This Autumn my daily forest walk ended. Not the walk itself, but everything around me – was not anymore. So, while drying my tears, I decided to find some of all the lovely images from here over the years – and photograph from the same spots today. Not easily done, but I finally gave it […]Read Post ›
“We are dealing with something that has never occurred on this planet” My husband and son just returned from Chernobyl last week – very taken with the 2 day tour and all the haunting sights. We all watched this series together this week. If you have not seen it yet – please do. Among my […]Read Post ›
Dear Frank, so glad you came back despite the delay! – Here comes a ship instead of a plane. I doubt it could have brought you home though… Iceland, Reykjavik – The Sun Voyager. The artist is Jón Gunnar Árnason, Sun Voyager is described as a dreamboat, or an ode to the Sun. A dream […]Read Post ›
New Zealand is not a small country, but a large village – Peter Jackson There is real purity in New Zealand…It’s actually not an easy thing to find in our world anymore – Elijah Wood Today is a very special day for us here at Lens-Artists – the one year anniversary of our Challenge. While […]Read Post ›
The most beautiful time in my country, Sweden, is now – around Midsummer. The flowers and colours are abundant and it is a busy time for everything growing and for the animals raising their young. Tomorrow is Midsummer’s Eve – in olden days a magical night. But also the night after which the bright light […]Read Post ›
“In wildness is the preservation of the world.” – Henry David Thoreau Tina encourages us this week to go Wild! And, this time of the year I spend as much time as possible outdoors, in the wild, so my decision was easy – to go for my own neighborhood and use the most common meanings […]Read Post ›
For this week’s challenge, Patti has chosen History. At first I wanted to write about Riga, the capital of Latvia, whose history begins as early as the 2nd century. But inspired by a visit there, I have chosen a piece of puppetry history instead – an art form very much alive in Latvia. According to […]Read Post ›
Climate Change is here now Time to act – 10-15-20 years ago. Now is the last minute – World leaders, WAKE UP!
Tuesday Photo Challenge – Round The world is spinning – round. But not much is really, really round, is it? For Frank: Still, there are many quite round things that I really love…like Dalí’s art and his home in Figueres, Spain. And the Beehive in Kew Gardens!
