Photography – Page 21 – Alive and Trekking

Block

The bright sun and cloudless sky create some cool shadows on the rocks. I also love the blockiness of the rocks juxtaposed the organic shapes of the vegetation.

Could this week’s photo challenge be any more perfect? My entire blog is about nature and the great outdoors, so I just had to post! These are photos from quite a while back. Back in 2011 I visited one of my friends and we went hiking in Färnebofjärden Nationalpark, a beautiful and lush river landscape alongContinueContinue reading “Färnebofjärden Nationalpark”

Up

Once you have tasted the taste of the sky, you will forever look up – Leonardo Da Vinci I have a soft spot for cloudy skies, so this week’s photo challenge is perfect!

Into the forest

And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul – John Muir Beautiful hiking along forest trails in Dalarna, Sweden,

Doorway

I saw this beautiful door in the centre of Osnabrück, where two friends and I enjoyed not only the Christmas market, but also the many old buildings in the city.

On the horizon…

…you can see Nelson and the Boulder Bank. And perhaps further in the distance you can even see as far as Abel Tasman N.P. I love Nelson. It’s one of my favourite cities in New Zealand. I’ve been there quite a few times, but this was the first time I hiked up to the CentreContinueContinue reading “On the horizon…”

Section

Two photos from the Vasaloppsleden, which I hiked a section of but would love to hike fully!

Unfurling fern frond

“In pounamu carving the koru is said to represent new beginnings, growth and regeneration. We know it symbolises the fern frond seen in New Zealand’s native bush because of a Maori proverb that speaks of rebirth and growth: Ka hinga atu he tete-kura – ka hara-mai he tete-kura (As one fern frond dies – one is born toContinueContinue reading “Unfurling fern frond”