my trift store is also open on saturdays which makes it very tempting to swing by on these days…today i was close by and thought i would have a quick look in the used cameras department (couldn’t help myself) i found a zeiss camera and a very pretty little one i think.

i have been reading about the german company - carl zeiss, which is widely associated with expensive, high-quality optical lenses. as these lenses are out of my price range i was delighted to find an old zeiss camera to try out. it is fully manual, meaning no auto-anything, but luckily there is a lightmeter so i won’t be completely lost. can’t wait to try it!

note: is it just me or does the camera cover look like a dog’s face?

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replies to “thrifted”

maja: hej maja! og tak for din kommentar! kan godt forstå du ikke tør komme i den genbrugsbutik, der er så mange fristelser (som du kan se i den næste post købte jeg endnu et kamera sidst jeg var der : )) hvor skal i flytte hen? held og lykke med opgaveskrivningen og nyd sommerferien! - jeg er frisk på en fejringsøl eller lignende ved lejlighed : )

young, anna, pia and lola: thanks guys!

veru: thanks for getting back on my question and thanks for the link also! i’m would like to comment more often on your blog but i don’t understand spanish : )

hanna: ja! jeg kan også rigtig godt lide den detalje

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replies to “wonderland”

thanks everybody, so glad to know you liked the wonderland rabbit drawing - hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!

peggy: hi peggy! thanks for your comment - i look forward to have a peek at your blog

chelsea: you really made me laugh with the phrase “man-bunny in suspenders” sounds so funny : )

anairam: i’m so sorry i didn’t mention you at first, i thought i had everybody on the list - you are added : )

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replies to “a little bit more”

anna: thanks! i think i sense a pattern…seems like i photograph a lot of curtains these days : )

maike: thank you maike - i’m glad you think so! i try to match the photos and create some sort of connection or flow

outi: thanks! you would have loved it : )

rynke: thanks rynke!

i found this 40s style shirt yesterday along with a pale yellow t-shirt. nothing beats finding great second hand clothes! hope you all have a nice weekend!

it’s weekword time again! this week the word was WONDERLAND…my contribution turned into a rabbit family scenario - for no particular reason. the mushrooms are originally from one of the illustrations i made for the exhibition in brinja’s shop…the next weekword finder is tiny red!

also participating is: veja cecilia, aimee, jenna, fruenswerk2, trinsch, alexandra hedberg, chelsea, kristi, sandra dieckmann, aris, anairam, tiny red and valentina

my mother

bird watching tower

the last pictures from this weekend by the north sea. tomorrow is weekword day!…i still need to add some finishing touches to my contribution

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alice: thanks! it really is a beautiful place

young and chelsea: thanks!

parisa mahmoudi: yes it was very windy! i kind of like that by the sea sometimes - it feels like some sort of mental cleaning : )

charlotte: hello charlotte : ) thanks for commenting - the summer house and the sourrounding nature is one of my favorite places to go.

aimee: thanks aimee! where did you grow up? and yep - see you for weekword!

rynke: thank you, it is a very relaxing place to be (no internet connection is nice sometimes) - i must admit i have never been to the netherlands, but i really want to!

aris: thanks - it’s not too late, happy to know you want to play along : )

this is a rather special place where a river runs into the sea

closest to the camera - my father, NE and my mother

so here’s some photos from the seaside. i love the flat and heath like landscape along the coast line - it almost looks like a barren moon landscape - except here you can find all kinds of beautiful small flowers. it is most often very windy by the north sea which also is part of the reason for the very low vegetation in the area - that and the sandy soil i guess. i wish i could visit more often!

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allison: i agree - that second last one is kind of dreamy
trinsch: happy to know you want to play along!

well ‘into the wild’ might be an exaggeration but the plantation we walked in near the summer house had a definite wildness about it, with hardly any paths and a very dense vegetation. i really like this type of woods where you can disappear and feel surrounded by trees.

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replies to ‘the next weekword!’

lotte, tiny red, kristi, chelsea, cissi, aimee, anairam and alexandra hedberg: hey folks - glad you like the word - i’m not sure what to do myself yet…looking forward to see all your wonderland works on friday : )

sandra: have a great holiday! i look forward to see your wonderland interpretation
jeanette: i know the feeling of being way too buzy -

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replies to ‘back from the west coast’

maike: thanks maike, and a good week to you too!

lola: it is - i think my grabdfather did a good job finding this piece of land. it’s not very close to the sea but on the other hand it lies kind of hidden in the hills with almost no neighbours and a lot of empty space around it - nice!

nathalie: thanks!

sandra: yeah it does look very scandinavian!

lotte: JA total sommerhygge! håber du fik bugt med vasketøjet…har selv en stor bunke, der råber på at blive vasket : )

chelsea: it was! and almost felt like sommer too.

andrea tachezy: yep, the most tasty of summer treats!

epe: thanks epe - it really is - very quiet place with no cars and hardly any people passing - very secluded, which is nice sometimes

maria and outi: thanks! i think new potatoes is the best thing about summer…well one of the best things ; )

NE: mmmm jeg glæder mig til vi skal spise flere

this week’s weekword is WONDERLAND! leave a comment if you want to participate and show your work this friday!

the smallest most delicious tasting new potatoes

it has been a perfect weekend of pure relaxation and great nature experiences. the summerhouse was built by my late grandfather and i have been coming in this house since i was a child. the nature in this area is very unique and i love going to the beach and walking in the dense plantation there or go bird watching with my mother. i’ll show you more tomorrow.

alexandra hedberg asked me to come up with this week’s weekword. i will post about that later today.

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kristi: thank you kristi! i did have a lovely weekend doing nothing but relax and taking walks. the west coast in denmark is rather fascinating i think because of the special landscape and nature there - that’s the attraction as these areas are thinly populated and anything but lively…you can get a feeling of the nature there in the coming posts. i must admit i’m not that familiar with which parts of denmark that are most attractive if you’re planing to go somewhere this summer - i’ll give it some thought!

lotte: præcis! : ) sommerhusturen var ren afslapning, glad for at høre du kan lide husene og ja hvor blev det gode vejr af?

ali,cecilie, jenna, cissi, aimee, susi, parisa, nathalie, rynke, nicki and kristina : thanks guys - so happy to know you like the houses! i’m really enjoying this weekword game as i don’t get any drawing done unless i have a particular task i have to do.

jeanette and outi: you’re right - it would make for a fun bed cover or bag pattern : )

alexandra hedberg: tak! det var en god weekend - jeg finder på et weekword i løbet af i dag.

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replies to prague:night

ai: thanks - most of the night photos are hand held exept the last one taken from the balcony of the apartment where we stayed. i set the iso to the maximum of my camera 1600 iso. the only downside to using this high iso is a rather grainy result. on my flickr page the details for each photo is listed.

anna: thank you! i really liked our view as well.

sigga: mange tak : )

parisa: thanks - the last one is also my favorite, i love how the city lights makes everything look different

allison: hey, glad you like ‘em. well i solely contribute these night photos to my camera and the iso 1600. the first photo is taken at dusk which means that there was some light at the time and the other ones are either hand held or rested on something. they are all digital and when i try to take night photos with my analogue they become hopelessly blurry : )

catharina: thanks!

i’m rather early with my weekword contribution this week but won’t be able to post tomorrow.

alexandra came up with this week’s word - HOME. when i found out i imediately felt like making a patterne out of small houses.

also participating is: veja cecilia, aimee, jenna, fruenswerk2, andrea tachezy, nathalie et cetera, esti, kristi, sandra dieckmann, aris and tiny red

i’m going to spend this weekend in a summerhouse on the west coast - i can’t wait! there’s no internet connection and i’m not sure whether i should leave my computer at home and fully embrace analogue living or get some work done on the computer…anyway i’ll take pictures for sure! have a nice weekend!

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outi: thanks and you’re welcome - you should go there!

susi: thanks susi! glad you like it

trinsch: thank you and i see what you mean - it could look like copenhagen!

andrea tachezy: your welcome  - i would love to drink coffee with you next time i visit!

as you may have noticed i like taking night photos and prague had some interesting night sceneries to offer. the last photo is taken from the apartment we stayed in.