Winter

Winter - crystals of ice taking extraordinary shapes on the lake.

Hi everyone! I have been very busy lately and haven’t had time to be creative. I have stayed updated in blogger world though and have enoyed all of your beautiful posts. Be safe!

For your eyes only

A lovely pair.

These two will be framed next and hung on a wall near you!

Repost

    

My two favourite shots of all time. Pink tulips floating on blue water in the cold autumn breeze.

Time changes alot of things, I know that now. Nothing lives forever, not even love.

Out of reach

I remember this day. I was out chasing dreams and suddenly you were there, like a rush of wind suddenly appearing. You lingered and so did I.

A leap of faith

There is something about this bridge..

I felt you the other night as I walked up the stairs, somehow the fog reminded me of you. Come home.

Thank you Rachel

Thank you Rachel for giving me this kind award, it warmed my very soul. I think y’all should pay her blog a visit!

The Creative Blogger award comes with two requirements: I’m supposed to pass it on to 7 people, but first, and I’m supposed to tell you all seven interesting (bizarre?) bits of trivia about myself.

Oh my gosh… here it goes:

1. I love wathcing horror movies even though they frighten me so much I have to sleep with my light on.

2. I can’t live without chocolate and pineapple pie. I simply can’t!

3. I love cooking, especially excotic and spicy food. I make a killer chicken wok!

4. I take my camera everywhere, I never leave my house without it. It’s a piece of me and if I don’t have it near I feel empty and hollow.

5. I often take long walks in the darkness, it calms my soul and I clear my head that way, it helps me sleep.

6. I am a hopeless romantic and 90 % of my day involves alot of daydreaming…

7. I love my work. They way the people light up like christmas trees when you walk in a room, they way you can make them happy but just listnening and being there. Working with people are the best decision I ever made.

Here are my seven nominies:

Carrie, a friend and a wonderful photographer and mother.

James, an amazing poet, his words make me dream.

Anneli,  for her amazing sense of clothing and tasteful recipies.

Melissa, for her natural talent and amazing shots and stories.

Claire,  for the way her words make my soul tremble. Her photography is like no other, personal and unique and shows of an amazing personality.

Rolling in sugar dust, a girl who shows wonderful talent in food photography. Her shots always make me hungry.

Glen, for his awesome captures. This guy really as the eye for the beautiful!

Broken

Strange it is, how something so broken can be so beautiful.

A place forgotten

Still and untouched it stands.

Je suis

These were accidents meant to be.

They make me dream.

Votre souffle, votre parfum, tes mains sur moi, j’aime.

I watch the clouds play

 

Lying in the dead grass with my face turned upward. The air is silent now. I listen for the sound of your car but I cannot hear. It’s cold here but yet I linger almost like I am addicted to this place. Addicted to you.

Frail

Still morning.

I forgot to breathe

Beauty such as this leaves me breathless and numb.

Autumn lingers

It’s never easy to capture animals on the move. I so wanted this cat to look into my lens before she ran away but this is all I got. She is a beauty though! I love the way her orange spots matches the leaves on the ground. It’s a perfect autumn blend.

Let’s pause

I remember how I unbuttoned your shirt and layed my head against your warm chest for comfort on that cold day. The beating of your heart rocked me to sleep almost like a child in a mother’s arms. Resting we were, together, hiding from the rest of the world, while the time stood still.

To cope

Thank you for all your sweet comments on my snow-post, I reall appreciate reading all of your words.

So here it is then, the period that I dread all year; winter. I am frightened. I do don't function well during the wintermonths, my soul is in a much darker place then. Some of you describe happiness when snow is brought up and some are like me, who much rather would fall asleep and dream sweet dreams of summer til' the end of february. Maybe I should go away, travel and see the forgotten corners of the world? If I could I most certainly would.

How do you deal with winter? How do you cope? I could use to sweet advice right about now.

Goodnight!

Welcome snow

 

When I pulled up my curtain this morning I saw this – SNOW! The winter is here and although I am not quite ready, I like it.

First one sold!

I have now sold my very first picture! It feels GOOD!!

Feel.

See what I see.

Lovely in red

The appletrees are heavy with fruit and can be harvested any day now. I love this time of year when nature gives us so much.

Soon

The night’s are getting colder and beautiful frost now covers my lawn each early morning. Soon it’s here; winter.

I am not ready.

Garden art

A fading  infructescence in my garden. I often find beauty in faded things.

I have the day off today and it feels GOOD! I am now off to have lunch with a friend!

Ciao!

You don’t hum this away

Bumbelbees are cute, I have always thought so. Here are two, feasting on a piece of orpine in the beack of my garden.

Somethings aren’t easily humbed away. Feelings for example. I am going through some of that right this minute.

Be safe!

Such a blessed word

Just breathe.

On a hike

We live in a beautiful world. Let’s treasure it.

Hope all is well with you all. I work almost every day and I love it! Life is busy.

Be safe!

Solitude

I am.

The deafening silence makes my ears hurt.

After rain

I woke up in the middle of the night last night, suddenly remembering the smell of your coat after rain. I switched on the radio to quench my solitude but you stayed all night in the depth of my mind.

Feeling at ease

I am enjoying days such as these when my soul feels utterly still.

A thing or two about falling

I never forgot.

Seasons change, we change

 

Autumn.

Let’s linger here, in the crisp september air and the sound of leaves falling. Walk with me beneath the birches and the dying grass. I need you know.

Un pause

I adore moments such as these, sitting on a stony shore, watching the clouds and their play.

The waves of obliviousness

Wanting, craving, but never having can make one tired. I lack of sleep since you haunt my every dream. Why are you there, why are you hiding behind each corner only to jump out and remind me of my aching? 

I long for oblivion, for silence and ease.

Coffee anyone?

Is it true that the coffee from McDonalds is the very best?

The whole idea with this shot was that all of you who uses coffee as a lifeboat during sleepy days would recongnize themselves.

The lifeboat sign is from a lake nearby and the empty coffee mug belongs to a friend. I thought it would be a perfect blend.

Kitchen disasters

I have been making jam out of my black currants today and here is the disastrous result! The hole pot overboiled and my stove looked awful. I ended up with a few beautiful jars though and those are now rigorously stacked in the back of my pantry.

Goodnight to you all!

Street art

This is a shot taken a month ago at an old railway station. I was walking among the coaches trying to find the best possible angle and I found this. I love the colors and the numbers.

 What do you think?

Little kitty

This little girl is adorable don’t you think? :-) She is my pal!

Close your eyes and play

Sing to me and I shall listen.

Come soon for I am on fire inside..

Music for a change

One of my favourites.

Listen and dream.

A melancholy day

Please love me if you can.

Listen

Hush.

I hear every word, can’t you see?

I wish for a softer and more quiet place.

Wanna go?

One, two, three

CHANTARELLES!!!!

I love them, truly and without doubt.

The twirl of everyday life

  

Hey folks!

The autumn is really here but as long as the sun is up I’m happy!

I have been busy these last couple of days since we have had some relatives visiting but now I am back on track again. I spent the whole afternoon outdoors, walking the garden, searching for new, but yet undiscovered treasures. I found a couple too..

Ciao!

ps. I changed my header.. ;)

Autumn lies upon us

It’s true. The mornings are colder now and you can’t go barefoot any longer without getting frightful. It’s sad really for I am not ready yet. Nor will I ever be. If I could stay in a certain mood forever it would surely be the sweet mood of summer. I don’t like the changing of seasons.

Work work work!

I am SO sorry for the lack of posts lately but I have just started at a new workplace and have a millions things to do!

I am still reading all your lovely blogs though so I'm not missing out on anything that goes on here in blogger world!

I miss being out exploring but as soon as I get a day off I will! Don't despair, pictures will come!

Ciao!

Dining out

Sometimes you need to give yourself that little extra! For me it’s this, a simple ceasar salad at the town’s hotel.

Be safe out there.

Ciao!

Where my heart lingers

Your place. Mine too.

I linger here beacause it is at this very place my heart feels you the most. Damp moss, midnight walks and featherlike kisses on the corner of my cheek. It has all happened here.

I am unable to leave this place. Please don’t make me go.

Upstairs

I have a little shortcut on my yard, to the man upstairs…. ;)

Bells of freedom

Free - I wish I was, I wish we both were <3

Downtime

The days are so long and so lonley.

I live only on memories, like a small sparrow feeding on crumbs from a table, having barely enough to live.

Yesterday’s crumbs and other simple things

 

Less har always meant more to me than grand big things. Simple is what I prefer. Yesterdays crumbs and my halfeaten lunch is what I wanted to show tonight.

Simple - like the way your coat smells after a day in the woods or the way you fold your striped shirt at night. I wonder if you think of me as you walk around in that big house of yours or as you sneak away down to the basement for a moment or two alone. I thought of you today.

Bird unknown

Anyone who knows what kind of bird this is? I saw it last night while fishing with a friend. Exciting it shall be to hear your guesses!

Envy and the drainpipe

 

A green bud leaning against the rainwater pipe outside the house. Soon it will bloom and make all the other flowers jeaulous of it’s beauty. I have learned though, that envy is not a happy thing. Let’s avoid it if we can.

HELP!

Dear friends!

Does anybody know how you can protect your images with a flashfunction so no one can steal them? Does blogger have this at all?

Love, I.

Who knew

 

I was off exploring earlier tonight with a friend and we found this bridge. Who knew this place existed so close to our homes? I surely didn’t. I can see myself sitting here, on cool summer nights, dreaming of better days.

I love old railroads! Here is a shot from the bridge itself. An old railroad track goes right trough it. Facinating isn’t it? Wish you all could have been there.

Ciao!

Simply dinner!

  

A lonely plate filled with chicken, yellow peppers, chili and a mild curry served with some rice. YUM! 

I like this dish beacause it’s so simple and it’s good for you too!

A sunny breakfast!

Sliced strawberries from my grandmothers garden, blueberries and yellow raisins + a glass of juice! The perfect daystarter!

What are your favourite breakfast?

Thoughts of harvest

 

My garden is in bloom and I can harvest tomatoes any day now.  Yay!

We have had some autumn-like days here lately and today as I took a stroll behind the house I noticed that the currant bushes are on their way too. I love this time of year when we harvest the most. Blueberries and cloudberries fill the forest as we speak and I can barely wait to take them home.

Be safe! Ciao!

I did it!

Freshly baked cinnamon rolls! =) I am proud! Am usually not a very good baker, I just get things burned and uneven.. but not this time!

Kindness, love and hope

I have been blessed this week with a visit from my cousins Anna’s family.  Anna, William, Annas father Kurt, Max and Annas husband Daniel have shown me what life is all about – family, kindness, love and hope.

You are an angel Anna.

I am happy. Thank you.

Mr. Moose

 

 

Here are some moose-shots also! I couldn’t decide whether I wanted him to be in color or b/w so I took both! Which one do you prefer? Feel free to share!

Me meets deer

Here comes another shot from the zoo! I believe this is a fallow deer but I am not sure, I didn’t pay much attention to signs next to the cages actually. This guy looked straight at me and what a beauty he is! I simply must visit zoo’s more often, anyone feel like joining?

I have been working tonight at my assisant nurse job, I hadn’t been there in ages but tonight I was. It felt amazing. I can’t wait to go back.

Now the bed awaits!

Cheers!

Bears at play!

   

Hey friends! Today me and my cousin Anna and her family went to the zoo and we had a lot of fun =0) I got stuck by the bear’s nest and immeadiately fell in love with these little babies. We wandered around all day by the animals and had a lovely lunch at the zoo’s resturant. A lovely day with an amazing family! My day couldn’t possibly get any better!

Hope you all are having a nice summer,

Ciao!

In love’s shadow

Last night, we were back at that place again. That old school. I have dreamt this so many times now that I have lost the count of it all.

The walls were dark, old white curtains swaying in the cold evening wind. I hear you moving up the stairs, softly, walking tip toe like you were in hiding. It must have been winter for the floors felt like ice under my bare feet.

You never left, you were always there, in that house, at that time, every day. Like I could come as soon I needed you and I would be greeted. Did you live there perhaps? Live in the shadow of love, never telling a soul about the aching, the hurting, the pain.

You told me and I listened. I therefore visit you again and again in this place and we bask in the warmth of each other. Two lonely souls, a man and a woman, in that big corridor on the top of the stairs in the back of my head.

The city are in bloom

Tonight I will let the pictures speak for me. I lack of words.

I am thinking about closing this site dear friends. Closing and focusing on other things in life. We'll see how it all ends.

Goodnight

A place that is sacred

 

A shot taken earlier this week in a church nearby. If I am not mistaken this church is the biggest in sweden of it’s wooden kind. I got baptised in this very place 24 years ago. It’s beauty and  architecture  takes the breath out of me. Hope you like it!

At the beach

Summer portrait of Sandra taken two nights ago down by the beach!

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The rain lingers

 

The raindrops linger and have made large puddles on each and every blade. I am in need of balminess, of resurrection and feel like diving in…

On the deck

Shot taken earlier tonight on an old boat, she looks through an uneven hole in the deck. The texture of the white goes perfectly with the blue in her eyes. You like?

Me and the water

Weightless I swim in the dark cool water of yesterday’s dreams. Kicking my way past  the old boathouse I see you on the shore, the guitar in one hand and that faded songbook in the other. I like it when you sing, it makes me dream and makes my heart flutter like tiny butterflies resting softly on a beam.

Comfort for me

Tell me dear friends, what calms your restless minds on dark nights such as these?

Back on track

Thanks to Glen’s wonderful tip my camera now works again! THANKS Glen!

I have spent my evening with a friend, trying on shoes, talking over tea and exploring a little more sensual side of photography.

I Wish you all a wonderful wednesday night!

MY CAMERA IS BROKEN

Oh no, it has happened, the thing that I have been dreading for so long. My camera is broken and so is my heart. I am devistated. I can't find the words really.

I can see the shots in my camera but when I try to open them up and look at them in my computer I can't see them, then they don't exixt on the memorycard. What's wrong? Help me please. All the other shots I have taken before I can see but not the ones I have taken in the last day or two.

Why oh why? I am so very sad.

I am she

I cover my ears so my sense can't rule, I listen only to the beating of my heart and let my inner burning for you guide me. I am she who listens to no voice but her own.

I burn for you, unconditionally and without end.

Summer bloom

 

Orchids at full bloom.

Which one do you prefer? The orginal at the bottom or the dreamier version on top? Feel free to share!

Love at first sight

Folks, I think I’m in love! This is Torac, a lovely little German Shepherd. My friend Sandra took this little guy home a couple of days ago and I am smittened! Isn’t he cute? :0)

He can come and visit my house ANYTIME!

Accidents

Earlier tonight an ambulance helicopter took off right above my head. The writing on the side says “Västerbotten” and that stands for the state we life in if I am not mistaken. I liked the soft yellow against the blue sky. We have had far to many accidents up here lately.

Greetings to you all

I am sending you a little summer greeting from my sunny corner of the world. The weather is HOT and you can’t do anything except to rest in the shadow. Life’s good!

Life treasures

The pitter patter of a tiny child’s feet running up and down the stairs, little hands trying for the first time to get the shoe-laces right. This is all part of life’s happy treasures that we carry inside of us always.

How hollow one would be without memories just as these.

Texture

A rhubarb-leaf made eternal by concrete. Steady but yet fragile, forever captured.

I am thinking about framing this piece actually. When I close my eyes I see it hanging in a huge white frame  on top of my bed, as a symbol of strength in life.

By the way folks, I have made an important decision today. I am going to start selling my work. Anyone interrested?

Something new

These beautiful shoes have I welcomed to my collection today. Notice the bow. Bows make everything so much better.

I look forward to many easy summer nights wearing these..

A room with a view

It’s empty now, except for the dusty memories that somebody left behind. The silence is overtaking and the walls are moving closer as if to squeese the mere life out me so I can’t enjoy the view.

Enjoying summer

Hey folks! We have been experiencing some REALLY hot days here lately and I have been spending most them down by the beach, thereof my lack of posts.

Hope all is well here in the world of blogger and that you too are out there enjoying summer!

What’s on the menu

Dear friends! Today it’s midsummer and I have spent it with family and good friends. I wanted to describe for you what a midsummer’s meal may look like here in my corner of the world. This is typical for our family:

The first course: dark bread with a sour cream mix with herring, red onions, dill, chopped eggs and spawn. It’s delious and starts off a meal perfectly!

The main dish: barbequed beef, garlic bread, tzatsiki with feta and garlic, grilled halloumi with a chili dressing, fresh potatoes and a grilled tomato half. We also served a sallad on the side with watermelon and roasted seeds on top.

The dessert: caramel pie with whipped cream and powdered cacao on top. We decorated it with some colourful violets.

I hope you all have had a lovely midsummer’s eve <3

Be safe!

A thing or two about eating

This little fellow eating dandelions on the lawn is my cousin’s little pal!

- Oh man..here she is again with that camera, is it really THAT hard to not follow me around all the time… I can’t even have my own dinner in peace! I’ll get her..

Some folks just don’t like being harassed during dinner.. Shame on me :P

Summer shot

I wish that I too could lay around in the grass all day, watching the birds and their play, listening to the wind…just devote the day to mere and utter relaxation..

..maybe tomorrow.

The sky burned

I stopped here on top of the hill, the sun was setting and it was almost midnight. I stood here for the longest of time, it felt like hours. It was so quiet, so still. The tears felt like acid down my cheeks as I thought of you, they burned just like the evening sky.

Beyond reality

Drifting away, far beyond reality. Soaring among fantasy flowers and trees that watch my every move. I am safe nowhere, the hills have eyes and I am lost in this foreign city that doesn’t even have a name.

Oblivion

 

Let’s follow me to the land of oblivion where we can start anew.

What a relief it would be to leave all this madness, the look in peoples eyes, the judging, the silent whispers that nobody think I hear. Oblivion could be such a heavenly state if we went.

Dear poppy

White, yellow and orange -  a mix of summercolors all together. They blend so beautifully together in this shot, especially against the brown background.

Poppys I adore!

Lemon cupcakes with meringue

Oh MY! I have baked!! These are lemon and blueberryfilled cupcakes with lovely clouds of meringue on top! I also added some sliced white chocolate inside… my gosh what a treat! Want some?!

Abstract

Shot taken last night in a nearby church. I loved the light in this scene and couldn’t resist.

It is a special feeling to sit near the ceiling this way, God feels closer.

Me and the mudlark children

Midnight and a
quiet field in the
middle of nowehere
the rain smells sweet
almost like you

I lie on wet grass with my
face turned upward
the motelsign flickers
somwhere in the distance
can see it in the corner of
my eye

I am alone here, just me and
the sounds of the city, some mudlark
children and
my ego

if I linger out here long enough
maybe I'll remain sane

La vie e rose

A rose in full bloom.

Still

The water looks smooth as honey as the sun sets. I wish you all could have been here on this still and beautiful night.

The color of summer

Green is indeed the color of summer. This shot of a flower on my grandmothers porch. Hope you feel as joyus I as do when I look at these colors!

I wish everyone of you readers a happy and beautiful summer. Be safe out there.

Porcelain

A colorful porcelain-flower has been my object for the day.

Deep

Every night the same, the aching, the burning, love’s madness is slowly putting my mind out of track. I am headed for a crash like no other, being tossed out into the everlasting darkness with only my glowing heart as a torch. Will you come?

He gives and he takes

Our lord works in mysterious ways.

A child is gone, taken back, given wings. Dear little girl, you who could light up a whole room with your smile, be safe and sleep softly beneath gods sheltering arms. We’ll meet again, I swear.

He gives and he takes. Why, nobody knows. I wish you didn’t have to go.

It fades

A house that shows it’s faded reflection in the lake.

It almost reminds of one of Monet’s paintings, the one with the water-lilys. That type of painting that when you stand too close you can’t see but take a couple of steps back and the lilys are more than visible, they are alive. This house also need a couple of steps back.

Night time

Shots taken two nights ago while walking home from the beach. Here in the summertime we have daylight 24 seven, so I wanted to spice up these shots with some deep purple shadows instead of the sepia tone that I started off with.

Nights like these I feel you near..

Dream with me

Flowersshots taken earlier tonight down by the lake.

I sat here for the longest of time, dreaming about better days while watching the waves crashing against the sandy shore. I thought about what you said the other night and I can’t help but dream.

I ache, I burn and all for you.