Light green – signifies spring. To me it is the very essence of spring, and my beech forest.
For other interpretations, go to Cee – click here.
Sweden
WPC: Quest
Cheri Lucas Rowlands encourages us to show a picture of Quest. An almost impossible task…When I think of this word, Quest, I think of all my teaching years in literature and all the glorious quests portrayed there:
The Epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian story, The Odyssey by Homer, Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and of course The Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling.
In these stories, the protagonists set out to almost impossible tasks, leaving home and safety plunging into the unknown. So, where am I, a 21st century, middle aged woman, in all this? What is my Quest?
I guess in my little world there are no big ”saving the world”- quests – maybe saving myself quests only. I am constantly searching for and heading towards Inner Peace, being kind and compassionate along the road. I find peace in Nature and through doing good things, helping other fellow passengers on this route.
Hopefully, one day, I will be standing there, feeling that my quest is completed. I will be completely calm and at peace with myself and the world.
Thursday Thoughts – The Black Cat
The gracious black cat immediately came up to me. And he would not leave me alone.
No, he did not want to…
In Western history, black cats have often been looked upon as a symbol of evil omens and friends of witches. In Sweden, as in most of Europe, a black cat is considered a symbol of bad luck, especially if one crosses paths with a person, which is believed to be an omen of misfortune and death.
But the folklore surrounding black cats varies from culture to culture. According to Wikipedia, The Scots believe that a strange black cat’s arrival to the home signifies prosperity. In Celtic mythology, a fairy known as the Cat Sìth takes the form of a black cat. Black cats are also considered good luck in the rest of Britain and Japan. A belief I would like to argue for, is that a lady who owns a black cat will have many suitors…
I find black cats extremely attractive to the eye…but sometimes they have a menacing look, don’t they? My students were always treated to Edgar Allan Poe’s short horror story The Black Cat. Read it if you haven’t already – it is a classic.
For more facts about folklore and superstition about black cats, click here.
Wordless Wednesday
Thursday Thoughts
Tonight I got a message on my phone. I had submitted these two photos to The Nordic Photo Club some weeks ago. It is The Princess of The Night (Selenicereus pteranthus) flowering for some short night hours, 27th of August – the magical scent filling the whole house. The flower itself is about 20 cm. This year I was better prepared and could set the light right.
Last year it developed one flower, and this year it gave two. My post from last year is here.
The message on my phone was, that one of these pictures had won Medal of Excellence and will be published in the book Photos of the Year for 2016. Am I happy? I Am!
On September Water
A lovely morning, maybe the last summer trip, in our very, very old canoe…
The stillness in the air, the soft misty dew and the knowledge that this might be the end of a long, lovely summer.
Very early in the morning, we decided to take out the canoe
Morning show – ”Have you seen my new dress?”
Luckily the horses were out…
…grazing
And the dragonflies were mating
The sun was getting hot – no wind, no shadow
Totti enjoying (no worries, the depth is only 30-40 centimetres) the sceneries
Towards the open sea and home again
Hiking Festival at Hovdala
Hiking festival at Hovdala – a part of Eurorando, Europe’s biggest hiking and walking event. There were many groups and trails to choose from. I joined the photography group.
And what a day we had. In the middle of September – and 25 degrees Celsius…A bit too warm for hiking really, but an ordinary autumn, the alternative would have been rain.
We were 15 in our group
the trail was 9 kilometres…
…through woodlands and open fields
We met some riders and horses as well
And cows of course
Our photographic leader handed out many tips and tricks
Between 5000 and 7000 hikers from all of Europe travel to Skåne during 7 days to walk the Scanian trails, socialize and explore the Swedish nature, culture and society.
The landscape showed its best and so did the weather. After the walk we were all served a delicious vegan chili soup with bread. Thank you all participants for a glorious day well spent!
WPC: Mirror
Mirror, mirror on the wall…Which is the best representation of them all?
This is a challenge where I think most people have many options in their archives – interesting…which ones do we choose?
In the header is a Bilbao photo from opposite the Guggenheim museum. There is this house mirroring a bridge with a red car passing. The other three photos I guess you have seen before – if you are following my blog.
For more of mirrors, click here.
Switzerland, the Fluela Pass in the early morning.
My beloved Mille…looking out for me, walking in the late evening.
Auckland harbour by the fish market.
Travel theme: Weather
You cannot catch them all…can you? But in the header – a sunny, clear winter’s day.
Ailsa’s theme this week is Weather. Something to talk about. Always.
It is snowing
Frost and colours a cloudy day
Ice melting…letting spring run free
Fog softly rolling in a late summer night
Thin autumn drizzle
CFFC: Hands
For Cee this week – hands. Very useful tools. Not only for showing love or affection.
They might pinch things from you when you least expect it…
And they can hold the most delicate things and creatures without hurting them…
And, they can also work fast and swiftly make the tastiest edible things…
Hands are needed.
They work well in many sayings and expressions as well: ”Give me a hand”, ”All hands on deck” etc. I believe ”hands” are useful in most languages. A Swedish example is ” Ge mig ett handtag” ( Give me some help here). How is it used in your language?
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