Travel Theme: Fantastic

14 mars, 201514 mars, 2015 / Leya / 20 kommentarer

There are many fantastic writers and authors, and now one of them, Sir Terry Pratchett, has left us – at least for a while…

If you look up the word ”fantastic” in a dictionary, it says ”wild and strange; grotesque; absurd; marvellous; wonderful.” What am I to do about such a theme?

I will pick three shots – trying to picture the definitions. All of them from New Zealand, the land of wonders.

From Weta Cave, Welliwood, and all its fantastic gear – unfortunately I never noted down who this is…

And fantastic Milford Sound – even more beautiful than Norway.

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WPC: Wall

14 mars, 201514 mars, 2015 / Leya / 25 kommentarer

This week’s challenge takes us to a wall – my wall is a happy one, where you can exchange thoughts and quotes and general wisdom or recipes or…Just write your message behind a little door – open your heart and some doors, read and enjoy!

Copenhagen 2014

Cee’s Fun foto Challenge: Catching People Unaware

11 mars, 201511 mars, 2015 / Leya / 21 kommentarer

My trip to Gdansk brought many opportunities for this challenge of Cee’s..I have shown these shots before, I think, but my memories are sweet and warm from this sunny trip.

# 1 8:e mars – March 8 (101/365)

8 mars, 20158 mars, 2015 / Leya / 2 kommentarer

Internationella kvinnodagen, 8:e mars. Kortet är från mina barn – för kanske 10 år sedan.

WPC: Orange

7 mars, 2015 / Leya / 27 kommentarer

NZ, Auckland zoo

Roman ties

Great wall of Ostia Antica, Italy

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WPC: Reward

28 februari, 201528 februari, 2015 / Leya / 32 kommentarer

Last spring we drove up to the middle of Sweden to see the cranes dancing at Hornborgasjön. We managed to find the perfect day – absolutely clear and sunny. During the following night, we waited for two hours for the more than 19000 cranes to return from their night quarters to the shores of the lake. Seeing them flying in at 5 a.m was our fantastic and unforgettable reward.

Travel Theme: Energy

20 februari, 201520 februari, 2015 / Leya / 21 kommentarer

Energi – Energy, almost the same word in both languages. And from the people of Tibet in the Himalayas, I send pictures for Ailsa’s theme, showing some of their most useful energy sources.

The sun, the water and the dung.

Warming water in a simple way, using the strong mountain sun.

This little water works is for digging the yellow clay to make incense.

A rather rich house, having a real stove outdoors.

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: My Favourite Things Chorus

17 februari, 201517 februari, 2015 / Leya / 15 kommentarer

When the dog bites, When the bee stings, When I’m feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things, And then I don’t feel so bad.

My favourites – a sunny walk under the open blue sky, the snow just melted away – it’s early spring – and my best friends are running wild with joy. Then I don’t feel so bad…

Weekly Photo Challenge: Scale

6 februari, 20156 februari, 2015 / Leya / 49 kommentarer

New Zealand’s great glaciers, Franz Josef and Fox make their visitors feel exceptionally small. The Franz Josef (Ka Roimata o Hinehukatere in Māori) is a 12 km (7.5 mi) long glacier located on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Together with the Fox Glacier 20 km (12 mi) to the south, it is unique in descending from the Southern Alps to less than 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level, amidst the greenery and lushness of a temperate rainforest.

Walking up to the glaciers was very easily done, and we were greatly rewarded. I have walked glaciers in several countries in Europe – but these two are the most remarkable ones of all. Imagine the rainforest coming down almost to the floor of the glacier, and you could touch them both from the path!

The photos show the scale very clearly, but the feeling of walking there is impossible to convey…you have to be there yourself.

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: My favourite things verse three

6 februari, 20156 februari, 2015 / Leya / 17 kommentarer

For Cee this week – some of my favourite things…

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes, Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes, Silver white winters that melt into springs, These are a few of my favorite things.