Complete Calendar 2017

In the spirit of drawing things to a close on this blog, here is the final selection of images for my Calendar 2017. Okay, two. As you could see and take a peek at my new blog yesterday, with the new year this one is about …

Lens-Artists PC: Splashing in Niki’s Garden

Here is a true story to lead you into the garden where the Magician stands on the head of the splashing High Priestess. Sounds like life. It’s 1991 and I’m out of the country without my parents for the first time. The country is France …

Thursday Doors, 13/9/18: Norm mix I.

Today a special door selection from my first blog, of doors that caught the eye of our Thursday Doorman.  “The day I set foot in Rome and start exploring for doors… well I don’t know if I’ll ever leave the place.” This was the comment …

Happy every day, sister!

But especially today. While you are rushing to meet the Year of the Answer next year, here are my best wishes in the form of different objects and sights. Let’s see. First, here is this beauty for you and the best thing about it is …

Pic and a Word #143: Big

The subject of Big had me reach for Niki de Saint Phalle’s Oracle from her Tarot Garden. She is the grandest I know. Sometimes I’m confronted with it So big So far to go This is how Patrick begins his poem for this week’s Pic …

Favourite WPC posts, blog 2/1

This is my second post for the last WPC challenge ever, which challenged us to post our favourite photos. Who follows me will know that it won’t end here. In my last week’s post my favourite WPC posts from my first blog were gathered. Today I …

WPC: Life lines

I almost forgot to post my lines for the WPC this week. So two posts a day it must be. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves today, only locations in the captions. These are the lines of my life, only the dog leash is …

Day 27 & dVerse: The Devil rubaiyat

Today’s poem answers to two poetry challenges again. I think I might as well get it out: Hello, my name is Manja and I’m an overachiever.   But first a very special token of gratefulness to Charlotte at Zouxzoux for a wonderful surprising mention in her …

WPC: Favourite place, or is it time?

There is a time and a place and sometimes they come together just right. Here are some of those. I’ve encountered a problem with this WordPress theme, Edda, no matter how much I love it otherwise: the captions are too little no matter what I …

All my kisses

First a little kiss to all Americans. Why? Read till the end. No, it’s not because they have given us St. Valentine’s Day which I didn’t have growing up. Even though I hate commercialism behind this type of holidays, love is always an excellent cause …

February 2017

Now that February is here, let’s look at last year’s, as is my habit. I have only four photo folders for this month. February is short and it’s not yet as comfortable to stroll around due to cold winds. All photos were taken in my …