For the lovely Paula at Lost in Translation – a new word lesson! This time, I had to look up pullulating and victuals. Thank you for the useful knowledge. Interpreted my way.
Pictures from Sweden, Switzerland, New Zealand, Poland and Britain.
Paula’s traces are many, and this time she takes us for a beautiful late walk in Padua. An Italian gem.
I thought I would take you to some totally different traces – a hidden gem named Monastero de Ribas de Sil, in Spain. Sil is the river down in the ravine below. And these traces of the past were very different from anything I had visited before.
The monastery was built in the 12th century by Dominican monks, and finally left to be reclaimed by nature in the beginning of the 19th century.
Significant traces are the beautiful stone walls surrounding the monastery. So many hours’ work for the monks – but so beautifully constructed.
The buildings themselves are totally hidden in the greenery. Not until we were some 15 meters from the old archway, we found them. Standing with a magnificent view, high up on a rock overlooking the river Sil – but of this we could see nothing. Everything was buried in lush green – according to Nature’s design.
The open space in front of the remaining arcade. It must once have been a very beautiful place – and still is.
The impressive church is still complete – and the only light shining through the single window – and open door.
This monastery was almost impossible to find – no map worked. I guess that is just the way it should be. It was a place for hermits. A place of peace and silence. I found it there.
For Paula this Thursday – Saturation.
I chose two natural ones from the garden. No enhancing – they are saturated by Nature!
Is it not the strangest thing what fog can do to how you perceive nature and mood?
The header photo and the photo above were taken only a minute or two between them.
Walking along lake Vättern – The same minutes passing between these two.
And when the sun comes shining through – I turn around to meet – this view!
Nature is a master of moods.
That day, in the beginning of May, hiking at Kivik and Stenshuvud – Looking at the pictures, I just have to bring you there again!
Stenshuvud is a hill ( 97 m (318 ft) high and faces the Baltic Sea) in the southeastern corner of Sweden, close to the little village of Kivik. Since 1986, it is one of the National parks of Sweden, covering an area of about 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi).
Most of the area is covered with broadleaf forest, especially European hornbeam.
The sun was lavishing its hot yellow waves this day (27 C is hot in Sweden…), and Totti and I decided to hike close to the sea – hoping for a breeze.
Unfortunately there was nothing of the kind…
The park also contains heaths, meadows and swamps, and because of the mild climate and varied habitats, many different animal and plant species can be encountered here. If you are lucky, you can meet rare animals as the hazel doormouse, the Eurasian golden oriole or the European tree frog. But, except for the usual birds and some other dogs, we only met this little green friend.
Since the surrounding landscape is relatively flat, the hill can be seen from a great distance and has traditionally been used as a landmark for seafarers.
According to local folklore, the hill got its name (”Sten’s head”) from a giant living here in a cave.
Back in the forest again, several orchids dotted the wood anemone fields.
And some blue eyes on fragile stems.
The forest and trees are indeed enchanted…
…but so are the orchards. Kivik is famous for its apples and all of their refined juices.
Hope you enjoyed the hike as much as Totti and I did – after all, a refreshing bath is not bad before returning to the starting point.
Ben, at WordPress, asks us about things liquid. His findings are, that we all seem very occupied with liquid things. I guess he is right – thinking about it…If it is not liquid for real, it is the patterns and the textures made by something once liquid that will catch the eye. And as Ben says – the landscapes around it.
In the header – liquid golden sunlight in the sea – caught on the coast of Iceland.
Once liquid lava at the Gala’pagos Islands
A seemingly liquid wall at the Guinness factory, Ireland,
and liquid traces in the sand at Tylösand, Sweden.
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