the most loved one on Christmas Eve. Handmade, beautiful, and engaging its receiver for several minutes before revealing its content.

No money spent, but Love, Time and Interest. Sometimes that is just enough.

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Celebrating – the Winter Solstice

05.48 this morning – and from now on the light is returning!

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Looking out my window

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Blue sky

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—and the Tiger Lily decided this was a good day to unfold