Note to self…
“Life is too important to be taken seriously”
– Oscar Wild –
Autumn Feeling
Last Sunday we went to Il-Majjistral Nature Park here in Malta. We haven’t been here since last spring and it is always exciting to see how our nature changes, depending on the seasons. Now autumn is here.
This is nothing to be found in the spring.
These thistles have completely changed colors. Once purple, now turned into soft autumn colors.
Our nature is absolutely amazing! This picture speaks for itself. 
As always, Fanny was with us. She loves to run freely in the large nature park with all steep slopes. She has seen wild rabbits here, now sniffing and looking for them. Luckily she never catches any, they are too fast.
Skyltsöndag
Då var det söndag och dags att skylta igen. Här är en blandning från förra helgens utflykt till fiskebyn Marsaxlokk här på Malta samt lite annat smått och gott. Den övre har anknytning till den sista. Enjoy! 
Den här var väl fin!
Har man hund så har man. Voff, voff…🐕 
I en fiskeby erbjuds naturligtvis färsk fisk. Fast vi tyckte det var lite för dyrt och tillagade fisk hemma istället.
San Gwakkin?? Men en Skylt är det och de så typiska Malta-färgerna. 
En tygpåse som förhoppningsvis leder till ett gott skratt… 
Kunde inte undgå att lägga märke till alla män som plötsligt gick omkring och bar på svenska flaggans färger. Helt fantastiskt att så många tagit flyget hit för att se fotbollsmatchen mellan Malta-Sverige. Vilken entusiasm! Vädret har dessutom varit strålande med upp till 27+ vilket inte framgår på bilden, men en skylt ser ni iallafall.
Alla kan vara med och skylta på söndagar, BP håller i trådarna.
Länk till övriga deltagare.
Orchids
A trip to Marsaxlokk – Malta
Last Sunday we went to Malta’s largest fishing village Marsaxlokk. I enjoy walking around here, mainly because of all the colorful fishing boats that are seen in the harbor but also because of its special atmosphere.
Even the fishing nets are colorful.
…and so are the benches.
Some snapshots!
On Sundays, many Maltese visit the fish market to buy from the morning’s catch and it’s a popular location among locals for Sunday lunch. We neither bought any fish nor ate lunch but it was well worth a visit!
Macro Monday
The butterflies above are from my archive and I believe they were all photographed in Borneo’s rainforest some years ago. Maybe someone out there knows what kind of butterflies these are?
Yesterday I saw this tiny dragonfly here in Malta but the beauty flew away too fast.
Without my macro lens this time but at least I got a fairly good close up.
Sunshine’s Macro Monday
Flowers on Fridays
Same Flower… 
…but with three different edits.
Thursday’s pictures..
The main thing these pictures have in common… 
…is that they are surrounded by the greenery of nature.
“In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light”
– Hans Hofmann –
Black & White Wednesday
Almost black and white but I couldn’t resist the appearance of some colors. 
Susan’s Black and White on Wednesdays.
Our Precious Wildlife
Borneo Rainforest, Malaysia.
Goodbye September
” In all things of Nature there is something of the Marvelous”
– Aristotle –
” The earth has music for those who listen”
– Shakesphere –
Cee’s Photo Challenge
Sunshine’s Macro Monday
Photo a day Challenge / Goodbye September
Skyltsöndag
Söndag och dags att skylta igen. Fortsätter med mina bilder från Spanien med inslag från Malta.
Spanien. Ingen direkt skylt men en något udda lokal för skyltning av lite speciella festkläder.
Något historiskt i Granada, Spanien.
Valletta, Malta
Spanien
En gammal skylt från en nedlagd butik i Valletta, Malta.
Lite blandat från Spanien och Valletta på Malta.
Den här tycker jag om, rar på något vis, Spanien så klart.
Att namnge sitt hus är vanligt här på Malta. När vi hade hus i San Ġiljan döpte vi det till Larnita, en kombi av våra namn, Lars och Anita. De som köpte huset år 2005 lät skylten sitta kvar och den sitter där än idag.
Avslutar med en liten påminnelse om hur viktiga våra insekter faktiskt är.
Alla kan vara med och skylta på söndagar, BP håller i trådarna.
Länk till övriga deltagare.
Flower of The Day
The True Reality
“There are some four million different kind of animals and plants in the world.
Four million different solutions to the problems of staying alive” – Sir David Attenborough –
“Let us develop respect for all living thing. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love” – Jane Goodall –
“Ever since we arrived on this planet as a species, we’ve cut them down, dug them up, burnt them and poisoned them. Today we’re doing so on a greater scale than ever.”
– Sir David Attenborough –
“If we [humans] disappeared overnight, the world would probably be better off.”
– Sir David Attenborough –
Most of these photographs are archive images from my travels on Borneo while some are taken here in Malta.
Stones
Thousands of small, small stones, shaped by the waves of the sea.
Salobreña beach, Spain September 2019.
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples”
– Mother Theresa –
Tuesday Photo Challenge – Stone
Trees around a lake in Sarawak, Borneo.
Trees on Tuesdays
One of the few old trees still left in Malta. Too many trees are cut down to build wider roads.
Tree trunks and a bit of imagination can create different kinds of figures.
“The best friend on earth of man is the tree. When we use the tree respectfully and economically, we have one of the greatest resources on the earth.”
― Frank Lloyd Wright –
Skyltsöndag
Dags för Skyltsöndag igen och eftersom jag nyligen varit i Spanien kommer de flesta därifrån. Enjoy!
Gatuskyltarna är ofta vackra. På Calle La Granja bodde vi en vecka i den lilla charmiga staden Salobrena.
Vi bodde i den gamla delen där gränderna är som labyrinter och gatorna branta. Bestämde mig för att gå upp till toppen där Castillo De Salobreña ligger. Bilden till höger såg jag på en husvägg och gick dit pilen pekade. Fast jag gick förstås vilse…
Till slut nådde jag toppen och jag vet, det här är ingen skylt och inte heller någon ruin men utsikten var fin.
Nu förflyttar vi oss till Gamla stan i Almuñécar som också ligger utmed Costa Tropical.
Här har någon dekorerat sin fasad och enligt skylten fått någon slags utmärkelse.
Menu del Día är ofta lika svårlästa som här. Speciellt om man inte behärskar spanska.
Ögonen fastnar istället på dekorationen till vänster.
Medelhavet med den milslånga stranden har ganska grov sand till skillnad mot Malta där vi mest har klippor. Här och var syns dessa ashtrays, en väldigt bra idé för att hålla stranden ren.
Tillbaka i Salobreña men utanför Gamla stan. Här syns fasaden till ett av många hus som jag tror är semesterbostäder. Tycket dekorationen är riktigt snygg och kan nog även ses som en skylt.
Tillbaka hemma på Malta där det snart finns fler lyftkranar än träd. Vad pilen fyller för funktion har jag ingen aning om men jag vet iallafall en som har en förkärlek för lyftkranar så den bilden får avsluta veckans skörd.
Vem som vill kan vara med och skylta på söndagar, BP håller i trådarna.
Today’s flower
Time to Harvest
There are plenty of olive trees in Ta Qali Park and I’ve seen how they’ve grown since last spring.
Now they are ripe and ready to pick.
This morning my dear husband came home with a whole bag of olives, at least several kilos.
Soon he realized that the best thing is to remove the pits before they are soaked and went to buy a olive pitter. He spent quite a long time with each olive but within a month they will be ready to eat. Lucky me…
Dragon fly – The One and Only
I’ve only seen a very few dragonflies this year and those I’ve seen have flown by quickly. 
Certainly I was happy when I found this one sitting on a twig in Ta Qali National Park. 
I was worried it would fly away and therefore had difficulty adjusting the focus quickly, but I’m pretty happy anyway.
Roses
“My life is part humor, part roses, part thorns.”
– Bret Michaels –
“A rose dreams of enjoying the company of bees, but none appears. The sun asks: Aren’t you tired of waiting? Yes, answers the rose, ‘but if I close my petals, I will wither and die.”
– Paulo Coelho –
Time for a break
I’m taking a break now, not sure for how long. 
Flying away from Malta tonight for two weeks.
It really feels like I have to get away from it all right now.
💕 Take care out there! 💕 
“Sometime I just want to fly
away from here…
…as the bird fly before the winter.”
Today’s plant – Flower of the Day
This may not be a flower.
But it’s a kind of plant and since all flowers are plants…
…this tiny plant is my flower of the day.
I don’t know what kind of plant this is but there are plenty of them now in Ta Qali Park.
“In all things of Nature there is something of the marvelous”
– Aristotle –
Susan’s Flowers on Fridays # 4.
Cee’s Photo Challenge
Upside Down..
Too messy?
Reflections in water, I just do it for fun, though I don’t really have time.
“Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted”
– John Lennon –
Skyltsöndag / Sunday Signs
I have a dear friend that I have known ever since I started blogging year 2011. Every Sunday she post different kinds of signs and there are many others that follow. I haven’t participated since I can’t remember when but now I feel it is time to join again. Here we go…
Great Sales in Sicily.
Good to know since I often leave my door open.
Gosh!!
Colorful Vegetarianos.
Many road signs here in Malta need a facelift. 
O…pen!!
Anyone can join this fun photo challange, managed by BP.
Follow the link to find others who participate.
Yellow Flowers
“Butterflies are self propelled flowers”
– Robert A. Heinlein –
“You don’t need to see the sunset to feel the warmth of its color”
– Atticus –
Has a bee ever landed on you, and instead of getting scared, you appreciate the possibility that you got confused for a flower.
A Photo a Week Challenge: Yellow.
Susan’s Flowers on Fridays # 3.
Cee’s Photo Challenge
A Day trip to Valletta
It’s not often that I visit Valletta but a few days ago I took the ferry to Malta’s capital. Here, most of the side streets are narrow and some also very steep. The best way to get around is on foot, which I did.
The entire city of Valletta has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980 and selected as the European Capital of Culture year 2018. The city became the capital on 18 March 1571.
Valletta has many titles, all recalling its rich historical past. It’s the “modern” city built by the Knights of St John, a masterpiece of the Baroque. It’s also one of the most concentrated historic areas in the world.
More to come….
Today’s color…
…creates today’s flower.
Hibiscus
One of the very few flowers left on our roof terrace is this Hibiscus which has been growing there for eleven years now. We also have some geraniums left and I also bought a Bougainvillea, my favorite among flowers.
Susan’s Flowers on Fridays # 1.
Cee’s Photo Challenge
Rectangles & Warm Colors
Small details on a wall with at least more than one rectangle.
Franks weekly Photo Challenge – Rectangles
Can you see the little hornet?
Sunflowers
“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine”
– Anthony DÁngelo –
It all fades away, in the end… 
Cee’s Photo Challenge
Flower of the Day
This is a very small flower that I found in Ta Qali National Park.
Perhaps someone know what kind of flower it is.
Cee’s Photo Challenge
Mating Butterflies
Close encounters.
Ta Qali National Park, Malta, 20 July 2019.
Flower of the Day
On the Stage
Sunday night we spent at the Mediterranean Conference Center in Valletta, to listen to…
…Ben Portsmouth, “The World’s Number One Elvis Tribute Artist” who for the first time visited Malta. Above, some images from the intro of the show. Below, the artist himself.
I usually never shoot under these lighting conditions, thus the quality is not the best.
But most important, it was a great night, taking a walk down memory lane. Good old tunes and also a bit challenging to try to take pictures of the artist and his band on the stage. Click on an images to enlarge.
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In August 2012, Ben Portsmouth made history when he won the Elvis Presley Enterprises ‘Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest’ which took place in Memphis, crowning Ben as the ‘Worldwide Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist’, the only artist from outside the USA to ever win this prestigious title.
There was only one Elvis but Ben is the closest you will ever get in terms of Elvis’s looks, his singing voice and on stage charisma. Hope you enjoyed!
Flower of the Day
Today I had a visitor among my flowers. It was very small.
Almost as tiny as a thumbnail.
Summer Feeling
I’m a Beauty
I am just an ordinary sea bird…
…and I am proud of that!
Monday’s macro
Click on an image to enlarge.
