Cee’s Black&White Photo Challenge: Candid Photo, People or Animals

31 mars, 201631 mars, 2016 / Leya / 36 kommentarer

For Cee this week – Denmark, Louisiana. More candid shots here.

Thursday Thoughts – Remember That Cat…?

31 mars, 201631 mars, 2016 / Leya / 23 kommentarer

I often have the neighbours’ cat sitting in my old apple tree, waiting to catch a bird or two. I usually chase him away – but not yesterday…

I was out in the garden, weeding and giving some new soil to my flower beds, when something in the big hawthorn tree caught my eye.

I got my camera out and zoomed in the strange bird in the magpie nests…

Not afraid of heights…hanging between the two nests…

…taking the leap across…

…and back again. But the magpies were gone – too late for the party!

Mr Stealth sat pondering the situation for some seconds…

…and decided to leave.

And so he did – as elegantly as only a cat can do.

Why did I not chase him away then? Not only for the photo series…but because I do hate those magpies. They may be beautiful to look at, but they multiply each year and they eat all my little summer birds. When they are ready to leave their houses – the magpies are waiting for them. Only for a few seconds the little ones’ eyes see this magical world.

Seven Day Nature Photo, Day Three – Beach Night Walk

31 mars, 201631 mars, 2016 / Leya / 20 kommentarer

I have been nominated by my friend Sue, at WordsVisual, to take part in a challenge of a photo per day for seven days, of anything from the natural world. And every day I should nominate a new member.

Today I would like to nominate my blogging friend Lena at iPictureThis to take part in the 7-day Nature Photo Challenge. She takes intriguingly different photos from the natural world and I would love to see what she might come up with for this challenge….. No problem if you are far too busy for this, Lena!!

Wordless Wednesday

30 mars, 201630 mars, 2016 / Leya / 8 kommentarer

Seven Day Nature Photo, Day Two -Head Over Heels

30 mars, 201630 mars, 2016 / Leya / 26 kommentarer

We are on the same beach as in the last post – not fast moving…but too fast for me. I tripped over the debris lying around here (As this is a Nature Reserve, nothing is to be moved) and went heavily down in the sand. Groan. Must have been fun for anyone looking…but I was alone. My right hand high up in the air, holding the camera – trying to save it from a sand burial.

All went well, but I just had to take a shot at the one who landed here before me…

Today I would like to nominate my blogging friend Pike at artkorppi to take part in the 7-day Nature Photo Challenge. She takes wonderful photos from the natural world and has a keen artistic eye, go to cityenkeli.wordpress.com to see her sketchbook as well. I would love to see what she might come up with for this challenge….. No problem if you are far too busy for this, Pike!!

Seven Day Nature Photo, Day One -Lonely Beach

29 mars, 201629 mars, 2016 / Leya / 13 kommentarer

My first photo is from the west coast of Sweden, a nature reserve, on a very cold and windy day.

Today I would like to nominate Noortje Russel at RusselsLof to take part in the 7-day Nature Photo Challenge. She takes the most wonderful photos from the natural world and has a keen artistic eye. I would love to see what she might come up with for this challenge….. No problem if you are far too busy for this, Noortje!!

CFFC: Alleys, Driveways, Parking Lots, Dirt Roads

29 mars, 201629 mars, 2016 / Leya / 15 kommentarer

I will stick to dirt roads for Cee’s challenge – one summer road (with me and Mille) and one winter road. For more entries, click here.

It would be fun to know what the English speaking world calls this kind of summer road! In Sweden we call it a ”tvättbräda” – a wash-board (translated). I guess it might have another name for you?

SL-WEEK 38: Yellow

28 mars, 2016 / Leya / 23 kommentarer

Yellow is a very special colour. It symbolizes a variety of things; for example the sun, being false (in the language of flowers) and power – only for the emperor of China.

I love yellow, but cannot wear it. Others can with elegance – like houses, vehicles and flowers.

Sylvain Landry –