Seven Day Nature Photo, Day One -Lonely Beach

29 mars, 201629 mars, 2016 / Leya / 13 kommentarer

I have been nominated by my friend Sue, at WordsVisual, to take part in a challenge of a photo per day for seven days, of anything from the natural world. And every day I should nominate a new member.

My first photo is from the west coast of Sweden, a nature reserve, on a very cold and windy day.

Today I would like to nominate Noortje Russel at RusselsLof to take part in the 7-day Nature Photo Challenge. She takes the most wonderful photos from the natural world and has a keen artistic eye. I would love to see what she might come up with for this challenge….. No problem if you are far too busy for this, Noortje!!

SL-WEEK 38: Yellow

28 mars, 2016 / Leya / 23 kommentarer

Yellow is a very special colour. It symbolizes a variety of things; for example the sun, being false (in the language of flowers) and power – only for the emperor of China.

I love yellow, but cannot wear it. Others can with elegance – like houses, vehicles and flowers.

Sylvain Landry –

A Danish house

Cars are quite OK…

Spring crops before the storm

Easter Monday Mood

28 mars, 2016 / Leya / 8 kommentarer

Travel theme: Sensory

26 mars, 201626 mars, 2016 / Leya / 10 kommentarer

Ailsa at Where’s My Backpack ? wants us to use our senses – and one of the places where most senses are at work is the Jokhang temple in Tibet. The dense smoke and all the people – eating, waiting, praying…

…and the Tibetan landscape…its vastness and immense beauty, Its total silence is overwhelming.

Cee’s B&W Challenge: Take a New Photo

25 mars, 201625 mars, 2016 / Leya / 26 kommentarer

We went to a seaside resort for a couple of days – relaxing on the west coast of Sweden.

I took some new photos. This: Thursday evening on the beach. Click here for more new.

WPC: Half-Light

25 mars, 2016 / Leya / 22 kommentarer

One of my favourite poets is William Butler Yeats – here a poem for the WordPress’ Challenge Half-Light.

He Wishes For the Cloths of Heaven
William Butler Yeats

Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

Thursday Thoughts – A Man and His Dog

24 mars, 201625 mars, 2016 / Leya / 25 kommentarer

I have spent a couple of days at a seaside resort on the west coast. We had some sunshine and a slightly chilly wind, and enjoyed the stay very much.

Last night and late evening, we walked the pier before dinner.

Many dogs were out walking their masters, but I especially noticed this man and his best friend. They had that special friendship that made them play so well together.

The way it should be between man and dog. Between best friends.

Just watch them together. The listening and total understanding – no loud voices…

…but talking all the time…

Cooperation – and perfect understanding

Who needs anything more?

I wish you all a Happy and Joyful Easter Holiday!

CFFC: Outdoor Seating

22 mars, 201622 mars, 2016 / Leya / 27 kommentarer

For Cee this week – click here for more!

SL-WEEK 37: Electricity

22 mars, 2016 / Leya / 4 kommentarer

Sylvain Landry this week – something essential in our high – tech society – electricity.

The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Yangtze River in China. The Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest power station with a total electric generating capacity of 22.500MW.

The dam project was started in 1993 and completed in 2012,

As well as producing electricity, the dam is intended to increase the Yangtze River’s shipping capacity and reduce the potential for floods downstream. The Chinese government regards the project as a total success, However, the dam flooded archeological and cultural sites and displaced some 1.4 million people, (See the post on Shibaozhai earlier.) It is also causing significant ecological changes, The Chinese river dolphin became extinguished and there is an increased risk of landslides. The dam was built in an area of potential earthquakes, and the consequences if – this would happen, would be disastrous.

There are two series of ship locks installed – each of them is made up of five stages, with transit time at around four hours. We passed during the night. Looking out from the balcony, this is what we saw.