Jardin botanique du Parc de la Tête d’Or in Lyon

Lyon (v)

135 Botanical garden of Lyon, October 2018. There is something special about the stillness in a garden located in the middle of the city. The trees painted yellow by autumn, being reflected in the milky turquoise water of the lake. I can sense, more than hear, the bustle of the streets behind the trees –Continue reading “Lyon (v)”

grandma Anna-Liisa

59 My grandmother loved her dahlias. Her garden was gorgeous, for the vegetables and berries, but also flowers, tended to with so much skill, joy and love up until her last summer in life. And I think the dahlias were her favorites in the flower beds – digging up the roots every autumn, keeping themContinue reading “grandma Anna-Liisa”

Lyon (ii)

58 The botanic garden in Lyon has a variety of greenhouses and, on the day of my visit, a beautifully still lake, yes. But what really took my breath away: The most impressive display of dahlias that I have ever seen. The color of those flowers! I had a thing for dahlias that summer, 2018,Continue reading “Lyon (ii)”

weathers

54 Waking up yesterday morning, the world was covered in mist. Living on the third floor on the top of a small hill, I stood in my kitchen window and saw the southern suburbs of Stockholm gradually softening their corners and eventually disappear, the mist slowly turning orange from the rising sun. After lunch, theContinue reading “weathers”

Lyon (i)

12 For many years now, I’ve been riding trains across Europe, instead of flying. I like the slower pace of travel, and the opportunity it gives to explore places on the way to my destination. During the last couple of years, I’ve planned my train transits based on where there is an interesting-looking botanic garden.Continue reading “Lyon (i)”