SH is our new guest host this week. He has chosen Quiet hours – and how we can show them in pictures. For me, I agree with Christina:
When I get up early, I appreciate the quiet time to enjoy a coffee or water my plants.
– Christina Tosi
I have picked my quiet hours from Madeira, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Ecuador, England and Japan. But, with this topic, it is hard to stop delivering pictures. I guess we all have lots of fitting photos for this challenge!
Fog and mist – and snow – make for quiet hours. I often go out for a walk, long or short, in those weather conditions.
Sunrise and sunset – I try to catch both. A lonely boat and a quiet sea…both attract me.
Iceland easily provides quiet hours – as many as you need. And not only because there are few people…
Mornings and evenings glow in the clear and fresh air and the hot springs never forget to send their messages.
Over to Norway, Lofoten. Quiet beauty – I understand why painters want to live there. Our famous water colour artist Lars Lerin was one of them. He lived there for several years.
The blue hour seems even more blue in Lofoten…
Let’s go to the Southern Hemisphere for another kind of quiet. In Ecuador and the Amazon – the quiet hours are filled with the sounds of the jungle. I loved it. I have never slept like a baby since I was… a baby…but now I did.
I love to spend some quiet hours walking in cemeteries. This one in Yorkshire, England. The Brontë’s are buried here. I could feel their stories with every step.
Japan is a busy country and the cities are as busy as ever. But, after the rain the streets were empty and there was not a sound…
In the mountains of Southern Japan – I was caught by the quiet beauty of wisteria in the misty morning hours.
With that I’ll close this week’s post with thanks to SH for joining us as Guest Host this week, using this lovely topic to give us all moments of peace. Be sure to visit his original here and to use the Lens-Artists Tag to help us find you. I also want to thank all of you who responded to my looking back challenge on Creativity. So many creative (!) examples! And there will be more of looking back soon. From another Lens Artist.
Finally, we hope you’ll join us next week when Egidio leads us once again on his Through Brazilian Eyes site. Until then, as always please stay safe, be kind and enjoy your week.
Leya 
A wonderful selection of images. The boat and the wisteria are my favorites this week. But they’re all great.
Thank you, Joanne. They are my favourites too!
I especially like the lonely boat photo, Ann-Christine. A peaceful scene.
Thank you – very peaceful. One of my old favourites.
Amazing post, Ann-Christine! I always find your photos so peaceful so this challenge was perfect for you. Lofoten photos are my favourites this week, you really captured the solitude of the place and its beauty.
Thank you, Sofia. I could go back one day…
Gorgeous scenes, Anne-Chrstine!
Thank you, PR!
These are fantastic Ann-Christine, I love the still water shots, I always think they are very quiet. There is a stillness to them.
Thank you, Leanne ♥ – there really is something about water…!
Outstanding choices. Quieting indeed.
Thanks, John – happy you liked them!
Every picture of yours is worth a thousand words, Ann-Christine. The Lofoten blue is my favourite.
Thank you, Rupali – for a lovely comment! And yes, unforgettable blue…
I love your quiet hours from around the world. The quiet streets of Japan and the wisteria are my favorites.
I am happy you liked them, and I cannot get enough of wisteria…!
Ann-Christine, your photos are simply lovely. The beautiful lakes reflecting the quiet times of the day. Even the city view shows that bustling areas also have quiet hours.
Thanks, John! Cities sometimes surprise me…finding quiet hours even there.
I love all the water images – so peaceful and tranquil
Thank you, Nora – there is something about water…
These are beautiful photos Ann-Christine! The first image, boat on lake, and sunset speak the most to me of peaceful silence.
Thank you – yes, the first one is an old favourite of mine.
A great blog. You have some fantastic images here 🙂
Thanks, Steve – happy to hear they pleased you!
Perfection as always Ann-Christine. Your opening image sets the stage for the beautiful scenes that follow. I loved them all but that opener is my favorite this week. Wishing you a week of peace and beauty.
Thank you, Tina – I wish you the same. That first picture is an old favourite of mine.
Dear Ann-Christine
Perfect pictures for quiet hours. But in Ecuador and the Amazon, as in all jungle regions, it’s always noisy. We don’t like this.
Thanks
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
I am happy you liked some of these!
Ah, what absolutely wonderful wander through the quiet, A C! I couldn’t pick a favourite, you’ve got some stunning images here….
An overload of beauty, Ann-Christine. It’s like a dreamscape. The hot springs is sublime! And the sunrise/set. Have a fabulous week, darlin xx
Ah, perfect peace. Every one of these is a favourite.
Thank you, Margaret! Happy to share these.
Could hear the sound of silence mingled with so much beauty. Beautiful photos Ann Christine.
♥Thank you!
Absolutely beautiful photos from around the world and at your place. The sense of quite and peace did pervade the images and words Ann-Christine 😀
Then I am happy, Brian! Thank you!
love the variety and beauty
Thank you – I aimed for a mix!
Gettin ready for bed and I feel calmer just looking at your beautiful photos. I especially like the cemetery.
What a visual treat your photos are! From the sublime in nature, quiet scenes, lonely boats, regal mountains, and even quiet hours in a bustling city, you gave us beautiful quiet hours.
Thank you so much, Egidio! I tried to have a good mix!
Beautiful landscapes!
Thank you, Rebecca!
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