November edition of my favorite reads — Every month I dread this part and time. I know I want to put together this list of my favorite reads and yet I also know I have far too many sitting in my list. Of course, I could name them all here but I know with the short attention…

Week 174 of the photographic documentary of my daily life — A friend just texted me asking if we were working as well here in New Zealand as she only gets to see hiking pictures from us on social media. We do work as well, for sure but I don’t share much of that online. The reason why we took this…

And returning from an adventure in the beech forests — As the sun was rising on the horizon appearing behind the mountains, the first rays were warming up our tent. I was gently waking up to the lovely sound of the river flowing just meters from our tent while the cries of the seagulls were already filling the valley. It…

An adventure far from civilization and in a valley deep in the southern Alps — When we stopped in the forest and the sound of our steps disappeared one felt overwhelmed by the deep sounds of the forest. The light chirping of the birds mixed with the constant buzzing of insects while the background sound of the roaring river never changed. What a day it…

It really isn't that difficult — This platform is not just for people who love to write or those who love to read, it’s a place for everyone looking for a genuine community. Finding like-minded people, exchanging thoughts and experiences, learning from each other and sharing one’s happiness with others. Isn’t that why we’re all here? …

Of the 52-week photography challenge — It took me a bit more than a month to put together this challenge response as I needed that one image still to finish the piece. It's been just as long since we moved to New Zealand and instead of looking for photographs in my archives for this prompt, I…

Surrounded by songbirds, rabbits in the pasture and sheeps grazing on the meadow — A raptor is roaring the sky above my head just as a rabbit sneaks out of a burrow down below. Songbirds are chirping sitting in the bushes on the slope and a gentle splashing sound appears from the water flowing in the man-made ditch behind me. 24/11/2023 I’m sitting up on…

Nature does not hide the reproduction process — I was sitting on my lounging chair writing on my tablet when a sparrow was attacking another one on the ground. I watched the two of them telling David one bird was ‘killing’ another one. Only a lot later when I watched two more couples doing the same, I noticed…

Being an active girl, I rarely ever stand still — I’m in motion. All. The. Time. If I’m not falling at 200kph toward Earth while getting paid for jumping out of planes, I go for hikes, paddle across oceans and lakes or pack my bags to move across the world. I’ve always been an active girl, and while I had…