I am in Trondheim for a seminar. Took a short walk after breakfast.
Jos Monday Walk
Lens artists photo Challenge – Part1
Wordless Wednesday – Week 12
Let’s beat the Monday blues
The circle of life
It’s the circle of life, and it moves us all, through despair and hope, through faith and love, ’till we find our place, on the path unwinding. ~Elton John
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter. Rachel Carson
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March reading log – Part1
Please Look After Mother by Kyung-Sook Shin is at once a portrait of motherhood, not restricted to Korean culture. It discusses the unnoticeable acts of a mother which most of the time kids taken for granted until she stops doing it.
Next was a novel by Akhil Sharma. Family Life is a 2014 autobiographical novel by Akhil Sharma. Set in 1978, it tells the coming-of-age story of an eight-year old Indian boy named Ajay Mishra living with his recently immigrated family in New York City.
The third book was “The House on Mango Street” published in 1984 by Mexican-American author Sandra Cisneros. I read somewhere that this book is widely studied in schools as both an example of Hispanic culture and coming of age. This book is a collection of short vignettes, quite an observation.
Then comes “Passing” by Nella Larsen, first published in 1929. The story centers on the reunion of two lightly coloured childhood friends with mixed race background.
Spring: Time to recommit healthy habits
After a week or more of cold, gray, windy and wet days, we were surprised by a cold yet sunny weekend. Even our weather forecast department couldn’t not have clear words. Who could blame them when weather decides to play a prank on all of us.
Once the weekend chores were over I decided to pack a simple lunch and leave for a nice hike. And yes I changes my earlier plan. In this part of the world nature direct our plans, we obey 😊.
Everything was perfect until this point as I realized I was wearing regular Ecco gore-tex shoes and didn’t have spikes with me. I got little panic but decided to proceed with a thought to return back, just in case.
The trails on the south-west side of the mountains were mostly clear but not this way. I had to be cautious as I go upward for who knows what was waiting ahead.
Life is an adventure, it’s not a package tour. ~ Eckhart Tolle
I rested near this spot and ate my peanut butter sandwich. Also called my husband to show him what he missed. He was in his office. There were lot of people relaxing and having fun on the top of the mountain. The weather was ultimate.
Fortunately I managed the slippery sections on both the sides. Something I learned about myself, I can walk/slide on ice 😊. Point noted for future. In all I covered 13.5 km distance with 568 m elevation and used 970 calories.
Jos Monday Walk
I wanted to talk about the books I am reading but it’s already a long post. Rest in next.
Understanding Light to Capture Little Crocuses
The position and quality of light affect the image.
Where light and shadow fall on your subject – that is the essence of expression and art through photography.~ Scott Bourne
Last week went by so quickly. I was planning to have a post on Wednesday but couldn’t make it happen. Weather is improving in this part of Norway and large clusters of crocus are visible in sunny areas.
Window Shopping
Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard. ~Paul McCartney
Windows allow us to see past the boundaries of our own lives- Unknown
Ideas matter. Ideas that depict women as less than men influence men to treat women as less than men. Ideas that objectify women result in women being treated like objects (sex objects, mostly). ~ Beth Allison Barr
Our emotions impact how we perceive and respond to the world around us; how we interpret and, subsequently, judge the actions of others. We rarely seek to challenge why we’re feeling a particular emotion. Instead, we seek ways to confirm that emotion, making it easier to defend our reaction(s). ~Paul Ekman
As long as you have a window. Life is exciting – Unknown
Window:
- An opening for admission of light and air
- An opening through which business is conducted
- A means of entrance or access
Books open windows to the world and have the power to transform lives. ~ Ralph Lauren
February reading log
Reading books is similar to window shopping – Somethings we remember and some we forget.
I did learn two things from the first book. One is about “Fall fig ritual – fig growers traditionally bury their fig trees in the ground for the winter. Burying protects them from severe winters and the fig tree almost always survives.” The second about “the painted lady, Vanessa cardui, is a migratory butterfly that performs an annual multi-generational migration between North Africa and Europe“. It is the longest continuously migrating butterfly ever recorded. Wetter conditions in Sub-Saharan and North Africa at certain times of year can result in hundreds of times more Painted Lady butterflies making the 14,000 km trip to Europe.
I got interested in the secong book as it shed light on the conflict between Armenia and Turkey. The role of the Armenian community in the development of Istanbul and the Turkish regime’s denial of their role in the Armenian genocide. Are Turks really so ignorant of this history and why the Armenians are so stubborn to relive it? I have Armenian friends and I know their feelings. More details can be found on “Armenian genocide“
Wordless Wednesday – Week9
Full Moon Rising Over the Mountain
Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses.
Focus on your character, not your reputation.
Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes.
— Roy T. Bennett
Got our dose of sunshine today
“THE WEATHER OF LOVE”
Love
Has a way of wilting
Or blossoming
At the strangest,
Most unpredictable hour.
This is how love is,
An uncontrollable beast
In the form of a flower.
The sun does not always shine on it.
Nor does the rain always pour on it
Nor should it always get beaten by a storm.
Love does not always emit the sweetest scents,
And sometimes it can sting with its thorns.
Water it.
Give it plenty of sunlight.
Nurture it,
And the flower of love will
Outlive you.
Neglect it or keep dissecting it,
And its petals will quickly curl up and die.
This is how love is,
Perfection is a delusional vision.
So love the person who loves you
Unconditionally,
And abandon the one
Who only loves you
Under favorable
Conditions.
― Suzy Kassem,
Differences we may have many but never when it comes to go out for a walk. My husband suggested an early walk today as sunshine was promised 😍 We started after having a little breakfast. We had a fantastic walk and were greeted by many fellow walkers. People not always notice others while shopping but on the mountains smiles are always exchanged. We came back in a happy mood after two hours. With lunch, I made cold coffee. My way of thanking my better half for a fanstastic walk.
Here is a short clip from the walk
Jos Monday walk
Six Word Saturday
Turning Ingredients into an Edible Gallery
A well-crafted dish is a symphony of flavors, an orchestra of taste.
Food art speaks to our senses and whispers to our souls.
Flavors dance, colors pop, and textures sing in food art.
Food art is a delightful conversation between the chef and the diner.
Laughter is brightest in the place where food is good ~Irish proverb
What a fantastic coincidence as in my earlier post I talked about silence and now it’s time for sound. I wanted to see how sound is associated with food, as food has been a fundamental part of human civilization since the beginning of recorded history.
Six Word Saturday
A friendly note: I am totally aware of the fact that I haven’t mentioned the various sounds we hear in a restaurant, like background music, clinking of glasses, water pouring in a glass, plates clattering, etc. in the post 😀
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