On a cloudy and windy day we started the summer holidays with a trip to the seaside. I prefer these kind of days at the sea as it’s calm and not crowded at all so I can enjoy the vastness of the sea and an almost empty beach. I’ve collected some of these pretty coloured…
I just want to share this beautiful poem of John O’ Donohue, an Irish poet and philosopher. We’re entering the first summer days now and I think it’s one of the seasons in which we can fully experience life around us with all our senses. And is there any place better than nature, in these…
Finally, we can officially welcome Summer today! And I would love to celebrate it with a bouquet of chamomile! This wonderful herb perfectly represents summer for me. They are such happy and beneficial flowers with their bright sunny flower heads! This most delicate illustration of Chamomile is from my book “In and out of the…
“At last came the golden month of the wild folk – honey-sweet May, when the birds come back, and the flowers come out, and the air is full of the sunrise scents and songs of the dawning year.” Samuel Scoville Jr. These first days of May have been golden indeed. Endless sunny days with a…
“In each new day, wherever you may be, there is always waiting for you some beautiful discovery. The more you go in search, the more you find that every day will have at least one moment where the beauty is simply and abundantly clear. In that moment your eyes will open – and the beauty…
“That enchantment that I lightly took out of the lovely April is for ever.” Leonie Adams April is one of my favourite months! Spring feels so lovely these days when the flowers are blooming and nature is showing off all its fresh greenery. And probably because it’s my birthday on its’ last day. How does…
This morning I woke up early and I decided to get up, take my bicycle and camera and go out for an early bike tour to photograph the blossoms. It was a little chilly but the sun was already up to accompany me. I enjoyed the fresh air, the wonderful birdsong, the misty views, the…
March is slowly coming to its end and I can honestly say it has been a strange and unexceptional month. Probably you will agree with me, isn’t it?! I hope you’re all in good health and are doing well despite the changed circumstances as the coronavirus has taken over our daily lives! In Belgium we…
Finally we can officially welcome Spring! Isn’t that a wonderful delight? Especially in these strange times where our daily lives are suddenly changed, where there’s uncertainty, fear, isolation, sickness, … . Maybe we can embrace the coming of Spring as the perfect gift for these troubled times. So I hope you will be able to…
‘May stillness be upon your thoughts and silence upon your tongue! For I tell you a tale that was told at the beginning… the one story worth telling… ‘ -Traditional Celtic storyteller’s prologue- Although I’m not much of a storyteller at all, I would like to tell you a little Irish tale of wildflowers by…