WPC: Look up

8 juli, 20168 juli, 2016 / Leya / 31 kommentarer

Look up! This is a very varied challenge with many possibilities. My take is all about nature – even if you might not think so…

In the header, a lamp from Gaudí’s Casa Batllo´in Barcelona. He always used Nature herself as an inspiration. Maybe a drop of water in a pool?

A Swedish autumn birch in its splendour – who would not look up?

Great tree ferns, New Zeeland, North Island.

New Zealand’s Great fern trees draws your eye…upwards.

Madrid

In Madrid my head went dizzy when watching this tree in a spectacular swing…

Madrid

And these well dressed trees… I just hade to peep inside for this spectacular view!

For more reasons to look up, click here.

Travel theme: Balance

9 april, 2016 / Leya / 34 kommentarer

Balance – here is my absolute favourite from Madrid and my Glorious students!

Go to Ailsa for more interpretations.

Students’ intricate connections…

SL-WEEK 22: Transparency

1 december, 2015 / Leya / 9 kommentarer

For Sylvain Landry this week – Transparency. Something we all need…

SL-WEEK 17: SDF

5 november, 20155 november, 2015 / Leya / 3 kommentarer

For Sylvain Landry – SDF

Travel theme: Dogs

5 september, 20155 september, 2015 / Leya / 20 kommentarer

Ailsa – this must be one of my absolute favourite themes…Dogs! My faithful companions through life. Please join in – we cannot get enough of faithful life companions!

Here are some of the dogs who met me, too – of which some still are my great friends.

Spain – Les Pyrenées

This lovely dog was chained to his ”house”. This is forbidden in Sweden.

Spain

Having great fun…but then…

Greyfriars Bobby, Scotland

New Zealand, Lonely Dog

Tibet – taking good care of their animals and pets

I once had a Bearded Collie – looking exactly like Seonaid Green’s beautiful girl…

…Maisie – Edinburgh, Scotland

Finally my own treasures, and favourite photos of …

Mille in ”vitsippsbacken” and Totti as a puppy

Travel theme: Toys

17 juli, 201517 juli, 2015 / Leya / 10 kommentarer

Who does not love toys? A top theme from Ailsa at Where’s My Backpack?

Mera Madrid – More of Madrid, People and Others

22 juni, 201522 juni, 2015 / Leya / 11 kommentarer

Madrid is one of my favourite cities, and of course I will take you for a walk once more. Hopefully you will recognize some places but not all of them!

The terminal – walking in – had a very nice arcitechture. This place was new to me as we normally don’t go here with Iberia.

Then Madrid met us with the same happy face as usual – but people and other little friends are always new and interesting.

Eating out is a must

…and some in their owner’s bag

At the museum of Natural History – No Spain without a bull

Hot, hot, hot…I don’t want to take another step – in any direction…

By night

One of my favourite places to go is the big city parc – Retiro. The Crystal Palace is the place where interesting exhibititions are up – this time the theme was nomad tents. The artist, Federico Guzmán.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Two Very Different Items

16 juni, 201516 juni, 2015 / Leya / 14 kommentarer

For Cee this week – two very different items... The lower part of this picture shows one of my students (in a bar in Madrid) and the upper part of the picture…

At least they both smile!

The Botanical garden in Madrid – again

9 juni, 20159 juni, 2015 / Leya / 22 kommentarer

I often visit the botanical garden in Madrid – in fact it is almost once a year nowadays. Come walk with me in this fragrant spring evening!

Callistemon – a favourite of mine. I once brought one home from Nepal, many years ago, but it died during one of my travels. Not easy for my mother to take care of…