WPC: Quest

24 september, 201624 september, 2016 / Leya / 24 kommentarer

Cheri Lucas Rowlands encourages us to show a picture of Quest. An almost impossible task…When I think of this word, Quest, I think of all my teaching years in literature and all the glorious quests portrayed there:

The Epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian story, The Odyssey by Homer, Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and of course The Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling.

In these stories, the protagonists set out to almost impossible tasks, leaving home and safety plunging into the unknown. So, where am I, a 21st century, middle aged woman, in all this? What is my Quest?

I guess in my little world there are no big ”saving the world”- quests – maybe saving myself quests only. I am constantly searching for and heading towards Inner Peace, being kind and compassionate along the road. I find peace in Nature and through doing good things, helping other fellow passengers on this route.

Hopefully, one day, I will be standing there, feeling that my quest is completed. I will be completely calm and at peace with myself and the world.

Along the Spanish Roads

20 september, 201620 september, 2016 / Leya / 12 kommentarer

On September Water

13 september, 2016 / Leya / 18 kommentarer

A lovely morning, maybe the last summer trip, in our very, very old canoe…

The stillness in the air, the soft misty dew and the knowledge that this might be the end of a long, lovely summer.

Very early in the morning, we decided to take out the canoe

Morning show – ”Have you seen my new dress?”

Luckily the horses were out…

…grazing

And the dragonflies were mating

The sun was getting hot – no wind, no shadow

Totti enjoying (no worries, the depth is only 30-40 centimetres) the sceneries

Towards the open sea and home again

Hiking Festival at Hovdala

12 september, 201612 september, 2016 / Leya / 8 kommentarer

Hiking festival at Hovdala – a part of Eurorando, Europe’s biggest hiking and walking event. There were many groups and trails to choose from. I joined the photography group.

And what a day we had. In the middle of September – and 25 degrees Celsius…A bit too warm for hiking really, but an ordinary autumn, the alternative would have been rain.

We were 15 in our group

the trail was 9 kilometres…

…through woodlands and open fields

We met some riders and horses as well

And cows of course

Our photographic leader handed out many tips and tricks

Between 5000 and 7000 hikers from all of Europe travel to Skåne during 7 days to walk the Scanian trails, socialize and explore the Swedish nature, culture and society.

The landscape showed its best and so did the weather. After the walk we were all served a delicious vegan chili soup with bread. Thank you all participants for a glorious day well spent!

Travel theme: Transport

11 september, 201611 september, 2016 / Leya / 9 kommentarer

One of my favourite ways of transport – trains!

Relaxing, good views, good company. And eco-friendly! For more of Transport, click here.

WPC: Mirror

2 september, 2016 / Leya / 24 kommentarer

Mirror, mirror on the wall…Which is the best representation of them all?

This is a challenge where I think most people have many options in their archives – interesting…which ones do we choose?

In the header is a Bilbao photo from opposite the Guggenheim museum. There is this house mirroring a bridge with a red car passing. The other three photos I guess you have seen before – if you are following my blog.

For more of mirrors, click here.