Skies of Ireland

6 januari, 20187 januari, 2018 / Leya / 28 kommentarer

Looking back on the trip to Ireland last year, brought back a rush of green love through my veins.

How I love this countryside!

And the seaside!

Dark skies over the meadows – but no rain…

…only golden gorse glowing in the dark.

Thursday Thoughts: Sofia – City Trees and Wildlife

2 november, 20172 november, 2017 / Leya / 15 kommentarer

Sofia’s many parks offer beauty and relaxation, but also the streets and separate old houses are accompanied by trees – now in autumn clothes.

Many people in Sofia and Plovdiv care for the wild animals, birds, dogs and cats, feed them and seem to want them in their city. In one of the Sofia parks, about 5-10 dogs were lying in the grass, sleeping. Suddenly one of them heard my camera snapping and looked up. When I later uploaded the photos, I noticed his ear – he was marked. Hopefully that means the dogs are somehow supervised and taken some care of.

Finally, people also activated their own dogs and we never saw starving or badly treated animals. The conclusion is – the cats own Plovdiv, and the dogs own Sofia!

Wordless Wednesday

11 oktober, 2017 / Leya / 11 kommentarer

Wordless Wednesday

4 oktober, 20174 oktober, 2017 / Leya / 9 kommentarer

Drizzle

23 september, 2017 / Leya / 32 kommentarer

There is no wind…only the silent drizzle of tiny raindrops through the thin canopy.

Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Texture

9 september, 2017 / Leya / 18 kommentarer

Texture is the challenge for Cee – tree texture from me. Have a cup, you too!

Thursday Thoughts – Another View of Kew

24 augusti, 201724 augusti, 2017 / Leya / 12 kommentarer

I had not been to Kew for some years…about 35-40 I would guess – and when I finally returned some weeks ago, there were some surprises awaiting. The Hive was one of them, and another one was the Treetop Walkway. 18 metres up in the canopy, you could get a closer look at lime, sweet chestnut and oak trees – as well as a bird’s-eye view of Kew Gardens.

Take the lift up with me to the canopy! Not quite like the Amazon in December, but still great.

CFFC: Tombstones or Cemeteries

8 augusti, 2017 / Leya / 14 kommentarer

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Tombstones or Cemeteries

From two of the most beautiful cemeteries I have walked. Here Warsaw, the Jewish Cemetery and in the header, Père Lachaise, Paris.

Travel theme: Precious

5 juni, 2017 / Leya / 2 kommentarer

I believe Ailsa said it all…water, air, animals…

Precious are the lungs of the Earth – the rainforest. The Amazon.

CFFC: Gardens

23 maj, 201723 maj, 2017 / Leya / 8 kommentarer

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Gardens

My favourite garden is here in Sweden…but I can sometimes dream of having a really grand garden…with big trees and open grounds with perfect lawns. And of course, in my dreams there is always a giant greenhouse with rare and exotic plants.