Weekend walk

Got our dose of sunshine today

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“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

Silent Sunday

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As long as you feel pain, you’re still alive. As long as you make mistakes, you’re still human. And as long as you keep trying, there’s still hope. ~Susan Gale

*****

An old poem by me from the same perspective.

Silent Sunday – Express

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My thoughts – Express

We occupy far more space in a stranger’s mobile,

than a place in someone’s heart.

-Rupali

मेरे विचार

आजकल हम लोगों के दिलों में कम,

और अनजान लोगों के मोबाइल में ज्यादा बसतें हैं। 

-रुपाली 

What’s (was) bugging me?

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The truth is, it’s little early to have captured the bugs for the season. What bothered me the most was my inability (with a long list of reasons) to have hiked a lovely place earlier this year.

Last weekend me being in the city encouraged me to go out and even the sun and the weather department were quite cooperative. Saturday turned into Sunday. Saturday was spent reading “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” by Matthew Desmond. After breakfast on Sunday I hiked around 1300 uneven natural steps (Sherpa-trappene or Sherpa stairs ) to reach the top of the mountain named Ulriken. Ulriken is the highest of the Seven Mountains that surround the city of Bergen, Norway. It has a height of 643 metres above sea level. Four Sherpas from Nepal were hired to build stairs to Ulriken top.

Lens artists photo challenge – What’s bugging me

Lens artists photo challenge – Structures

Jos Monday Walk

Another links (in Norwegian) –

  1. https://www.nrk.no/vestland/sherpaer-fra-nepal-byggjer-trapp-til-ulriken-1.12957382
  2. Signe (93) made the trip up Ulriken

A video taken by me: The view

Happy weekend friends!

Weekend 119: A fresh breeze is good for us

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We were back on our favourite tour. Moderate temperature between 5 to 10 degrees and visiting clouds helped us to keep hiking. We managed to walk 11 km with an ascent of about 576 metres in 3 hours before lunch. We could not go futher due to ice on the top.

Spring flowers are scarcely blooming and mostly on the sunny side of the valley. Though almost every survivng plant/tree showcase lovely buds.

We saw a batch of beautiful purple wild flowers, Genus Hepatica, perennials Chionodoxa (Scilla) in the buttercup family growing along the roadside. It looks like flowers were waiting for some sunshine. Jude has corrected the name of these flowers.

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Jo’s Monday Walk

Stay safe and be kind.