Tag: photography
A comforting roasted carrot & pumpkin soup
.... for that time I fell of my bike flat on my face! Yes, this has actually, really happened. What most foreigners fear when they come to this country and see dozens of people, especially in Amsterdam, manoeuvring swiftly on their bikes through traffic, cutting cars and sometimes in trams. In reality the chance of falling of
Breakfast ; Rye Bread with Sweet Potato and Boiled Egg
Happy Easter! But for me no easter breakfast.... I live alone and it seems pointless to spend Easter Eve hiding eggs in my tiny apartment to then go to bed and search for them in the morning, haha! Or setting the complete breakfast table just for one. Instead of that, I have made this healthy breakfast
Peonies
Today some of my colleagues saw this blog and they really liked it and I got complimented on my photography! one said what she loved is the peony header. There is more where that came from in my archives, so for this Wednesday... Peonies!
photographing fireworks
I would like to share some fireworks photos with you, which I have taken recently at a yearly fireworks festival where a couple of countries compete for the best fireworks show. I had never done anything like this, but an event was organised by the photoclub which I am a member of. A great opportunity
up close in my life
Hi there and welcome back too My World. For almost two years my blog floated around aimlessly abandoned on the web. In all that time have sat down behind my laptop, thought while in the shower, in the car on my way to work, while cooking on what, again, my first post should be about;
Garden visitors
Last summer I bought this egg with nesting material for in my garden cause, even though we live in a city, we still get quite a few birds in the garden especially small birds like sparrows and blue tits. I was so pleased to see that my garden visitors appreciated their present and used
spinach pancakes with lime butter
One of my favourite cafe/restaurants in Haarlem is Spaarne66, it's name comes from the canal "het Spaarne" next to which it is situated. It's a great place to sit outside, to have a lunch, dinner or just cup of coffee or a glass of wine and on a sunny day you will see dozens
First Cherry Blossom of the year
The last winter in our side of the world has been extremely mild, even now we have some unusually warm days, causing plants to bloom early. Weather reporter even say that nature is one month ahead of itself. When we had one of these warm, spring days earlier this week, me & the boyfriend headed
Global March For Lions
Something different then the topics that I usually post, but this I had to share. The sad fact is that in several countries, lions are bred so that rich people can "hunt" them for pleasure. These canned huntings or trophy huntings are a growing business in mainly Africa and so thousands of lions are bred
practicing food photography; raspberries and brambles
According to the website, internationalfoodphotographyday.com, is today international food photography day... Although this website does not specifies why, nor what this is based on and because it is sponsored by an brand of fruit, I doubt how much value this IFPD really has. Nevertheless, I should not complain too much, because when I read it
Loose tea and a beautiful smokers table
Now that the days are getting darker, noticeable shorter and, especially the last 2 days, windy and wet, the time of sitting outside with a cool drink is definitely behind us. And so its time to light the candles and pour a nice cup of tea, and therefore I invested in some lovely loose teas,