Silent Sunday

19 december, 2021 / Leya / 19 kommentarer

Thursday Thoughts – Patterns

16 december, 202113 december, 2021 / Leya / 29 kommentarer

My garden and a cornfield – making patterns in the snow.

Lens- Artists Challenge #178 You Choose

13 december, 202116 december, 2021 / Leya / 88 kommentarer

The very fact of snow is such an amazement. – Roger Ebert

This week Tina is inviting us to post on a subject of our own choosing. ”Feel free to use your imagination to take your post anywhere you’d like – we look forward to lots of variety!” I’ve chosen some of the winter sceneries we’ve been lucky enough to experience here for a couple of weeks. Too early to stay until Christmas though, but certainly putting myself, children and dogs into the spirit of the holidays!

The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different. – J.B. Priestley

These images are all from a short drive yesterday, to visit friends.

*Snow falling soundlessly in the middle of the night will always fill my heart with sweet clarity.*
– Novala Takemoto

A glimpse of sun through thick skies.

*Despite all I have seen and experienced, I still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow.*
– Edmund Hillary

A short drive up the road we passed this house by a small pond. Happy to enjoy curtains of icicles!

To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold.
– *Aristotle*

The snow lifted for a second, and the majestic trees showed off their soft duvet – a winter wonderland.

I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, ‘Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.’
– Lewis Carrol

Winter forms our character and brings out our best.– Tim Allen

On our way home, the snow started falling again, and I loved every second of it. As Tina says – every day is indeed a gift. This snow will not last for many more days here, but I try to live in the moment – taking it in, loving the serenity.

We look forward to seeing what the week will bring as you gift us with posts that suit your own fancy. Please be sure to link them to Tina’s post, and to use the Lens-Artists Tag to help us find you in the reader. Thank you for sharing your celebrations last week, and next week Patti will be back at the helm. Until then, stay safe, enjoy the holiday season – and remember: One kind word can warm three winter months. – Japanese Proverb.

Silent Sunday

12 december, 202111 december, 2021 / Leya / 29 kommentarer

Thursday Thoughts – Bird Food

9 december, 20218 december, 2021 / Leya / 38 kommentarer

We’ve had freezing cold weather for a week now, and the remaining berries and fruit are frozen into icicles.

Can you still identify them? The leaves will give you a hint.

Lens-Artists Challenge #177 – Celebrating

7 december, 20217 december, 2021 / Leya / 57 kommentarer

Amy reminds us this is the season for celebrating – but in reality, we are of course free to celebrate anything worth celebrating! My choices are some of the celebrations I have always loved, and they will forever stay with me.

The opener is my celebration of winter and snow.

Throughout my working life as a teacher, I have been fortunate to follow many lovely students graduate every year in June. They celebrate their achievements as students, and the beginning of a new life.

Walking is a passion with me, and seeing the pilgrims’ arriving in Santiago de Compostela – after struggling on the roads and paths for months, weeks and days – I know their feat is worthy of a great celebration.

Another passion of mine is flowers. Celebrating spring flowers in Holland, Keukkenhof, is indeed a festival for all senses. We have visited three times so far – and hopefully we will get the chance to go again.

Christmas is coming – and even though it does not hold the same magic now as when I was a child, I can still remember that tingling feeling. And celebrating the children coming home, candles lit, parcels made, dogs cuddled and birds fed – is a complete joy. Even more so when there is snow!

Finally, the New Year…My grandmother never liked this celebration, and I share her thoughts… more and more each year. She was a hard working country woman who struggled through life to make ends meet, and she always feared the next year would never bring her much good. My own generation belongs to the lucky ones in many ways, but ahead of us lies tough tasks in order to save our planet – because we don’t want to leave those troubles to the next generation, do we? Let’s mend the world while we can.

Next week, Tina will host LAPC #178. Stay tuned and be sure to visit her site, Travels and Trifles.

Life in Colour

6 december, 20216 december, 2021 / Leya / 48 kommentarer

”The world is a kaleidoscope of colour so this month let’s celebrate that with the brightest / most colourful images you can find.” A grand finale to Jude’s year of colours!