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!
This week Frank, at Dutch Goes the Photo, challenges us to find some layers. The glaciers of New Zealand provide magnificent layers in stone, and as a contrast, colourful clothes can also be displayed in layers. A bit less sustainable though…
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Color of Your Choice All my favorite colours I find in my garden – in the header. And here is my favorite flower.
