Month: Mar 2020

Mid March

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After two weeks of preventive quarantine due to coming back from Italy, I could finally go out last Monday. I still remember that day vividly – the light of the rising sun in early morning, the road to the mountains, and that wonderful feeling of being on a trail, all alone, just having my dog as a company. We were hiking for three hours meeting nobody on our way up to the top where we saw first people by a mountain refuge. That was truly special, having the woods only for myself, enjoying all sounds of nature, beautiful weather and probably last snow this season. When I sat in the refuge with a mug of hot tea, I thought: what a wonderful feeling to be free again.

Next days were rainy and when the sun came out again, it was accompanied with WHO’s announcement about pandemy and quite famous nowadays hashtag #stayathome.

My attitude had completely changed and even though I missed hiking in my beloved mountains which I can see every day from my window, I started appreciating my village even more. I am lucky to live by large fields and some woods, still able to get fresh milk from our neighbor’s cow, thus the current situation doesn’t affect us too much. Together with the dog, we discover hidden gems of the area, seeking for the signs of spring, animals’ tracks and unique places in the forests before it will get too difficult to access (meaning, when spiders are out there waiting to get into my hair, brr).

Also, my creativity started blooming. I spend days on drawing, writing letters, journaling, making collages, taking photos – and I even gave acrylic paints a try. Staying at home doesn’t necessarily equal boredom.

I guess that situation is difficult for all of us but I believe we can find a good way to use time we are given and to stop overthinking. And instead, to focus on our hobbies, spend time with family, read up those books which were waiting for so long, catch up with some work, improve a foreign language, try something we were thinking about but never eventually tried. Possibilities are endless.

I hope you all are staying safe and healthy ♥

Full moon

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For the last few days chasing golden hour slowly became a routine of mine; perhaps due to the forecast and upcoming cloudy, rainy days (actually, the first raindrops are tapping on the roof window above my head right now), and trying to get as much as I could out of that. Seems unbelievable how clear the sky has been lately, giving a wonderful sunlight during the day, and incredibly vivid moonlight in the night – every time I’m amazed with that bluish glow overcoming darkness and even making unexpectedly sharp shadows.

However, when I was going out with the camera (and the dog) by my side, I didn’t connect facts of beautifully clear sky and the full moon in a calendar. I was focused so much on the setting sun that I didn’t even notice the rising moon behind me. Thus, I turned around and to my surprise, I saw that perfect white circle above the woods. Could I be more lucky?

I’m deeply fascinated by the night sky. There’s something mesmerizing about the moon, about the phases; that every day it changes a little bit, sometimes shining more, another time less intensely. All those constellations which we can stare at, always finding something new, especially when getting farther from light pollution. Wherever we go, they always accompany – the stars can be different but they’re there.

That all makes me feel so small comparing to the whole universe; and at the same time lets me wonder how little my troubles are as well. The power of nature.