I think I already mentioned once or twice that if your fingers are itching to take up the camera but there’s nothing much in the neighbourhood which seems inspiring enough, there’s always… a zoo. After all, animals are always interesting photo models. So here is a picture selection from the visit to the Warsaw Zoo.
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The Summer sales are on and the Summer still continues, so whatever great summer dresses we manage to find on the sales racks we’ll be able to show off still this season ;-) So here is another suggestion for a line of beautiful and original Summer dresses – the collection by Wallis. It’s elegant, rich with colours, eye-catching, and the designs are figure-flattering for every size. Below are a few I like most – especially the first 3 in the top row – and you can find more here. Let’s go shopping!
The Summer heat still persists although I think it is finally getting a bit cooler… Anyway, it’s still the kind of weather which is perfect for sitting-out in the garden or on a shadowed patio – if you’re lucky enough to have one of those. If you do, why not consider turning it into a charming place with furniture pieces straight from rustic herb gardens of Provence? All the below pieces can be ordered with Dibor, and the entire collection can be viewed here. Enjoy! Have you ever heard about the Jacana? They’re a species of birds which is a perfect illustration of the saying “to grow into one’s shoes/feet.” Since these tropical birds tend to run on all kinds of water-covering foliage, such as water lily leaves, Mother Nature fitted them with really big feet. This by itself is not so strange of course, but bear with me for a moment longer. This is how an adult Jacana looks like: The adults are not very big, but the young ones are really, really tiny – their body has maybe 5cm in height and 3cm of circumference, except…they’re already born with these enormous feet! And I guess later on they “grow into them” – take a look, they seem to be a small ball of feather balancing precariously on feet 3 times their size! Nothing can be as creative as Mother Nature ;-)
Since I’ve moved to Poland I’ve been looking for a clothing brand available here which adds creativity to is design, in the same way as the Dutch Didi or the English Monsoon. I’m still looking, but in the meantime I came across an interesting line launched recently by the Scandinavian brand KappAhl, called the Folklore Tales. Interesting designs, beautiful embroidery and a dash of romantic – the result is quite intriguing. Below are a few pieces from the collection, and you can browse all of them here.
For me, the best way to cheer me up and make me happy is to discover a new great place which is worth being photographed; if a few days pass and I come across nothing worth reaching for my camera, my high spirits plummet and I get restless. Now, in Holland it was quite easy to feed my inner need for photo-hunting and beauty and adventure – there were lots of beautiful and original places to explore, parks where birds could be hunted down, towns to visit, gardens bursting with amazing flowers, the sea-side changing throughout the seasons, cycling routes to explore – and so much more. In Warsaw, this is not so easy – I’ve looked really hard, and I keep looking, but it’s extremely difficult to find anything which even comes close to satisfying my exploration-and-photo-hunger. So when it got really bad, I went to visit one place when it is guaranteed you’ll find something photo-worthy – the zoo.
The Warsaw Zoo is not very big and the beginning of my visit was not very promising, but finally I’ve found something interesting – the Bird Pavilion, of course. So here comes the first batch of photos from my visit to the Warsaw Zoo, let’s start with a very original collection of small birds from America and Africa – enjoy! If you’re looking for a perfect Summer wedding gift or a way to add charm and atmosphere to your own kitchen, I recommend you visit the website of Dibor, a UK Internet shop which promises to bring French style to your home. You must definitely visit the Kitchen section – there are charming wooden shelves, egg holders and egg cabinets (!!!) which you’ve never seen before, a beautiful kitchen book stand, bowls, baskets, salad shakers and much, much more. Below you can browse those few of their items which I love most, and you can click here to view Dibor’s entire Kitchen range. Enjoy! The hot Summer we’re having right now seems to be problematic for everyone and everything except… butterflies. I’ve never seen so many of them flying around, flaunting the amazing patterns on their wings. So now is also the best time to hunt them with a camera – visit my new Butterfly Gallery in the Galleries section for inspiration! The adjective „cute” might not be the most sophisticated one in our vocabulary, but there are things which are really hard to describe as something other than cute (or even mega-cute ;-) One perfect example are these fluffy balls of cute delight – two small kittens which kept us entertained during the weekend at my grandmother’s house. They’re so much fun to watch, and a real challenge to catch with a camera – they’re faster than you’d think, and they love to hide. Just look at them – a huge portion of cuteness you cannot pass by without notice!
The Summer heat wave continues and sitting in front of a computer is becoming more than difficult – with no air conditioning the houses are so hot and stuffy, that even thinking becomes challenging! Let’s hope the temperatures will drop soon and I’ll be back to blogging in a nice, cool breeze…
It’s a tough choice whether it’s better to fight the heat indoors or outdoors; for those of you who prefer the latter, I have a suggestion – a visit to a zoo. Only it cannot be the kind of zoo with a lot of animals crowded in a small space – it should be a zoo with extensive grounds and animals spread out through the park. And the New Malta Zoo in Poznan is exactly this kind of zoo – it would take several hours to walk around its grounds, which include three huge lakes and lots of forests, and you only come across an animal ever 15 minutes or so – if you’re lucky. It’s almost like hunting – there’s no guarantee you’re going to see these animals at all! So here are a few photo trophies from my visit to the Malta Zoo yesterday – can you name all of these? ;-) |
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