The sea calms me down wonderfully. It seems like it doesn't matter what kind of water it is, but I have different emotions when I'm near a river or a lake. It seems like the power of the sea slows me down,

after a long hard winter spring is a time for new beginnings and romance which makes it a popular choice for time of year for weddings. even though the evening

Magandang buhay :) And it's Monday, yay! We all got back home late last night and are now having a hangover from the trip, but before we doze off to wonderland (again), let me share some of my beach moments

the west side of Kruttårns cove is mainly a red pine forest. curiously enough the trees are not norwegian pine (Pinus resinosa) which is actually a species native to North America. instead the forest is

here is a second set of shots from a particularly nice evening visit to Rakke Vest in Norway last July. i posted the first set a month ago but the evening was so alluring that i took too many shots to

back on the rocks again, this time with some shots i took last year under rare ideal conditions with the sun, wind, rocks and water all as close to perfect as one can hope for. there has not been a single

please join me for my exciting evening at Rakke West, a pearl on the wonderful rocky Skaggerak seacoast in southern Norway down at the water's edge the view was very different depending which direction

about 3 weeks ago i posted some shots from Rakke West: . an evening a few days ago i went back to the exact same place but under quite different conditions. it was gray and overcast with the rain out to

Lead Image created using CANVA This was a spontaneous trip because my friends and I want to go suddenly to Culasi slope and spend some time there. Sometimes the things we didn't plan to wander are the

although i fairly often go to Rakke Vest on the Skaggerak coast in all seasons, weather and time of day, i mostly keep to the upper area with delightful overviews of the sea, rocks and sky. sunrises and

Reflection Hunt amidst the rain puddles.

most of the seaside park is well maintained grass lawns but wildflowers flourish at the far end that is left in it's natural state. the autumn wildflowers are still in full bloom but the almost all summer

living in the modern world can be so overwhelming at times that one's mind and body can begin to disintegrate or disassemble to the extent that measures must be taken to avoid completely falling apart.

On June first of this year I published a blog that explained my husband was coming home from the hospital and I would be responsible for his care. It was hard, and scary, but we got through it. My husband's

it was a beautiful June day on the Skagerrak coast and a perfect opportunity for a walk along the shore. this time i went to Ramnskollen near Stavern. i was mostly interested in exploring the several arms

HELLO how are you all A few days ago I took a trip to visit Bantayan Beach tourism located in Seunudon District, North Aceh, to get to the tourist location we have to walk far from the main road to Pantonlabu

so i was out on the wonderful rocks of Raugland, a little outside of Stavern. despite the terrain being so rugged it's a great place for a walk. with a little scaling pretty much everywhere on the naked

Raugland is a unique peninsula on the skagerrak coast of Norway. there are many places with fascinating rocks sculpted by the forces of nature but none so stunningly rounded as here in Raugland. the entire