Well, not a cherry in this case, but a handful of ripe strawberries. They are always the star of the season and delicious as they come. So is Godiva chocolate. Combine the two and you have a definite winner. For the perfect combination sip some bubbly with it, preceding or following some carnal pleasures (strongly … Continue reading
Life is hectic and has a tendency to be annoyingly overwhelming, hence the long and unexplained hiatus in my usual blogging pattern lately. On the other hand absence doesn’t put a full stop to spontaneous exploits of my curious nature. Architectural wonders still fascinate me, I continue to notice the unexpected, the out of the ordinary or otherwise unique, and keep … Continue reading
Life threw a few job-related curveballs at me recently. After the initial panic the dust settled and I graciously adopted a “devil may care” attitude while tending to my photography. I simply cannot fathom why you’re not allowed to take pictures of the tempting curves of an architectural wonder, such as St Paul’s Cathedral, the world’s … Continue reading
In our daily life we’re constantly being bombarded by stimuli. Human perception is as complex as it gets, but processing every single piece of information is simply impossible. So we’re selective of the information we let in and strive to make interpretation easier. There is a universal tendency to seek patterns in random data called apophenia; simply put … Continue reading
When I was a little girl, we often went foraging for mushrooms in the nearby woods, especially after it rained. We packed some sandwiches and stayed out all day, collecting different varieties, which we then dried and ate. Those days, roaming the woods are among my happiest childhood memories: witnessing new life hatching, walking among the trees as sunlight … Continue reading
Postcards from the Country 