ⓅⓁⒶⓃⒺⓉ I C E L A N D

This is a story from another planet, a story from a place so distant and different - it blows your mind off when you discover it exists. First it feels like you land on Mars (you obviously know that feeling ;)). Next thing you know you are taking a moon drive to the nearest city through those empty lava fields with sharp edged mountains right above the horizon being surrounded by the black and gray perfect emptiness with midnight sun as your companion. From time to time you come across patches of land covered with violet lupins - making the whole place look even more majestic and surreal.

This strange yet beautiful planet has so many things to discover - from rocks to fresh bright greenery, from glacier ice to boiling pools of water, geysers, bubbling mud pools, gorgeous empty black sandy beaches, chilly winds, volcanoes with ridiculously long names ;), huge glaciers, iceberg lakes, whales and arctic dolphins, dwarf trees, thermal streams, rainbow coloured mountains, amazing waterfalls, milky blue lagoons of purest warm water - I could go on...

The attractions will be different from usual - walking to a glacier and trying some 1000 year old water (this water is probably the purest in the world); taking a bath in turquoise steamy pools - this is my big favourite! :); coming eye-to-eye with sleek, spouting whales in the Northern Iceland; getting curious about Icelandic language and people.

I couldn't have enough of the cinematic weirdness of the Icelandic nature, and I couldn't stop but post this many pictures capturing this ever-changing volcanic laboratory.



































































































































































all images by Olga & Arek


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Little Things

wick(end)ness

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All things lavish and beautiful, all the torn notes and salty tears, all the rhythms of life and the rhymes, all the burning feelings, the ever impatient anticipations, the pains of pleasure, the charms of sopot nights, attention, the memory losses and cigarettes, easily distracted and frequently contradicted, the self destruction theories, mad to live, mad to talk, desirous of everything at the same time, all the conversations with strange people, the sunrise at the beach, the redbull insomnia, the naked and famous, the warmths of nights, the nights of warmths, the serious conversations.. and the 2nd first time...

!!!

This is exactly how I feel right now. They couldn't have said this better..!

FRIENDS

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Don't you think there's something lovely about growing up and still being friends with the people you knew in school - even better - watching your friends create beautiful things, get awesome jobs, make a name for themselves and succeed!

23

I think for me the answer lies somewhere around 23... because since then I really never felt the 'birthday fever' and never celebrated them. That's probably the charm of birthdays wearing off or something :).

And what about you? How do you feel about your birthdays?

This bouquet

almost reminded me of those old paintings where the flowers have these amazing pastel colours, peonies are always present, roses have those soft round shapes, hortensias those greenish hues and the incredibly beautiful eustomas complete the whole composition...










Photos by Olga

hENRI mATISSE

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WHEN

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Would You Paint Your Room Red?

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Several studies have indicated that red carries the strongest reaction of all the colors. Red is hot. It's a strong color that conjures up a range of seemingly conflicting emotions from passionate love to violence and warfare. Red is Cupid and the Devil.

A stimulant, red is the hottest of the warm colors, which can have a physical effect, increasing the rate of respiration and raising blood pressure. Red is used as a symbol of guilt, sin and anger, often as connected with blood or sex. It is associated with lust, passion, love, and beauty as well.

So would you paint your room red? :)

S.P.R.I.N.G

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The bright greens of trees and the bloomy whites; fresh leaves and grass all around; the sun and the still chilly wind; the warmth - inside and out; smells from childhood; the chemistry; reactions and emotions; the vibes; hormones; bumping hearts; crazy heart beats; blushes; endorphins... the spring is all to blame; it makes me feel like I'm on drugs :)

I Would Watch This Right Now :)

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Indie movie of the day!

“Etienne!” is about a moustached boy, Richard, who takes his hamster (Etienne) on a road trip after finding out that the hamster has terminal cancer so that he may live his final days to the fullest. How great is this? :)

Deserve?

We think - and we frequently hear others say - that we deserve something. But the thing is - why do we think we deserve things at all? and compared to who? is the word 'deserve' just a heritage from religion as in the notions of 'heaven' and 'hell'? Or is it a disguised form of presumption?

What do you think?

Is what we deserve in life the same thing as what we expect of our life?
And isn’t it kind of amazing to be alive at all, considering the odds? :)


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Growing Up

I almost forgot that it was this blog's birthday this April!

What has started with one strange post 2 years ago has developed into... this.

This wouldn't have happened had I not got to know all of you, who (for some strange reason :) are reading these pages.

It has been great getting to know you and keeping in touch!

Those who never reveal themselves - thanks for visiting too.



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