April is for...

1. Crazy Magnolias!

The white blossoms seem to cover the whole tree and it becomes the center piece of the garden. The scent is really great too, shame it can't be captured...

2. 'Plastic' strawberries, the ones that turn up in supermarkets before you can get any from local gardeners. They aren't too bad, still not as nice as the ones that are picked from your own patch a little bit later, well, in July ;)

3. Little seedlings that have the potential to turn into something biiiiig.
(The top one grew that much just in one day - in the morning I saw that there was something happening beneath the soil and in the evening - there it was, spreading it's huge leaves. Some time in autumn it should produce those orange pumpkins that would be gladly carved by Americans for their Halloween celebration.)

February Photo Project

I know it’s April… but here’s the result – please have a look at my and Michael’s hard work (well, it was hard… especially for me, as I couldn’t find time for taking photos):

56 photos that were taken during February 2009.

Sometimes it was easy to think what could best represent the chosen words, sometimes it was pretty hard… then both of us just grabbed a cat… Oh, yes, cats can be independent; they can be jealous or even sweet :)

Was it worth while? YES! I can say that, when I look at the pile that reminds me of February 2009 and sheds some light into what it was like for my friend in the UK.

Thank you Michael!

Vilnius - a Perfect Target for my Camera

I didn’t realise that I haven’t posted anything on my blog for such a long time… It’s really been ages! But there are some reasons for that:

1. I’ve been very busy with my studies – at the moment my aim is to pass my sailing theory exam in the end of April. Trust me it’s much more complicated than I ever anticipated. There’s so much stuff you need to remember… I keep reading and reading and reading till I feel as if my head is becoming square – I haven’t looked in the mirror to see if it really is so, as when I reach that stage I can’t do anything, just sit on the sofa and wait till I feel better… And I’m convinced that the more I relax, the quicker it starts reaching its old shape :)

2. A friend of ours visited us last week, so we had a chance to go to Vilnius and once again to wonder in the old town and climb the castle hill. But as the capital is 300 km away from where we live it wasn’t worth going just for a day. In the end I managed to spend 3 days without internet connection! But I could engage in one of my hobbies – photography.

For your judgment a few photos of Vilnius: