Ese’s Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge: Wings

Birds have wings; they’re free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy.

Roger Tory Peterson

The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: It is supported by them.

Victor Hugo

More wings are to be found here.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Threshold

Threshold is the WordPress challenge this week – and the concept might be interpreted in several different ways. I have chosen the thought of walking through an open door into another world.

Tibet and the Sera monastery – the threshold to the debating courtyard where monks are training and enhancing their knowledge of the scriptures and how to interpret them. The debating is fairly lively and very entertaining to watch.

This open door signifies the threshold to the basilica of la Sagrada Família in Barcelona. A room of contemplation and spiritual enlightenment.

Travel Theme: Misty

Travelling home by car every day – sometimes in misty evenings. Occationally misty enough to stop the car for a photo, here of the mist…and the moon. These three are all shots using my smart phone the same evening.

 

 

 

Ese’s Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge: Awakening

Life is a magnificent manifestation where if we honour Sacred Mother Earth, rivers of love will flow freely. New levels of spiritual awareness are upon us and by recognizing their beauty we can inspire every aspect of our lives. Let your soul be an oasis of transformation that takes your life to the next level and fulfills your dreams. Rejoice in your awakening, the future is now and love is in every breath you take.

Micheal Teal

For more of my visit to Lake Hornborga last weekend, and the 19 800 cranes, resting and dancing – visit my Warden Spirits blog!

For more lovely awakenings, visit Ese here.

 

Weekly Travel theme: Statues

Grave yards are some of my favourite places for taking walks. At Highgate Cemetary in London I can walk for hours in the calm and peaceful athmosphere. The statues are all very beautiful here.

This sleeping woman was found under the ivy last year, and totally intact, in one piece of marble. She had been sleeping under the ivy for decades.

This dog is another faithful friend, just like Bobby, sculptured to stay with his master or mistress beyond death.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Texture

Texture from Cee this week!  One of my favourite textures is from New Zealand, South Island and the great Glaciers. We stayed for several hours – just enjoying.

 

Something worth waiting for!

Ola Salo from The Ark is one of my absolute favourite Swedish artists. Some years ago I learned that he was going to do Jesus in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. I just had to see it. Ola Salo is very talented. He’s got a good voice and his father is a priest. Now this makes it even better – the son of a priest acting the son of God! Who could do this better – potentially? Salo is also a phenomenon on stage (a glam rocker with his band The Ark) and not to speak of his good looks – he is a Jesus look alike.

Unfortunately the tickets were impossible to get – sold out in a couple of minutes only. Every show. But – last weekend I saw Jesus Christ Superstar in Karlskrona. Starring Ola Salo! The group had decided to do one more tour with the show (5-6 years after the first and only one…). I got tickets, I GOT TICKETS. Maybe I sound like a teenager now, but this was something I really had been waiting for. The musical first came to Copenhagen when I was 12 something, and then I was too young to be interested…I guess I have been waiting about forty years (40) just to see Ola Salo as Jesus!

Here’s an interview with him as well – enjoy!

 

Ese’s Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge: Mysterious

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

Henry Miller

A world of roots in February

Mysterious grass world…

Hidden in another mysterious world – look closely…

A sunny, summer, lichen world …

For more mysterious worlds…click here!