Hiking in spring always means meetings with cattle. And they are always very curious…especially when dogs are around. In the opener a gang that followed us through their meadow and almost over the fence… Old farmsteads with apple trees and cherry trees – what could be more beautiful? Only the cows!
For so many years we have hiked this beautiful national park during April… …but not this year. We used to go the whole family, and all our dogs have made it to the top of the mountain at least a dozen times each. We follow the water for about an hour, then the track turns […]Read Post ›
Camera and binoculars packed – an Easter walk one of these beautiful mornings. The stillness in the air promised some lovely hours in my favorite place. The old sallow stands waiting for its summer guests again – a different spring for us this year, but not so for the birds. Nature is still out there […]Read Post ›
For many years, I have been moved by the blue at the far edge of what can be seen, that color of horizons, of remote mountain ranges, of anything far away. The color of that distance is the color of an emotion, the color of solitude and of desire, the color of there seen from […]Read Post ›
There are many advantages to go on vacation off – season, and we often do. If you do a bit of research on the regional climate before you go, you might have a quiet, beautiful and less stressful visit than during the tourist season. If you are like me – one who doesn’t need to […]Read Post ›
Why Georgia ? Udabno, at first sight, seems a forgotten place in the desert. Originally a Soviet built village – but then abandoned and left to the last, striving old farmers. Since about 8-10 years it has been brought to life again, by a Polish guy who fell in love with Georgia when traveling the […]Read Post ›
David Gareja Lavra is a historical and architectural monument within the monastic complex of David Gareja. It was built during the first half of the 6th century under the guidance of San David Gareja, one of the thirteen Assyrian monks who arrived in the country at the same time. He came to bring Christianity to […]Read Post ›
Tuesday Photo Challenge – Slope For Frank this week – slopes from Sweden and Spain. Spanish Sunflower slopes and Swedish Cattle grazing
Last week Amy challenged us to share images of the countryside and/or a small town. This week Tina is hosting, and she is ”…asking you to look a bit farther afield. Each of us at some point has visited a place that holds special memories. It may have been a small town, a big city, […]Read Post ›
