Have you ever noticed how much there’s to be seen when one walks, just slowly walks? Walking offers us the ability to move slowly and it’s the perfect way to be attentive to the world around us. We will be able to see big and small things that will fill us with joy and wonder.…
Even though August is the last full month of summer and everything might be bleached by the heat of the sun, there still so much color to be found. These summer colors have rich hues and secretly allude to autumn to come. It all starts with the sunrise! Slowly everything is lightened with a golden…
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…
“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…
One of my favourite places in one of my favourite cities is the Botanical Garden in Leuven. Especially in early spring I love to wander around in this magnificent and well maintained garden. On those early spring days this grass field turns into a purple carpet and the air is filled with its sweet perfume.…
Winter… is a slow season is for turning inward is for being still, for reflecting and resting. Winter … is for looking forward to the first snowdrops is for wearing comfortable warm woollen cardigans is for noticing the small daily gifts. But how can we try to “keeping winter”? I have to admit I love…