Early Morning Discoveries

3 mars, 2018 / Leya / 23 kommentarer

Early morning, and our private guide arrived again.

Today we went to see the snow sculptures and some interesting shops and cafés.

There was an outdoors movie, the award winning ”Sameblod”. Luckily we had seen it before, so it seemed unnecessary to sit down for some hours in -20 degrees C…

After some researching, we found there were no snow sculptures this winter – only a playground and a maze. But they seemed much frequented!

Emma guided us to her favorite store, a paper shop with lovely cards, pencils, parcel papers and origami. And more – plus a lovely lady behind the desk.

Some hours later, there was a sudden need for warming up toes, fingers and cheeks…and we ventured up to ”Nya Konditoriet”…

…an old patisserie, opened in 1927 and still looking almost the same.

Very tasty – and their team won the Nordic Pastry Cup in 2017! The old chandeliers and decorated windows totally won my heart. Brought back something of my childhood.

Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Words with Double Letters

2 mars, 2018 / Leya / 6 kommentarer

For Cee’s double letters – mushrooms and trees.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Words with double letters

Gammlia – Umeå

2 mars, 2018 / Leya / 15 kommentarer

A beautiful place for showing Västerbottens cultural history – Gammlia. The word means ”the old hill”, or ”the old mountain hill”.

We spent a lovely hour here, walking through the area, enjoying the old houses and snowy surroundings. My favorite kind of fences everywhere.

Good walking

Colourful houses in the sunshine

Take a close look at this one…isn’t it Santa Claus over there…?No – a skier!

Who would not fall in love with Helena Elisabeth?

The church has got an interesting story as well.

– 20 degrees C – gives you the opportunity to preserve things just as they are…

…but only as long as the cold stays.

Thursday Thoughts – Good Morning Umeå

1 mars, 2018 / Leya / 15 kommentarer

A Room with a View is very important. Maybe more so the older you get.

Through the hotel windows, Umeå, -26 C

WPC: Out of this World

1 mars, 2018 / Leya / 19 kommentarer

Out of this world...I love this expression and all it stands for. Ben, at WordPress, turns us towards the ordinary things and experiences surrounding us, and the enigma they emanate if you look closely…

In the header, an ordinary tulip, but something out of this world when seen close-up.

My yellow cactus flowers are very beautiful, but one day when watering this plant, I saw its reflections in the marble below. I took at least 30 photos of it that morning.

mmm

Wordless Wednesday

28 februari, 2018 / Leya / 10 kommentarer

CFFC: Wildlife

27 februari, 201827 februari, 2018 / Leya / 22 kommentarer

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Wildlife

Wildlife – we will not survive without it. My contribution for Cee is four bird species.

From the Galápagos Islands – a young Red-footed Booby and a yellow warbler.

And, from my winter garden –

a bullfinch and a great tit. Both sitting in my old apple tree.

Last Year’s Roses

23 februari, 201823 februari, 2018 / Leya / 8 kommentarer

Snow is softly falling and I am feeding the birds. They sit waiting among last year’s roses.

Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Structure

22 februari, 201822 februari, 2018 / Leya / 22 kommentarer

Structure can be seen in many different ways – for Cee’s challenge I offer the inside of a building, somewhere in Ireland. It was almost impossible to take photos because of its strange architecture, but it might work as an example of structure.

Thursday Thoughts – Bratonia Toscane

22 februari, 201822 februari, 2018 / Leya / 13 kommentarer

You who know me, know my love for orchids. In flower now is Bratonia Toscane –

a delicate dancer in my room.

As I am testing my new camera, I took a series of shots from different angles and in different light. The first two against the TV, then moved to the window for the other two.