Travel theme: Enlightened

8 oktober, 20168 oktober, 2016 / Leya / 14 kommentarer

Ailsa throws in a helping hand for us all who are both low and high these days. The world is so troubled and it is impossible not to get depressed by the news received every day. Let us all try to muster some hope, some enlightened thoughts and deeds – we need Peace, Love and Compassion on Earth.

In the header, two old gentlemen walking in Segovia.

Love – my son and his dog

Love – my two children

Love – parent and child

Love – drawing by my daughter of two of her friends

Love – still hiking together

WPC: H2O

7 oktober, 20167 oktober, 2016 / Leya / 17 kommentarer

H2O – well, that is what is coming this autumn, and even more during winter.

Water, it is called. For WPC I have chosen three favourites, one of its thickest forms and two of its thinnest. In the header, the frozen, majestic waterfall Tännforsen in Jämtland, Sweden.

From Barcelona, a hidden castle in the water cascades and from New Zealand, hot springs’ vapour.

Thursday Thoughts

6 oktober, 2016 / Leya / 9 kommentarer

Finally the colours are coming…but I guess they will not stay for long. Too much wind and rain – even hail. And two days ago I saw the lapwings like pearls thrown over the water, preparing to return south.

In the early morning light the heron was almost one with the sun.

And towards noon, the horses grazing in a complete painting.

A glorious day!

Wordless Wednesday

5 oktober, 20165 oktober, 2016 / Leya / 6 kommentarer

WPC: Nostalgia

4 oktober, 20164 oktober, 2016 / Leya / 20 kommentarer

Nostalgia

My Islands in the World – Azores. And this little Island, Corvo. Blue Hydrangeas in the blue ocean. My daughter as a young girl…Someday I hope we will return.

Travel theme: Sound

3 oktober, 2016 / Leya / 4 kommentarer

Travel theme: Sound

Some sounds for Ailsa, from Nature! In the header – winter ice cracking into spring.

Sparkling fire on Walpurgis Night.

Mmm, the sound of water can be calm and soft, but also roaring…

And maybe the most beautiful morning sound – a spring thrush, singing when you open your window.

Ansó and the Vultures of Foz de Arbaiun

2 oktober, 2016 / Leya / 22 kommentarer

A gallery of pictures from the little village Ansó – isolated for many years, but rather recently opened up to the world.

After a couple of hours on a narrow, winding road, we finally reached

…Ansó

A charming little mountain village

…with narrow, cobbled streets

We found a great bar with absolutely fresh appetizers and tasty beer

And everyday life went on

…just like the water running through the narrow gorges

On our way back to our hotel, we passed Foz de Arbaiun, a narrow gorge made by the river Salazar, 400 m down. As usual, click to enlarge. (Sometimes needed twice)

On the cliff sides, many vultures have found their homes. We saw at least a dozen coming in. Here they are free to live – nobody can touch them.

Unfortunately we had not brought any pair of binoculars – but the flight of the majestic vultures was still great to watch. We did not see any of the other species.

CFFC: Light Greens

27 september, 201627 september, 2016 / Leya / 14 kommentarer

Light green – signifies spring. To me it is the very essence of spring, and my beech forest.

For other interpretations, go to Cee – click here.

SL -Week 2-02: Ground

26 september, 2016 / Leya / 11 kommentarer

For Sylvain Landry’s challenge this week, we should look at the world from a child’s position. And indeed, my Mille looks much bigger than he was. His height was 48 centimetres – and the mountains somewhat higher…

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.