Maybe it was me being cheeky, trying to take photos of him eating…but he sized me up with his beady eyes, flashed his imposing crest – and kept eating. The Eurasian hoopoe is a real beauty.
Animals
Thursday Thoughts – We Must Make it Work!
Every December I remember our month in New Zealand some years ago. Never have I been to a country where I found so much and so many to admire and love.
This is where our antipodes live, this is where I had one of my first penfriends, this is the country whose nature I believe to be the most diverse and beautiful in the world. And this is where Rainbow Warrior went down, sending many people around the world into an unbelievable state of shock.
We are constantly reminded of how much we contaminate our world, and the focus here in Swedish media, right now, is the sea, the oceans.
Just like in Wellington, we can still bathe, swim and fish in Stockholm – but for how long?
I am a member of many organizations trying their best to help preserving our planet for generations to come. But right now, we receive news every day about all the plastic and micro plastic in the oceans – a terrible threat to all organisms-
So, I think again, with my heart wide open, about how much I respect and love NZ, its people and its genuine efforts to help the world stay healthy. Down to every detail… for example the artwork made for making us humans see and do the right things.
And these are only two, small, brilliant examples out of many, many…we saw new examples every day.
Hopefully it is not too late for the world – but You, and all of us, have to do our bit, our part, every day – to save our enigmatic and fantastic planet. Start with the little things…don’t use plastic bags, bring your own when you go shopping. Don’t throw old medicine in the toilet, in Sweden we leave them at the pharmacy for destruction.
Can you say you try to do everything you can to help? I know I try – but I also know I can do so much more.
Thursday’s Special: Pick a word in December – Y2
This was great fun – I just had to pick all the words given by Paula at Lost in Translation!
The Remains of eight New Zealand opossum – brought home by my daughter from her volunteer work there
Portrayal – a study of Totti for a dog journal
Non-human
Stellar – New Year’s Eve
Sagacious – Non-Violence, the bronze sculpture by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd
CFFC: Letter O anywhere in the word
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter O – Needs to have the letter O anywhere in the word
In the header, one of my Phalaenopsis orchids, and above my friend Robin…
…and to finish it off, my snowy lagotto romagnolo, Totti!
More Christmas!
More, more…of coziness – this time at Harastorp! Still rain, but at least warm by the fire…
This little friend I was terribly tempted to take with me home…
Isn’t he just adorable?
An Ordinary Tuesday…in Another Voice
…in autumn, winter light. Some days the light is so special that the landscape speaks to you in another voice.
I was driving home, and when turning left over the familiar meadow landscape, the light changed. I stopped the car and went out to enjoy the short play of light. Intensity, softness, strong brown and orange.
The familiar houses, trees, barns, animals – everything seem to lift from the ground and soar towards you.
Looking back from where I came, the view included one of the oldest churches in the Nordic countries, Gumlösa Church, from the 12th century.
Maybe you think it is all very ordinary, but to me it is not. Living close to an open landscape is almost like living by the sea. The light changes every hour, and so does your view and interpretation of the landscape.
Soon the frost will cover these rich brown meadows, and give me another interpretation…but today I enjoy just This magic light.
In the header picture, I feel the sky almost mirrors the ground and the grass. I waited some ten minutes, silent and quiet, in the middle of the landscape.
Travel theme: Frozen
Hello, Totti here…
…just want to say – have a great weekend! Wish you long walks, nice smells, lovely company and good food!
CFFC: Letter L – Needs to have at least two syllables
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter L – Needs to have at least two syllables
Well – it had to be a lagotto of course…and a Lego Lady (or two).
Sofia – Day and Night
The symbol of the city, Sveta Sofia – Saint Sophia, stands on a 48 feet high pedestal at a big crossroads in the city centre of Sofia. The 24 feet, copper and bronze statue by the sculptor Georgi Chapkanov, was erected in 2000, and stands in a spot once occupied by a statue of Lenin, and before him, a statue of Apollon.
Sophia was considered too erotic and pagan to be referred to as a saint, and she is not even highlighted, like many other statues are. Still, she carries the symbols of power (crown), fame (wreath) and wisdom (owl). The crown is also a reference to the Goddess of Fate – Tyche, inspired by the old emblem of Sofia dating back to 1900.
I think I prefer this handsome gentleman in traditional uniform…He kindly let me take a photo, and I was so pleased.
A walk with more of my impressions of the city –
The main shoppingstreet is Vitosha – and you can see the Vitosha mountain at the far end
The theatre in an enchanting setting!
In the header – the gem of the city: The Alexandar Nevski Cathedral
We met this old lady walking alone along Solunska Street at night. Later we found her – and a friend of hers – sleeping in the buzzle of restaurants and people
Buying an Icon – someone?
Vitosha Street
The Russian War Monument…was best seen in the late evening light
Of course I have to finish with a gorgeous tram…at least I think it is gorgeous. Not new, emerald green, squeaking and rattling along the street – no risk being run over!
Leya 
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