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This is my first official visit to Buna this Autumn, but hopefully it is not my last one. I went there this Saturday, to relax after a rather hectic week. We were fortunate enough to be graced with sunny weather. After a rather gloom and rainy morning, the sun unexpectedly came out just as we arrived there. This was a nice surprise and it basically meant that we could hike to heart's content, which we did.  We spotted a few interesting birds but I'm not sure about their names, I'll have to check it out, all I can say is that I haven't seen them before. Anyhow, for this trip I had worn a rather warm puffer, but after seeing the sun is there to stay, I ditched the puffer and wore this DIY poncho instead....and that brings us to the topic of today's post.  How to make a DIY poncho?  The simplest way is to buy a tablecloth and cut the opening for your head. It is the easiest way to go about it. I added a bit of colourful cord around the opening, just to make ...

This painting is inspired by a poem Blue Elegy . This poem was written by Nikola Milićević (1922- 1999), Croatian poet, translator, journalist and university professor. The medium is blue ink on paper. I painted this one a long time ago, I'm not even sure do I still have this painting. Yesterday, while I was reading An Anthology Of Croatian Poetry in the library, I came across Nikola Milićević. I always loved this poet. Almost as much as I love Vesna Parun. Almost. However, I prefer no one to Vesna. Hers is the poetry that I read most often. I'm in Split and the moment, so it is no wonder that blue is the chosen colour of my thoughts. I almost forgot how beautiful this city is in Autumn. The sea with its magnificent palette of colours: silver, green, brown, yellow and all imaginative shades of blue. The sound that heavy boat ropes make  as they struggle to keep the boats in balance between the sea and the port. A Russian blue (cat) stirs with its paw the water...

Time for another Inspired by feature on my blog. As you know,  this is a regual feature on my blog. Here I post illustrations, paintings or drawings of my fellow bloggers. This time I'm sharing with you two watercolours (i.e. aquarelle paintings). They are both inspired by +Ivana Markovic   from bambolai blog ( here ). The illustration on the right was more a sketch for the painting on the left. Which one do you prefer? Vrijeme je za još jednu Nadahnuta s ...rubriku na mome blogu. Kao što znate, ovo je redovita rubrika na mome blogu. Ovdje objavljujem ilustracije, slike ili crteže svojih kolega blogera (ili češće blogerica). Ovoga puta dijelim sa vama dva akvarela. Obje slike su nadahnute Ivanom Marković s bloga bambolai ( ovdje ). Ilustracija s desne strane je zapravo više skica za sliku slijeva. Koja vam se više sviđa? medium: pencil and watercolours on paper medij: vodene boje i olovka na papiru medium: pencil and watercol...

There is one thing that I always wondered about. It is a tragedy or a blessing that the world never stops. Sometimes it seems it is a tragedy, but other times, it feels more like a blessing. When something bad happens, you (at least on a subconscious level) except the world to stop, but it never does. I couldn't understand it when I was younger but now that doesn’t bother me anymore. Probably because I stopped expecting the world to help those who need help. I’m old enough to know it doesn’t work that way; it is never fair. The little fairness we manage to infuse into it is a result of hard work.  However, as cheesy as it may sound, human spirit can survive everything. I’ve witnessed it many times.  Witnessed how incredibly strong individuals can be. How they can be support for everyone else even when their life is falling apart. I’ve seen people survive intense trauma and mistreatment and come out of  filled with love and willing to help anyone. If one person can do...

Today we’re talking to talk about another American classic. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton is a beautifully written novel. If anyone ever happens to ask you: "Who was the first women to win the Pulitzer prize?", well now you know the answer. Not only that, you can also elaborate on your response. This novel won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1921. I must add that it really deserved that Pulitzer, for it is, in many ways, a unique work. It is set in a particular historical time and place (1870-ties, New York, the so called Glided Age) and it delivers a brilliant portrait of New York society of that time. The title of the book is said to be inspired by a rather well known painting titled Age of Innocence, but it might also be a reference to the author’s upbringing and childhood. Wharton was in her fifties when she had written this novel and that is, quite often, the time when we recollect our childhood. After all, childhood is an age of innocence. The author is b...