mairead (43)in #photography • 6 years agoReflectionsIceland is a land of many colors. In the summer it's mostly green and black, now in early spring mostly yellow and during winter it was white, which, like in the picture, is…mairead (43)in #photography • 6 years agoIcelandic swanThere are so many swans in Iceland! I wouldn't expect them here, but they are here and making lots of noise! I took this picture a month ago and I could see the swanling really…mairead (43)in #life • 6 years agoHow did you discover your favourite place to be?I discover mine (on the picture) when I was 8 years old and we went to holidays with my parents. We went to Slovakia and slept in a tent, we were hiking and enjoying delicious…mairead (43)in #life • 6 years agoPower of the powerlessPower of the powerless is an essay on communist regime written by czech dissident and later president Václav Havel. I'm reading it right now and I particularly like this one…mairead (43)in #photography • 6 years agoSunset at PragueTook this picture from the flat of my aunt in Prague. You can see the chimneys of houses and really cool clouds. Posting this picture today because I'm getting up before sunrise…mairead (43)in #life • 6 years agoStones, my precious!This is a little sample of my "collection" of semi-precious and precious stone (I wrote quotation marks because what I have is not really a collection in a way I would try to…mairead (43)in #life • 6 years agoWhat is it like to sleep in the woodsDid you ever wake up with a view like the one in the picture? Lying on the ground staring up to the tree crowns through which sun beams color the leaves bright green? Sleeping in…mairead (43)in #photography • 6 years agoPerks of living close to a beech forestThis tree grows just a few metres from my house. Beech forest is the original natural vegetation type in Central Europe. There are lots of beeches growing in the area where I…mairead (43)in #life • 6 years agoRing-tailed lemur in Prague ZOOIn Prague ZOO you can just come to the lemur space (wouldn't call it a cage as it is huge) and watch them really closely. Some are not afraid of people at all and will come just…mairead (43)in #photography • 6 years agoIn the hills of Czech Republic...In the middle of Czech Republic lie hills covered in forests, full of mushroom, moss, animals, secret places to sleep for humans (either huts or just places to make fire safely…mairead (43)in #life • 6 years agoMeet Rosie the Walking stickDid you ever have a little unusual pet? I did, this was my walking stick Rosie. She lived in a terrarium with her friend (who was my brothers walking stick) and she took…mairead (43)in #photography • 6 years agoBeams of rising sun || Heaven on fireI took this picture one morning going to school a few years ago. Looks like the apocalypse was just about the start (maybe I wasn't unhappy considering I had to be in school at 7…mairead (43)in #photography • 6 years agoBeautiful landscape of PragueYou can see this beautiful landscape from the tram, most people don't even look out of the window while passing there, but it's one of my favourite spots to see. Its close to the…mairead (43)in #food • 6 years agoMushroom pickingIn some countries, for example Czech Republic or Finland, it is common for people to go to the forest for picking mushrooms. During late summer and autumn everybody grabs…mairead (43)in #photography • 6 years agoLittle blue blossomThis little beauty was growing on a mountain meadow in the summer. I love its color!mairead (43)in #photography • 6 years agoIn a rowSitting next to each other and watching people going shopping, I imagine.mairead (43)in #photography • 6 years agoTree with golden leavesFrom the forests of Czech Republic (but maybe has distant ancestors somewhere in Lothlórien :))mairead (43)in #food • 6 years agoFrozen blackberriesFrozen blackberries from the summer that I took out of the freezer when baking. To the pie with them!mairead (43)in #photography • 6 years agoSnow laceInteresting pattern made by frozen snow. It was windy the previous days and snow and wind together created this snow lace on a pole that was showing the way. Picture I took while…mairead (43)in #photography • 6 years agoA story about a stag beetle (with a happy end)Once my brother came home from school with a small paper box in a plastic sack. Inside, he said, was a dead stag beetle that he found on the road. He wanted to show it to us, but…