Thursday Thoughts

Lens-Artists Challenge # – Mellow

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This week Sofia invites us to continue in a relaxing mood, after the wonderful Books theme from last week. However, she wants us to focus on a different mellowness: a sense of softness, in tones or shapes, the slowness of a summer holiday, for example. That kind of relaxation. Please go to her beautiful site and find some very inviting and glorious inspiration!

Mellow is not a common word in my vocabulary, but my immediate thoughts went to Mellow Yellow – which I save to the end of my post.

I’ll start with a plant that softly spoke to me saying: touch me…

As Sofia pointed out, light is strongly connected to this feeling. Some morning light on the first spring anemonies.

Soft evening light when I walked out of the car and up to our house. The magnolia was the softest of soft and I just had to pick up my camera.

My favourite colour is green (as you know who follow me). Again a spring morning, with a fly and attached bouquet.

Yesterday I came back from a hiking vacation to Madeira – talking about mellow – every day was a wonder.

I love the little lizards basking on the sun warm stones – when I click my tongue they listen and sometimes even come up to me.

Mellow can also be so soft that the picture is somewhat blurred.

Lastly…

– some misty, Mellow Madeira Yellow! The mist softened the intense yellow and made the landscape dreamy.

And a close-up. Temptingly soft.

Remember to tag Lens-Artists and to link back to Sofia’s post when you join us. We’re looking forward to seeing your concepts of mellow.

Last week we had Ritva’s Books Challenge, and as books open our minds, the responses were varied and beautiful, truly inspiring.

Next week, Saturday 14th June, Beth is hosting for the first time so please visit her site for more information. Until then, take care and try some relaxing.

Thursday Thoughts – Hunting Wild Orchids

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Only one so far – we need some more rain and warmth. But thank you for walking with me!

Thursday Thoughts – Found in Forests and Fields

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My son was born on the 14th of May – the most beautiful time of the year. I always go for long walks that day, feeling grateful for everything I have been given.

Wishing you all a beautiful May.

Thursday Thoughts – May!

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You who follow me know, that May is My month. So much beauty, so many birds coming in – today, the redstart arrived and flashed its colours outside my window. What joy!

Wood sorrel

Bird-cherry tree

Forest filled with ostrich fern

Beautifully backlit

Happy May to all of you from some of my favourite flowers, ferns and trees!

Thursday Thoughts – Faces of April

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In general, April is the last month of Winter/Spring, and after it…comes the most beautiful month in Sweden – at least according to me. May.

It’s been a strange year, this last one. No snow – for the first time in my entire life.

This picture was taken in April 2013. This used to be the ordinary look of April.

It is warming up – or, we are warming up our planet. In fact, 2024 has been the warmest year ever on planet Earth.

Our glaciers are melting fast – and they are our fresh water reserves. Today I heard again that in Norway and Sweden they melt the fastest. Many of them are already gone.

But the Wood Anemonies are still flowering, and the glorious Spring light allows us to forget our troubles and what lies ahead of us.

Tursday Thoughts – A Time for Love

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I had been waiting for this moment…

My granddaughter is to experience the same as I did as a child and as both my children did.

To follow the developing of a frog from start to finish. A Nature’s wonder – so clear to the eye. Last week we went to the pond to take some eggs home, and when the little frogs are fully fledged – with all four legs – we will return them to where they came from.

According to me, one of the best things to let a child experience. Patience and wonder.