lens-artists challenge #109 – under the sun

Amy, I have been under the sun for nearly 2 weeks and I can’t say I enjoy it every day, but for a great theme/topic. They say that we will have a couple of more days … so I try …

a photo a week challenge – unexpected

Unexpected !!!! I’m very slow to react to the unexpected because my camera is always in my bag and it takes a while for me to get up and going … and by then the moment is gone. One thing …

a photo a week challenge – raindrops

Been away on my yearly Ireland and Scotland tour … trying to catch up with all the missed challenges! Raindrops are one of my many favourite objects and my camera (Oscar) loves them too. So I have so many to …

a wet and cold half day tour in copenhagen

… with and royal smushis, palace and porcelain. Become head over or heals when my Scottish friend, Sandara and her daughter, Kimmi was coming to Copenhagen for a long weekend. A chance to spend some time with them in one …

after the rain

“The Sun after the rain is much beautiful than the Sun before the rain!” Mehmet Murat Ildan Norby …. every evening (2) after dinner and after the rain had stopped we took a walk through the village … except the …

a magical long weekend – fanø, denmark

Fanø is an island on the West coast of Denmark …. a bit complicated to get to without a car, but with urging comes will. Had a fantastic weekend there with Ann Christin@Leya and her husband Lars, we needed a …

travel diary – back in porto; a very wet afternoon (day 1)

…. after leaving the market hall – I realised very quickly that I had to invest in an umbrella – had only a top on. Found a tartan one for 3€ in a couple of minutes.  Gladly the shopping mall …

travel diary – back in porto; an expensive start (day 1)

… so after a great dinner at “Restaurante LSD” and a really good nights sleep was it time take on Porto and I had a must do it list … a visit to the hairdresser at “ViaCatarina Shopping”, lunch at “Cafe Majestic”, both …

back home – from rain to heatwave

So I’m back home after 5 fantastic days in Porto and 24 hours at Costa Nova …. and the memory card is full of images.  It became a long journey home yesterday … because both my flights were delayed and …

from under an umbrella in porto

“Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.” Roger MillerIt’s RAINING and it has gone wetter by the hour, but it hasn’t stopped Oscar and me from having fun. I had to buy an umbrella for 3.00€ … …

lilac and laburnum

… and their friends. But no cygnets yet. Today was my last chance to get a picture of the cute cygnets … before my take off to Porto. But nothing has happened yet. She is still brooding.  I got a chance to …

cee’s fun foto challenge – rain

“The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.” Andy Warhol. I had loads of rain in my life … but also loads of rainbows, but I have never managed to …

singing in the rain … in bruges

…. wet, damp … friendly and beautiful!!!! Maybe not at it’s most welcoming mood, but we still toke it on today and we were not alone. After a frist evening with great atompshere with mussels, white wine and crème brûlée. …

travel diary – port – day 4

The train ride to rain, thunder and beautiful boats.  Monday, and Aveiro was on my program – have heard and also read so much about this town south of Porto with beautiful houses and boats … called Portugal’s Venice. Early …

travel diary – porto – day 2

A day far too hot to handle! I forgot that it was Saturday and took the metro out to Matosinhos (a major fishing port) and Mercado Municipal de Matosinhos – had to change metro at Trindade and that last journey was very long …