Thursday Thoughts – Summer?

15 september, 201715 september, 2017 / Leya / 16 kommentarer

I heard on the news that this summer in Sweden was the coldest for the last 150 years. No wonder I could not remember last time it was this cold…And now I have caught a severe cold – still in bed.

Thinking of the poor little ones out there in the cold. This year many butterflies looked like this poor admiral. Today I found some dead bees still clinging to the last flowers – I guess caught in a shower or just the cold night.

And the grapes will not ripen. With all the rain, they are covered in mildew. Let us hope for a mild autumn then…sunny. Most of us need more than this to stay healthy over the winter.

Wishing you a lovely Friday!

To Cheer Me Up!

13 september, 2017 / Leya / 39 kommentarer

Lying in bed for a couple of days, in fever, coughing and shivering – I thought I had to scramble my bones together and do something to cheer me up. Let’s go, randomly,…from 2011 posts! Hopefully you will get a bit cheered up as well!

Undrar vad Dalí kunde ha gjort med en bräda?

Mille tältar

Persistence wins!

Me!

Frukt av vit nypon

Frostiga morgonlyktor

Vi två

Milk Maid Made in Sweden

Iwanagaara, fullt utslagen

Strax utanför dörren…

Mille

Wordless Wednesday

13 september, 2017 / Leya / 13 kommentarer

CFFC: The Letter D – 4 letters words that starts with D

12 september, 201712 september, 2017 / Leya / 24 kommentarer

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter D – 4 letters words that start with D

Door and doll (s)!

Travel theme: Sugar

12 september, 2017 / Leya / 16 kommentarer

Travel theme: Sugar

Sugar…we eat too much sugar, they say. But looking at it/them feels rather safe! Or…?

In the header ”sugar buns” – as they are called in Sweden.

At Hamleys in London – sugar, sugar, sugar…

Isalind Art – Vadstena

11 september, 201711 september, 2017 / Leya / 12 kommentarer

Isalind. I was introduced to her art a year ago – and saw true talent, and art as I love it.. Isalind is an autodidact, but has got all it takes…to make her viewers stand in awe. Her paintings are like photos…only, there is more life to them, more heart, more soul. They are enigmatic celebrations of Life itself.

Please, click the link to see more!

I had the opportunity to visit her exhibition in Vadstena this weekend, so I could tell her how much I admire her. Please, take a look – you will not be disappointed. Remember, these are NOT photos. The big paintings took her 800 hours to complete.

Silent Sunday

10 september, 201710 september, 2017 / Leya / 13 kommentarer

Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Texture

9 september, 2017 / Leya / 18 kommentarer

Texture is the challenge for Cee – tree texture from me. Have a cup, you too!

Varekai – Cirque du Soleil

8 september, 20178 september, 2017 / Leya / 11 kommentarer

Ever since I first saw Cirque du Soleil on TV…I have wanted to see them. And I did, some years ago. And, I was not disappointed.

This year they were back in Malmö, with astonishing Varekai – Tales of the Forest. With that title, I was already mesmerized. And the story of Icaros is a story I read as a child as well as a grown-up. These old stories always teach us about life – and for making the story come alive, I cannot think of a better way than this – Cirque du Soleil!

https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/varekai

No flash or filming allowed, so these are the posters, and in the header, the scene before opening. The Forest, dense with trees, and the staircase leading up to a path under the ceiling.

Icaros falls to the ground, in the Forest on top of a volcano. All the creatures living here…can make anything happen…

Founded in 1984 in Canada, they tour the world every year and their success and their prizes are innumerable. If you have not seen them before…I urge you to go. It is the ultimate art performance. The ultimate dresses, make up, music, acrobatic stunts, stories and… Life!