Once upon a time I took a small pathway into a forest called “Hallerbos”. This path led me deep into the forest along green patches of wild garlic. Its distinctive smell filled the air. The white starry flowers were about to bloom and added some more magic to these enchanted woods. The tall beeches were…
“April comes with sudden showers, chilling winds and sunny hours. April comes with growing green on the trees still winter-lean.” April is really revealing all kind of greens! Everything looks so fresh and alive again after a bare and long winter. It’s finally time to harvest the first flowers and tiny herbal leaves to brew…
Finally we can welcome another Spring! Something we all eagerly have been looking forward too, haven’t we?! We can leave winter behind us and prepare for this new season of hope, light, joy and growth! It’s a time for blooming flowers, fresh sprouts of green, sunshine and days spend outside in the garden or nature.…
The first blossoms are blooming… what a hopeful sight! Spring is slowly approaching and I’m so looking forward to it? You too? Although it was far from a spring day when I photographed these blossoms. On the contrary, it was misty and had rained all night, it rather seemed like the perfect autumn day! Nevertheless…
“When the world wearies, and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden.” Quote by Minnie Aumônier Today the garden was my safe haven and refuge as the world sometimes is too overwhelming, especially now when the restrictions and limitations due to corona has such a huge impact on our daily lives. When I…
When one looks carefully, there are signs of life and growth everywhere on these first February days. Unnoticed, the snowdrops have begun to bloom. The tips of their specially hardened leaves are pushing themselves out of the cold ground and their lovely white bells are easily visible in the boarders now. It’s so wonderful and…
21st of December… the darkest and shortest day. A day for candlelight, evergreens in the house and a love letter! This year the winter quote is written on a piece of handmade paper… This year’s winter is so different than we used to be. We might feel as if the world, in a figurative sense,…
December has arrived, a month of celebration and cosiness. We all know, this year the holidays will be different. That’s why this month can perhaps feel darker and gloomy. But it also has to do with the time of the year; short and dark days, rain and cold. Although we often wish otherwise, it can’t…
October… it’s all about autumn, falling leaves, fading colors, coziness, candlelight, warmth and harvest. I hope you are all doing well and ready for this new season! “Anyone can love a rose, but it takes a lot to love a leaf. It’s ordinary to love the beautiful, but it’s beautiful to love the ordinary.” Unknown…
A new season is here! Today we welcome autumn, the season of abundance, harvest and cosiness! I’ve made an autumn wreath with dried flowers in warm autumn colors, collected from the garden. It was such a simple but yet delightful thing to do! “Oh, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my…