Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Walls – Indoors or Outdoors

25 januari, 201825 januari, 2018 / Leya / 17 kommentarer

Walls – Indoors or Outdoors. Some of my favorite walls are covered in books. Dublin.

Thursday Thoughts – Memories From A Year Ago

18 januari, 2018 / Leya / 4 kommentarer

I thought I would share some memories posted in January 2017 – My dream trip to Quito, the Amazon Basin and Galapagos. Let us start in Quito – a city of festivities that week!

Miss Quito and Gentleman

These musicians were absolutely professional – we did not leave even if we had finished our meal…

Lovely festive ladies

An unforgettable journey with lovely people – and a country I would more than love to return to.

Clouds hanging low – but Blue Skies!

5 januari, 20185 januari, 2018 / Leya / 15 kommentarer

Many happy memories from the Light Move Festival in October –

– and walking down the Piotrkowska street in Lódź, the clouds soared right above me…just as close as they feel now in Skane, Sweden. But in Lódź they were brighter, whiter and let no rain fall on me…

CFFC: Letter S – Colors that start with the Letter S

26 december, 2017 / Leya / 16 kommentarer

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter S – Colors that start with the Letter S

Silver from Scotland in the header

Sepia from New Zealand

Saffron from England

Evening Walk in Copenhagen

26 december, 201727 december, 2017 / Leya / 23 kommentarer

Lovely Copenhagen is only one and a half hour from where I live – a must in Christmas time! The markets and all the lights – nothing we have in my little village. So – here we go. Starting off rather early in the Design Museum’s beautiful garden…

…then walking all the way down the main street, Ströget, back to the railway station. A couple of kilometers all together. For more pictures from this walk, go to my photoblog.

Canary Pearls

19 december, 201719 december, 2017 / Leya / 19 kommentarer

Montaña de Arucas on the north coast of Gran Canaria boasts a view of the town as well as almost the whole island. An early morning view from up there is not bad. The church (Not a cathedral!) San Juan is a real beauty. From the narrow streets its spires look almost unreal.

We continued our roadtrip to some northern pearls, Teror and Firgas.

Teror is the religious heart of the island, and every year, September 8, pilgrims come here from the whole of Gran Canaria. They all come because of Nuestra Señora del Pino, their patron saint.

The church, with the same name, was built in the 18th century in Moorish and baroque style. Very special.

Some of the 16th century houses along the street. Many famous for their skillfully carved balconies.

At the end of the street you can also see one of the great pines growing outside the church

Gargoyles on the west side

The altar and the Virgen of Snow and Pine

After a slow and meditative walk through Teror, we headed for Firgas. Mineral water con gas, was my first thought – but the small town is also known for Paseo de Gran Canaria with its cascading water and tiled benches decorated with landscapes and historical symbols of Gran Canaria. On the walls – city arms.

A closer look at the cascades in the header!

If you walk further up the stone steps, above Plaza de San Roque, you will find tiled maps of the largest 7 islands in the archipelago. A geography lesson well worth a visit!

WPC: Ascend

13 december, 2017 / Leya / 18 kommentarer

From Krista at WordPress-

Ascend –

There are many interpretations possible – as many as there are people in the world – that is the idea with this weekly challenge, and that is why I like it!

Thursday Thoughts – We Must Make it Work!

30 november, 2017 / Leya / 7 kommentarer

Every December I remember our month in New Zealand some years ago. Never have I been to a country where I found so much and so many to admire and love.

This is where our antipodes live, this is where I had one of my first penfriends, this is the country whose nature I believe to be the most diverse and beautiful in the world. And this is where Rainbow Warrior went down, sending many people around the world into an unbelievable state of shock.

We are constantly reminded of how much we contaminate our world, and the focus here in Swedish media, right now, is the sea, the oceans.

Just like in Wellington, we can still bathe, swim and fish in Stockholm – but for how long?

I am a member of many organizations trying their best to help preserving our planet for generations to come. But right now, we receive news every day about all the plastic and micro plastic in the oceans – a terrible threat to all organisms-

So, I think again, with my heart wide open, about how much I respect and love NZ, its people and its genuine efforts to help the world stay healthy. Down to every detail… for example the artwork made for making us humans see and do the right things.

And these are only two, small, brilliant examples out of many, many…we saw new examples every day.

Hopefully it is not too late for the world – but You, and all of us, have to do our bit, our part, every day – to save our enigmatic and fantastic planet. Start with the little things…don’t use plastic bags, bring your own when you go shopping. Don’t throw old medicine in the toilet, in Sweden we leave them at the pharmacy for destruction.

Can you say you try to do everything you can to help? I know I try – but I also know I can do so much more.