Travel theme: Forest

27 november, 201627 november, 2016 / Leya / 15 kommentarer

Oh, Ailsa…where to begin…? My favourite motif and my major love – the Forest. Of course I love my own forest best…and in spring when the wild apple trees and cherries greet me when I walk across the meadows to where the forest starts. But…

Tane Mahuta

Te Matua Ngahere

Te Matua Ngahere – full view

…the Kauri forest on the North Island, New Zealand, is so impressive, dense and full of giants when you least expect it…I have never seen anything like it and I just never wanted to leave.

On the South Island, we met another type of mystical forest on our way to Milford Sound – The Enchanted Forest.

Wordless Wednesday

23 november, 201623 november, 2016 / Leya / 18 kommentarer

Thursday Thoughts – A Story of …Love

17 november, 201617 november, 2016 / Leya / 12 kommentarer

In Vilnius I saw this young couple coming out of a church. They did not hold hands. The young lady was holding her dress instead. He was walking casually right behind her.

In one of the old city’s most famous spots, they were photographed.

They looked so young…yet I believe they had known each other for a while. No infatuation shining, no signs of being ”in love”. I watched them silently walking down the street – no sign of guests or friends. Still not holding hands. Half an hour later we saw them sitting on a bench in the square, munching some fast food and watching the air balloons sailing across the sky.

I wonder what they were thinking. I wonder about their lives and their future. I would have liked to listen to their story.

WPC: Chaos

4 november, 20164 november, 2016 / Leya / 42 kommentarer

This week Ben Huberman wants us to embrace chaos…so let us embrace the creatively positive side of it. Here is an installation at Louisiana, Denmark, by Yayoi Kusama – the ” Polka Dot Lady ”.

WPC: Transmogrify

29 oktober, 201629 oktober, 2016 / Leya / 16 kommentarer

WPC this Friday – Transmogrify.

Transmogrify into something distorted and ugly or into a work of art? This house in Bilbao reflects and mirrors a bridge where a red car is passing.

Time For Colours and Reflections

24 oktober, 201624 oktober, 2016 / Leya / 34 kommentarer

We have not had much sun up here in Skane, where I live, so I feel lucky to have caught a few glimpses of the glory around me this autumn. I will share some of my favourite captures in this post. I hope you have a wonderful autumn- or spring – as well!

This day there was a chance to get some glimpses of the sun. So, I headed up the winding road to Hovdala.

All the pretty cows watching me from uphill. Comforting – cows always give me a good feeling. I hoped so much for some rays to come through.

The view from up here is not so bad. I go here every season to enjoy. Even the lake can be seen from here, Lake Finja.

Rays much longed for – came when my car was parked and I was hiking towards Hammarmölledamm!

And this, was what I got. Every shot had to come when there was a rift in the clouds, and finally Totti was very tired of me…despite his almost neverending patience…

As usual, click for the larger view of the photo.

Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: It’s All About Nature

21 oktober, 201621 oktober, 2016 / Leya / 18 kommentarer

It’s all about nature...that could be my own motto as well as Cee’s challenge – Nature is my life and greatest interest. So…I had some difficulties in choosing photo. Finally I decided as follows. Japan inspired? Photographed yesterday, being the last day of colours here. Rain and wind today.

Thursday Thoughts

21 oktober, 201621 oktober, 2016 / Leya / 24 kommentarer

I have been thinking…but I have also been away the whole day. Maybe this was the last fine day of autumn colours – rain and wind coming our way…So, I went on a photo tour. I hope you will enjoy a couple of the the photos! All of them are from the little village Vittsjö, about 45 minutes from my home.

On the river

The leaves paint intricate patterns in the water

SL-WEEK 2-01 : Selfie

11 september, 201611 september, 2016 / Leya / 25 kommentarer

You know I am no selfie fan…but , well, here it is. For Sylvain Landry.

The photo was taken at an outdoor exhibition in Denmark. It really is enough with only one me…I bet you are thinking the same…

Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: In the Distance

7 juli, 20167 juli, 2016 / Leya / 18 kommentarer

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: In the Distance

Again, thank you for featuring my last entry, Cee!

The Moroccan desert for this week – In the Distance. Early morning in the header, and late evening inside. As usual, click to enlarge (sometimes click twice…).