Silent Sunday
Månad: december 2015
WPC: Gathering
4 Days to Go – Thursday Thoughts
Soon the winter solstice will be here. Much longed for, maybe more than ever this year. No snow – except for one single, great day – and many dark and drizzly days.
Here a series from one of the better days, this week in fact. Notice the play of warm and cold this time of the year. Warm colours if you turn in the direction of the thin rays of the sun – and the cold colours or darkness if you turn towards the sun itself.
One of my favourite spots in ”my” forest, is the passage between two of the grass meadows to the west. Here, Mille used to stand waiting for me by the big oak tree.
The other spot is on my way back from the open landscape to the forest path. The majestic beech trees all aglow with the last rays of the low sun. 2.30 pm.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Faraway
Cee is asking us to present something faraway. Switzerland is rather representative for this in its landscapes. I chose one traditional photo of a glacier for the concept ”faraway” and the other one following Cee’s example with something up front, close, and then the rest faraway.
Epically Awesome –
Thank you, Ineke, from IScrap2 for this nomination! Ineke is a lovely, dog-loving, multi-talented person and the fact that she lives in my favourite country in this world, New Zealand… makes her even more awesome. If I ever go there again, I will certainly try to convince her that we should meet up. We would have a lot to chat about!
The Rules are:
1. You are awesome; tell us why.
2. You are my friend; tell us about other friends.
3. Be creative, but it’s ok if you are having trouble with this one.
4. There are no direct questions to answer; let yourself run wild!
5. Thank the blogger who nominated you.
6. Notify your nominees.
Being nominated is always an honour – someone likes what I’m doing here! Honestly, it really is more than enough with all your likes and comments, but I also want to take the opportunity to direct you to some blogs that you may not have found yet. So, here we go!
- I’m awesome? Well…hrm…in Scandinavia we have this saying from Jantelagen… (The Law of Jante) There are ten rules in the law as defined by the author Aksel Sandemose, all on the theme: You are not to think you’re anyone special or that you’re better than us.
- Maybe my awesomeness lies in my effort to convince students of their own awesomeness – that we are all unique in our own way. I try to make them find, see and recognize their own advantages.
2. I will tell you about other blogging friends further down this page!
3. Be creative. I am having problems with this one…next question?
4. No questions? Let yourself run wild! In that case, I will give you a couple of my favourite quotes, togehter with a significant prayer…
”A camera is a tool for learning
how to see without a camera.”
Dorothea Lange
”Life is like a camera. Focus on what’s important and capture the good times, develop from the negatives and if things don’t work out, just take another shot.”
Unknown
Finally, I’m growing older.
This prayer certainly doesn’t apply to me (…;-D), but some people I know (none of you, of course…but I’m sure you know someone who…) would benefit from thinking over these lines…
A PRAYER FOR THOSE GROWING OLDER
Lord, Thou knowest that I am growing older.
Keep me from becoming talkative and possessed with the idea that I must express myself on every subject.
Release me from the craving to straighten out everyone’s affairs.
Keep me from the recital of endless detail. Give me wings to get to the point.
Seal my lips when I am inclined to tell of my aches and pains; they are increasing with the years and my love to speak of them grows sweeter as time goes by.
Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be wrong.
Make me thoughtful but not nosy; helpful but not bossy.
With my vast store of wisdom and experiences it does seem a pity not to use it all. But Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end.
Amen
Please take a look at these awesome blog(ger)s! As you know me – they will give you everything from wonderful photos, life stories, hiking, nature, recipes and experimental photography/art. Enjoy!
And to you who are nominated – you do not have to do anything at all – just feel my appreciation!
CFFC: Doors and Windows
Doors and windows for Cee – here are two examples showing windows as doors and doors as windows. I hope that counts!
– The doors are windows in the Danish trains, and the header showing the same phenomenon in China. In a Chinese garden you will find many of these round doors, looking like and working as windows as well.
SL-WEEK 24: Machine
Machines I’m impressed by are the mountain trains – here in Switzerland. They climb, sometimes very steep, several thousands of metres and they go down the same way. Seemingly undisturbed, effortless. And they are comfortable as well.
For Sylvain Landry. What machines are you impressed by? Join in and let us know!
Leaves of Life
There is an agreement. Something is signed in Paris. Many people are relieved.
I want to believe in the possibilities laid down in this piece of paper. But, most of all I am genuinely happy that the world wants to try, wants to unite, wants to have this agreement. And at Christmas time. In these days of war and terror.
I keep many of my plants in the cellar during winter time. Last weekend, Saturday, I went down to find a pot for a newly bought plant, and took a brief look at my ”hibernating” friends. Suddenly my eye was caught by something unusual.
In the dark corner I saw the tiny flowers, sitting on the tip of every leaf, striving towards what little light there is down there.
I knew I had this Kalanchoe plant taken inside a little late this autumn- below ten degrees C is usually not good for any pot plant.
Never had I seen flowers on this one before, I felt touched and ran up the stairs again to look it up in my plant dictionary. And yes. It is like always in nature – when you are nearly dying, you see to it that your genes will live on. In order to flower, this plant must have a very cold period.
I brought the plant up in the kitchen to have a closer look at it. An ordinary Kalanchoe – in Sweden called ”Leaves of Life” because of its tiny babies on every leaf.
Nature’s wonder of course – the babies flowering!
And I could not help but seeing the parallell with us humans…the utmost darkness needed for us to wake up and do something. Flowering made possible from darkness and despair.
Let us believe the spark of hope ignited in Paris will help make the Earth a healthy and flourishing planet for generations to come.
WPC: Oops!
Well…this is by far my most oopsy picture ever – me doing food photography outdoors, suddenly finding a cat literally IN my lens. I was so shocked, nearly dropped the camera, and the shot went off. Salmon must have been one of his favourites…
Looking for more oopsy pictures? – click here or join in yourself!
Travel theme: Fabric
I believe we all love fabric, and we all go looking for them in the market and in shopping centres and…love to surround ourselves with them at home.
Thank you, Ailsa for always having lovely themes and keeping us going! Click here for more inspiration and join in yourself!
A Swedish fine tablecloth, woven and then cut, drawn together and ”embroidered” in this special way.
Chinese carpets – pure silk. Header – bedding in pure silk, China.
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