Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Sense of Taste

26 september, 201526 september, 2015 / Leya / 11 kommentarer

Taste? Get hungry at Cee’s Fun Foto this week!

I love food – and most of all vegetables, fruits and berries…

…together with a nice cake is OK too.

But generally direct from the plant, picking them myself.

WPC: Change

26 september, 201526 september, 2015 / Leya / 16 kommentarer

Change – few things in this life we can say will be constant, but one of them is change, and a second one is death.

Architecture’s changings are always interesting – not always in a positive way… but, interesting. Here’s an example from Bellinzona in Tessin, Switzerland.

Nattens Prinsessa – The Princess of the Night

25 september, 201525 september, 2015 / Leya / 27 kommentarer

The Queen of the Night (Nattens drottning, Selenicereus grandiflorus) and The Princess of the Night (Nattens Princessa, Epiphyllum oxypetalum) are two species both flowering during night time. Both of them with big, white flowers emitting showers of exquisite scent. The flowers are almost identical, but the stems are different.

My flower – the epiphyllum originates from Mexico.

I was sent a leaf last year from my blogging friend Maria, at MariaYarri, and now, for some weeks, a giant bud was growing, fast, by the day…

We went to Riga for a couple of days, but I was constantly thinking about the fact that I might be missing out on this glorious event. But I was so lucky…

Yesterday we arrived home again – the bud was rising and now measuring about 20 cm.

Suddenly, towards evening, my daughter called from the living room that the Wonder was happening…an about 25cm large flower was unfolding.

I cut the corners short – meeting the flower from behind it looked like a star or a rocket…I was totally mesmerized by it and could not leave the room but for my cameras.

The lovely scent filled every corner, every tiny space of the room, and the two of us were both sinking into a trance…

…I simply had to catch this moment…tried the flash…but no…

It had to be natural…and from every thinkable angle. True beauty – I could not breathe.

Inside…

…another world

We stayed with her through her best, 2-3 hours, but went to bed when she started to fade and lay back her petals.

This morning – she was gone.

So grateful for this moment we had together. Nature is magnificent in all her splendour.

Travel theme: Move

19 september, 201519 september, 2015 / Leya / 13 kommentarer

For Ailsa’s Travel theme this week – move – here.

Right now it’s harvesting time and the farmers are on the move – and so are many migrating birds and birds of prey. (On the photo a great kite) So…

…animals are my first thought when I hear ”move”… horses, yes, and…

…a newcomer like this little puppy is full of life and joy!

Or this newcomer, making me absolutely nervous…trotting away in the middle of all traffic. Didn’t move away from the cars…just kept walking…straight on…determined…

WPC: Grid

18 september, 201518 september, 2015 / Leya / 15 kommentarer

WordPress – Grid, make it the most important in your photo. Well, grids are not always manmade – you find nature’s grids everywhere…My choice fell on a Vanda, a remarkable Asian orchid, intensely coloured with a splendid grid. This Vanda I found standing in Denmark, outside a hotel.

For more grids – click here.

Dreamy anemonies…

17 september, 201517 september, 2015 / Leya / 11 kommentarer

Anemonies

Cee’s fun Foto Challenge: Sense of Hearing

16 september, 201516 september, 2015 / Leya / 13 kommentarer

The sense of hearing for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – my favourites, and more.

The sound of Spring…

The ice breaking up, setting the water free, and…

…the birds’ singing

The sea rolling in…and out again

Music… a singer with charisma and a voice sending magic into the night

Dogs playing…and children’s laughter!

Thank you so much for being featured on The Sense of Touch!

# 210 Näckros – Water lily (261/365)

13 september, 201513 september, 2015 / Leya / 2 kommentarer

# 317 Trotjänare – Faithful Old Servant (260/365)

13 september, 201513 september, 2015 / Leya / 9 kommentarer

Jag har varit en ung flickas trotjänare genom gymnasiet, över två universitet och även jorden runt. När hon arbetade som volontär på Nya Zeeland stod jag troget vid hennes sida och för kommunikationen – vilket var mycket värdefullt för hennes mamma och pappa , och säkert för henne själv också. Vi höll ihop i vått och torrt och tack vare att vi hade varandra klarade hon av att leva därute i bushen. Nu har jag många år på nacken och börjar bli lite… sliten, så där borta i ljuset någonstans…ligger väl evigheten…Men, såsom varande trotjänare hänger man ju i så länge det finns tangenter och batteri!

I have been serving this young woman through high school and two universities – and around the world as well. When she worked as a volunteer in New Zealand I was the one who stood by her side and helped her keeping up communication with her parents. Now I’m getting old and tired – but will try to hang on for some years yet…we still need each other, Emma and me!