Spring Princess

Six Word Saturday

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Goodbye King Winter. Welcome Spring Princess!

Photo © Marion

And I am heeding her call!

* rushes out to feel the sun on her skin *

Off now to the forest. And Belgian sweet beer!

Have a springful weekend!

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Want to play along? All that’s necessary to participate is to describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words.

 

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Photo: Frisky

Isn’t he a frisky one? I took this photograph during my afternoon walk today.

You can find this and other photos at Photos of a Dutchess. At the top is a link to get back to Figments.

© Marion

Living Bridges

This post is a reblog from Anake Goodall about the Living Bridges of Meghalaya, India. The message was so inspiring and awesome, I just had to share it. Please read the post straight from Anake Goodall’s blog.

For the ones who don’t want leave the safe environment of Figments , you can also watch the BBC film (five minutes) here. And admire a photo of the living bridges. And with ‘living’, I really mean living! I urge you to hit the ‘play’ button, for you will be thrilled. The people of Meghalaya are working WITH nature, not against it, finding ingenious natural solutions. I am in awe.

In search of the origins of the photo I used for this post, I came upon Malini Rajesh’ blog. There you will find more intriguing information on these bridges! 

National Geographic – Big Cat Week

Reblogged from Kitty bloger:

Let’s safe big cats… http://youtu.be/9M6uoz1b9D4

National Geographic – Big Cat Week

Indeed, let’s save them! The big ones as well as our house tigers.

Featured in ‘Monday Joy’

 Today a bonus post. Because today is special. It was made special by Paula Tohline Calhoun, a great and imaginative writer I have been following for the last few months. You see, Paula has featured both my blogs Figments of a Dutchess (English) and Doldriest (Dutch) in her post

Monday Joy

And I am so very honored and happy by that. In fact, I am bouncing in my chair.

Paula Calhoun:

I love life, and treasure it each day, because I have come so very close to losing it, more times than I can count! That’s not to say that I don’t get grumpy, so I’ve chosen this smiling Australian turtle photo to remind me when I need to remember just how wonderful life is!

I strive to improve in all aspectsof my life. Some days I’m more successful than others, in much the same way as my blog says, “some days are cloudier than others.” I live and love by the Grace of God. My wish, my prayer for everyone is enough. . .

Thank you, dear Paula. And you are right: Enough. Enough is perfect. For everyone.

Want to read more of Paula Calhoun?

• Blog: Reflections from a cloudy mirror
• Facebook: I Wish You Enough
• Twitter: Paula T. Calhoun

~Marion

Photos: Imagination Is The Limit

And this guy’s imagination seems pretty limitless. Meet Erik Johansson, a Swede living in Berlin, Germany. Erik is a professional photographer and retoucher, who makes stunning photos.

I work mostly with personal- and commissioned projects. For me photography is just a way to collect material to realize the ideas in my mind. I get inspired by things around me in my daily life and all kinds of things I see. Every new project is a new challenge and my goal is to realize them as realistic as possible.

Want to see what this visual artist is capable of? Then click an image and…

© Eric Johansson

His website: Erik Johansson: Photo & Retouch, his portfolio.

Elemental

Elementals – Spirits of Earth, Air, Water and Fire

© Valeria Paes

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Made of thought and air

she floats into dreams, gently

wings into the haze

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Feather light her touch

on your skin, she lingers soft

until the winds fade

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© Iriloth

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Text haiku © Marion

“The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach” - Henry Beston

ELEMENTAL – prompted by