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.
Nature
Blog Break –
– a short pause. See you all next week – hope you will all have some great time preparing for Christmas. Only some weeks left now…
Love, Ann-Christine
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.
WPC: Serene
Ben asks us for a photo of Serene –
Serene, calm and quiet. So valuable and so rare. So precious in this busy world.
My most precious – the sea and the sky at our summer house. Early morning, no wind, silence, blue sky, welcoming the new day.
Then – the Icelandic landscape, sunset on the south coast in winter. Earthy, low sky, settling the day.
Serenity
Still Flowing Free…
The stone fence is as stone cold as it looks, dividing the larch fields that now have lost their soft needles.
But, it is not yet cold enough to stop the flowing water, and turning it into ice –
We are Waiting…
Wordless Wednesday
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.
CFFC: Letter M – Needs to have 2 M’s in the word
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter M – Needs to have 2 M’s anywhere in the word
My contribution is a picture of summer clouds and summer flowers…
…and two mushrooms – very close friends…
Monday Morning…
…woke me up to a glorious, frosty day.
The tulip showed off her hair frost…
…the Lady’s mantle unfolded her hidden gems…
and the old roses were still asleep, in golden, pink dreams.
A crispy, delightful day – who would think that of a Monday?
When Is A House Abandoned?
What if you found an old house, seemingly abandoned – but…
The main building with the old pond
the door looked rather well kept
The back side veranda with yellow(!) dogs watching
…how do you really know if it is? I walked in to this old farmyard, with houses built around it on every side. I remember the place from when I was young, it was really beautifully painted and the garden roses were well kept – I always admired it from the roadside. Unfortunately, nobody remembers the old owner’s name.
For many years it was the home of an artist, named Thomas, who worked pottery and was rather famous in the southern part of Sweden. I think I still have some of his cups and mugs at home. When he sold the house, nobody lived there for some years. We always thought it was a pity to let go of such a lovely place.
In later years it was used by a theater group for outdoor performances during summertime. The building to the left is only a backdrop, while the right one is a real house. As you can see…someone is still keeping the grass at bay, even mowing the lawns.
When is a house really abandoned? When nobody lives there, or when nobody even bothers to keep it ”alive”? Inside the yellow, main building, I could see (through the windows…) that there was a rather modern kitchen, carpets on the floor and even a bowl of walnuts on the table.
And, someone has stored a whole winter supply of firewood in the dilapidated shed.
So – somehow I do not think the house is totally abandoned, but I haven’t seen a living soul here for the last 15 years. Maybe I should keep an eye on it from now on – just because I am curious about its history. What do you think about abandoned houses?
Leya 
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