Jane Eyre In 1847 using the pen name of Currer Bell, Charlotte Brontë published one of the most influential novels in English literature which she entitled Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. It is an important book about growing up i.e. a “Bildungsroman”, but also a Gothic novel, a romance and a social commentary. It is a novel that many consider to be ahead of its time given Brontë’s views…
Recently, I got a nice collection of porcelain dolls made after famous female literary characters (some of you have already met my Madame Bovary) and among them there was Estella from Great Expectations, my favourite novel by Charles Dickens. Who is Estella? Estella is a little heartless bitch that was raised to break men’s hearts – in this case Pip’s. Did she succeed to…
I had never taken pictures of lily pads until this summer. Then all of a sudden a few opportunities presented themselves; first I found some nice water lilies in Italy on the shores of Lake Como; then there was a gigantic one in our botanical garden in Zagreb that unfortunately I could not photograph as it was enclosed in a greenhouse with insanely high…
Can someone tell me if these are edible, before it is too late? 😉 **About Thursday’s Special: It is a ‘non-challenge’ challenge that appeals to bloggers eager to wake up their creativity and show their own ideas and interpretation of the world. I invite everybody interested to join in. There are no themes, titles and techniques set for your expression, there are no limits…
Just a few weeks ago ducks could be spotted by a local lake. Now that they have all moved south, I wish I could follow them. **About Thursday’s Special: It is a ‘non-challenge’ challenge that appeals to bloggers eager to wake up their creativity and show their own ideas and interpretation of the world. I invite everybody interested to join in. There are no themes,…
He could never understand that shining star glistening so brightly and leading the way. Everybody wanted to reach for her, and he tried, but failed. The star smiled at him trying to give him a hand. “Come over, reach me”, she said. The glow was blinding, and so was his desire to be with her. The path was long and never ending. The star…
The scene takes me to Lago di Piano, a small lake close to Lago Lugano in Italy. Words were superfluous. Music was the only thing that could complement the setting sun over the still lake. Aldo dedicated this song to Angelina, his grandmother, but I dedicate this post to a dear blogger, Sylvia from adinparadise.wordpress.com. **About Thursday’s Special: It is a ‘non-challenge’ challenge that appeals…
Here are the words to live by: “The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox When you share and connect with each other I hope it is brought on by genuine interest, and that words and messages exchanged are honest and kind. Happy Thursday! **About Thursday’s Special: It is a ‘non-challenge’ challenge that appeals…
When I saw this bunker on Corsica from WWII I thought of the Cardinal. It looks like something he would have loved to photograph 😉 And here it is from a different angle. I like this one better. I hope you will like the beautiful Corsican music I attached above 🙂 **About Thursday’s Special: It is a ‘non-challenge’ challenge that appeals to bloggers eager…
This memory takes me back to the gardens of Villa Melzi in Bellagio, Italy. It was the first time I had opportunity to take a photo of a shining diamond 🙂 I dedicate this post to Johanna that you may know as Restless Jo. She is a diamond, but not in the rough 😉 **About Thursday’s Special: It is a ‘non-challenge’ challenge that appeals…
Unlike Paris or Prague, 900 year-old Zagreb did not develop on the banks of a river. Over centuries it had sufficient room to grow at the bottom of Medvednica Mountain, and was reluctant to cross the watercourse. When in the 1930’s the town’s population started to move across the Sava, Zagreb was in need of bridges. The Railway Bridge also known as the “Green…
