It's time

... to get going again!

After all the eating and sleeping over the holidays it's really difficult to find back into a routine that doesn't include too much couch time and lazy browsing of magazines after work...

taken with my iPhone

I hope you all had a wonderful start into 2013 - may it be an interesting and exciting year filled with joy and fun and health for all of you!

Merry Christmas

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas!

The time up to Christmas was hectic and crazy - more than usual - and it has been hard for me to get into the mood. But now that I'm beginning to calm down a bit, I also feel the anticipation and joy that comes with Christmas and I'm looking forward to candles, cookies and Christmas carols.

However you celebrate Christmas or spend the Christmas days - have a wonderful time everyone!

Oh, well...

As Nancy pointed out to me in her comment here, it's almost December...

I feel like a broken record even only thinking, how time flies, and I won't bore you with all the reasons and details, why it wasn't possible for me to show up here more often (or at all).

So I'm just happy to have made it here today and linking up to Kim's last Texture Tuesday for 2012:

taken with my iPhone - texture "Kristin" by Kim Klassen

Have a wonderful week everyone! I hope to be here again soon (and more often, too...!).

October?!

I feel a bit like whirled around in a time machine...

Taken with my iPhone

I remember vaguely doing August Break, then there was September - at least I think so - and today is October 1... Can you believe it? Well, actually I can't!

Have a good start into a wonderful October everyone - I hope to hop off that time machine again soon to visit and catch up with you!

Busy

I've been busy these days/weeks (and obviously I'm not the only one!)...

Busy bees - taken with my iPhone

... and so I decided to come here for a quick "Hello", wishing you a most wonderful week.

Looking Back

Here's a quick recap of this year's August Break before September is over, too...

All photos taken with my iPhone

August was filled with visits to farmers' markets, fresh fruit and vegetables, thunderstorms, a lot of rain and a bit of sunshine and all kind of flowers. Despite the not so summerly weather there was a beautiful light, even in the waiting room at the doctor's.

August was over in a heartbeat, now let's see what September will bring!

Have a wonderful September everyone!

Too windy...

Taken with my iPhone - Textures by Kim Klassen

Yes, it has definitely been much too windy to get a decent flower shot these days and so I decided to try something new. Buildings have the advantage that they don't move in the wind - at least not normally...

For this image I decreased the saturation a bit and then used Kim's textures Cool Grunge and KK2 - that's it. It amazes me that it looks a bit like a sketch.

Enjoy the last day of July and have a great start into August, where I'm sure we'll all meet for August Break! Now off to see all the beautiful pictures over at Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday.