the gift of giving – a giveaway and a sneak peek

There is great joy in giving and I find this strange blog world full of kind and generous people. Vibeke from the blog ‘A butterfly in my hair‘ is someone who constantly impresses me with her positivity and determination to find beauty in everyday life. She has a special birthday coming up this month and is hosting a whole month of giving to others in celebration! Head over to her blog to ‘meet’ all of the lovely and talented ladies participating in her month of giving.

I was honored to take part and get the chance to reflect on what the greatest gifts in my life have been through a little interview. I encourage you to do the same. Start your day by thinking of gifts you have been given in life and you will find yourself smiling all day.

Read my interview here on Vibeke’s blog and comment on that post for a chance to win a print from my shop. (Please head over to Vibeke’s blog for commenting, comments on this post here don’t count for the giveaway 😉 )

I couldn’t close this post without adding some more images right?

Hope you like the little sneak peek at new Scotland prints I am working on – to be added to the shop very soon!

 

 

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hiking in germany : eifel

The fourth advent calender door is open and today I am giving away a print of mine on my Facebook page. Have a look and participate for a chance to win!

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Hiking has become an outlet for me, a way to get back in touch with nature after being cooped up inside all week. Especially in winter I feel the urge to get out, to get moving and warm in the fresh air and sunshine.

Of course, the sunlight hours are few and few in between at the moment. Often the days start out foggy and wet like on this trip. We were lucky, the sun fought its way through and we enjoyed our little trail (the Bergheidenweg in Germany’s low mountain range ‘Eifel) very much.

A small hike of 10km this trail still offered a variety of beautiful landscapes. Being away from the noises of the city, with just the rustling leaves under my feet and the odd animal sound in the air I could literally feel stress and worry fall away.

I’m looking forward to taking more hiking trips this winter and I hope you enjoy these little photo documentations!

giveaway – win one of my landscape prints

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. We are having such a warm and sunny spell that it’s hard to believe Christmas is only 6 weeks away!

If you’ve been thinking of giving a print as a present this year or if you want to make your home more cozy for the holidays by adding one to the walls you’re in luck. I teamed up with the wonderful Liesl from Buckaloo View and she is giving away a print of your choice from my shop this week! Head on over to Buckaloo View and enter to win.

Just in time I have started putting some Canada landscape photos in my shop. These are from my three-week road trip in June to BC and Alberta and make me all homesick for the mountains. ‘Fernweh’ must be the most beautiful word of the german language.