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Sunday 31 January 2010

Waiting For Spring



"The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Saturday 30 January 2010

Gingerbread House with Icing



... Well, not really gingerbread, of course...

Friday 29 January 2010

Snowstorm Collage



Snowstorm pictures through the window - 27 January, 2010

"I played a heap of snow in a school play. I was under a sheet, and crawled out when spring came. I often say I'll never reach the same artistic level again."


Stellan Skarsgård (Swedish actor, born 1951)

Monday 25 January 2010

Mosaic Monday: Dahlias



Visit Little Red House to see more mosaics, and to wish the Mosaic Monday host Mary
Happy Birthday!

I'm a bit tired of winter just now, so looking back through last year's pictures every now and then for some colour!

Sunday 24 January 2010

Foundation



"The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation."
St Augustine

Saturday 23 January 2010

Town Square



In the summer, people like to sit and chat on these sculptured chairs.
Not quite as much sitting and chatting outdoors in the winter...

Friday 22 January 2010

Tulips



To take a pause from all the snow, here is a bouquet of tulips. The photo was edited first in Picasa and then additional effects added in Photoshop Elements.

Thursday 21 January 2010

Gate


"Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand." 
St Thomas Aquino

Tuesday 19 January 2010

Frozen Rose Hips







(Pictures taken 31st December 2009)

Sunday 17 January 2010

Shades of White




"New things are fair." (Proverb.)



“Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me; I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
Albert Camus


Saturday 16 January 2010

Icy River



Look closely and you'll see the shadow of me standing on the bridge taking the picture...

Friday 15 January 2010

Blue, White and Red



Among apartment buildings built ~ 60 years ago, a few older houses still stand as a reminder of the days when this part of town was countryside.

Thursday 14 January 2010

Winter Birches



This birch-lined driveway runs across an old cemetery.




A tall birch which "stands out" because it is on its own.

Wednesday 13 January 2010

Snowy and Cold



While over the last 12 days I've been showing Calendar pictures looking back through 2009, the new year has started with really cold weather and lots of snow all over Sweden. Around where I live, this is the coldest winter we've had since 1987.

Tuesday 12 January 2010

Calendar 2010: December



I've started 2010 off by showing 12 photos from 2009 that I chose for a monthly wall calendar.
This is the last one; and if it seems familiar - yes, just like the "January" picture, this one too was on show here at the beginning of December; just after I had put the first decorations up for the season... Now it will be time to take them down soon. (I usually keep the window lights until mid or end of January, depending a bit on the weather outside.) 

Monday 11 January 2010

Mosaic Monday: Winter Swans



More Monday Mosaics at Little Red House.

Calendar 2010: November



I'm starting 2010 off by showing 12 photos from 2009 that I chose for a monthly wall calendar.

Sunday 10 January 2010

Calendar 2010: October



I'm starting 2010 off by showing 12 photos from 2009 that I chose for a monthly wall calendar.

Saturday 9 January 2010

Calendar 2010: September



I'm starting 2010 off by showing 12 photos from 2009 that I chose for a monthly wall calendar.

Friday 8 January 2010

Calendar 2010: August


Red Currants - Ribes rubrum - Röda vinbär

I'm starting 2010 off by showing 12 photos from 2009 that I chose for a monthly wall calendar.

Thursday 7 January 2010

Calendar 2010: July


Painted Lady - Cynthia Cardui - Tistelfjäril
I'm starting 2010 off by showing 12 photos from 2009 that I chose for a monthly wall calendar.

Wednesday 6 January 2010

Calendar 2010: June



I'm starting 2010 off by showing 12 photos from 2009 that I chose for a monthly wall calendar.

Tuesday 5 January 2010

Calendar 2010: May



I'm starting 2010 off by showing 12 photos from 2009 that I chose for a monthly wall calendar.

Monday 4 January 2010

Calendar 2010: April



I'm starting 2010 off by showing 12 photos from 2009 that I chose for a monthly wall calendar.

Sunday 3 January 2010

Calendar 2010: March



I'm starting 2010 off by showing 12 photos from 2009 that I chose for a monthly wall calendar.

Saturday 2 January 2010

Calendar 2010: February



I'm starting 2010 off by showing 12 photos from 2009 that I chose for a monthly wall calendar.

Friday 1 January 2010

Calendar 2010: January



In January 2009, I took my first hesitating steps into the Blogworld by starting my first blog The Island of the Voices. I really had no concept at all back then of how much time I would end up spending in this world during the rest of the year - how many places I would get to see without actually visting them, or how many new friends I would be making all over the globe!


I also did not foresee how my own interest in photography would suddenly explode as a consequence. From July on, when I also joined the shared photo blog Soaring Through the World in Pictures, I found myself taking as many photos in one month as previously in one year - something of that proportion... This, in turn, led on to also starting my DawnTreader's Picture Book in September.


For Christmas, I had a wall calendar for 2010 made out of 12 chosen photos from the past year, to give to some family members and friends. I thought I'd start 2010 off on this blog by publishing the same 12 pictures here. It will be looking back at last year; and looking forward to the seasons of the coming year as well.


If you're thinking you've seen the January picture before, quite recently - that's right! It is a sunrise picture from early December, published on this blog 5 December. I chose it for January because it seemed fitting to start the calendar for the new year with a wintry picture taken at dawn...


The title of my very first blogpost at The Island of the Voices was
 "The Dawn of a New Year and a New Blog"

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Awards given to DawnTreader's Picture Book



Over-the-Top Award from NPT @ The Nature..., 3 November 2009.
More info at The Island of the Voices.




'Blog of the Week' from Brett @ 365 to 42, 9 November 2009.


From Scriptor Senex @ Rambles From My Chair, 22 November 2009

About Me - DawnTreader

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Västergötland, Sweden
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My camera is a Nikon Coolpix 4600.
For basic editing of most photos and collages I use Picasa 3.
Sometimes I also experiment with some more "artistic" effects in Photoshop Elements or Paint Shop Pro.


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