…make you want to move your dancing feet! 

Still trying to find another house to live in…will come back later. If you’re lucky and have as beautiful weather as we have here, enjoy it as long as you can! Have a wonderful weekend!

Hi My Friends,

today was a hard day, so I decided to take a short walk in Leytonstone. This is the name of the district where we live currently. We’ll move next week…Gggrrrr…Guess what happened. The landlord gave us a notice to move out in a week. He’d sold the house!!! But com’ on we’re still living here, I can’t believe this. Ok, it’s London, anything can happen….blahhhh…

So… I like this rose so much. Today we had a wonderful weather, it hasn’t rained for 3 days now!!! It’s not a miracle but we’re in London. Tomorrow we might have some though. When I caught sight of this beauty walking along the park, I couldn’t resist and took a pic immediately. She looked as if asking me ‘how much do you love me?’ Isn’t it amazing? The petals are so soft and delicate, I would hold them up, touch my face and smoothe my skin with them. (Not that I’m that old and wrinkled…lol)  This beauty reminds me not to forget about the precious things that happen to appear in our life. I do believe there are much more like this out there!

Hope you all have a wonderful evening!

Lolo

“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.”

~ Friedrich Nietzsche

I’m now listening to one of my favourite songs, Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen. First I heard it in the Shrek movie, then I watched the X-Factor finalist, Alexandra Burke. She was absolutely gorgeous with her wonderful voice! I’ve just read an article about this song, it was then placed No. 1. in the UK Christmas singles chart. Hhmm… Christmas… I think I’m looking forward to it… a bit. Not because of the weather, it’s REALLY REALLY nice now, sunny, warm, the sky is almost clear. Love this song! 

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Best,

Lolo

Hey Y’all,

“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.”

~ Phyllis Diller

wooow, this is my first fully manual shot!! Manual exposure + manual focus!!! Ok-ok I know this isn’t a big deal for the most of you, but for me it’s a great improvement. LOL The bad thing is that it was not taken with my lovely Nikon cam but with a Pentax I-don’t-even-remember-what-kind-of-cam. K20D, I got it from a friend to try a new prime lens. Thanks Taz! The result looks good, right? I’ve never thought that taking macro shots is such a great fun. I’ve already ordered some new rings from E-Bay that I can put onto my cam and with this 58 mm lens I’ll be able to do such miracles.   Can’t wait the time to receive them. I have so many ideas to shoot. This is my third week in London… the weather is sometimes very depressing, I’ll need to find out something to overcome this horrible feeling. Just ‘cos I so much like hanging outside and capture the wonders of nature. It keeps me alive every day, brightens my day, especially when I think things are going along smoothly and then all of a sudden life throws me a curve ball.

There must be something going wrong with the engine of my blog. I need to figure out why the photos in my media library are multiply uploaded. I remember having uploaded them only once, or twice if they are in my portfolio, too.  That part looks like a crash rather disaster too… hmm {Sigh…sigh} I have no time to update it properly. Need to ckeck it with my lil bro. He’s a super hero in solving such crazy bugs. 

Regarding bad weather, one more thought has just come to my mind. God we have palm trees here in the gardens, the weather can’t be that bad!! So I do believe it’ll be much better and I’ll get used to it very soon, otherwise I’ll move to Spain…hahhaa. (Photo was taken in Stevenage, 50 mins ride from London to the North…not that it would be really important lol just for me for future reference…or should I tag it…yeah maybe, now done.)

I hope your Wednesday is going great!

Hugs,

Lolo

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilage it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”

~ Marcus Aurelius

Photo taken in Croatia / island of Vir during my holiday. Have a wonderful, sunny Sunday!

L.

“I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.”

~ Rosalia de Castro

Hey All,

I’m back – but this time in London, quite far away from home. {Sigh…} I’m planning to look at this as a life long journey. Considering the above quote I’m not sure if I’m full of positive or negative feelings but rather full of energy that gives me power to go on. ‘Cos – some of you might know – it’s really really HARD to start a new life in a completely different country, leaving everything behind – family, friends (!!) and your whole life – and bundling all your stuff in a bag, and LEAVE… GO AWAY… FAR AWAY. I have only ONE WISH: Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and stay my friend on this journey! We’ll meet at the end!

(I’ll be on and off nowadays…I think I’ll need some time to get used to my new life in London…)

Thinking of you ALWAYS!

Warm hugs,

L.

“The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.”

~ George Eliot

Hello my Friends,

I had a fantastic holiday on the island of Vir in South Croatia. The weather was extremely hot but the cold sea cooled us.   I wish I could have spent more days there. I so much loved the peace of this beautiful, small island. The sea was SOOO blue.   I will come back a bit later with a few more shots. Have a lovely day!

Best,

Lolo

There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart…pursue those.

~ Michael Nolan

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From Sunday on I’ll be participting in a new challenge. YAAY! ‘The Sunday Creative’ by Maegan. This will be a weekly one. I hope it will be a great fun too. Feel free to join if you’d like to!

Usually I don’t post twice a day, but today is an exception. ‘Fly‘ day is the next day in the camp. There’s a lil bug on one of the flowers. No more comments… I’m too tired, will get back here tomorrow. Maegan asked us to write 3 full notebook pages of stream of consciousness writing about nothing. LOL Toomooooorrrooow…. Can’t wait to have some sleep. Kids, water, sunshine have taken all my energy. 

Enjoy the rest of your day! See ya on Monday!

Hello Dear,

I’ll be short today, need some rest. Tomorrow will be an exciting, long day for us. I’ll go and photograph hubby’s go-kart race. Yayy! A bit dangerous, but he is a very good driver, I know. The camp is going on pretty well, today was a bit easier day. Our world prompt is ‘grow‘. It can refer to many things such as flowers, kids, money in your purse, your business, knowledge, respect, wisdom, confidence or willingness to do something. I could make a very long list. Maegan asked what I wanted to be as a child. I had no idea at that time. All I wanted is to play forever.

Now I have only one dream: happy faces smiling back at me. 

As for growth when you really want something, sometimes you have to swim a little deeper. You can’t give up just because things don’t come easy. You have to overcome the obstacles and face your fears. But in the end it’s all worth while! Life is full of ups and downs, but if you believe in yourself, you will always come through with flying colors. Value friendship, love and faith. Never underestimate yourself. Believe in yourself!

Remember, there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible.

My quote for today:

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

~ Pablo Picasso

Nice, right?

xo