beautiful things.

  peace.  …

i shared with y’all a few days ago that i had been asked to be the photographer for a band during their upcoming gig on friday night. well, i’m completely over the moon with…

the forest by ågelsjön. just outside norrköping, sweden. let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. it will not lead you astray. ~ rumi the archipelago. skeppsgården, sweden.…

“Go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how…

söderköping (south borough) is a cute, little village about 30 minutes from where i live (norrköping-north borough) that lies on a canal, göta canal, to be exact. the canal winds it’s way from eastern…

it’s the end of july and another month of photos are done! and yes, i’m up for another challenge tomorrow. but first, here are the last three pics for this month: hope your tuesday…

yep. it’s been a big week in the eriksson-mcguire household. luckily i have the photo a day challenge to make sure i have a memory from each day. hehe. enough chit-chat. drumroll, please…. relaxing…

  summer lovin’ & peace. ps. what do you think of the slideshow thingy? i’m not sure if i’m a fan or not, but i thought i’d give it a whirl. change things up…

i could be angry. but i choose to channel that anger into passion. i could live in fear. but i choose to face my fears. i could feel overwhelmed and give up. but i…

yep. it’s photo a day challenge time! i had fun this week with the pics, they feel a little bit random & perhaps boring, but i tried to be a little creative and artsy.…

brought to you by the gorgeous nature found during my week in the swedish archipelago. ♥ hej då! now go hug a tree. peace.…

pic taken by me at skeppsgårdensläger, sverige (skeppsgården camp, sweden) with my iPhone & instagram. dreams, wishes, & peace.…

i just re-read the post i wrote before i left for my week of camp, and noticed that i was expecting to find solitude and rest. well, my week in the archipelago didn’t turn…

happy sunday, all you out there! here in sweden, summer continues as it has been… rainy & gray.  of course, every now & then there’s a day of brilliant sunshine and unbelievable weather. but,…

ladies & gentlemen, photo a day july is back! time to catch up on all the challenge photos from the past 7 days. of course, there’s a little bit of a camp theme, since…

hey, dear readers! i’m back from spending a week in this gorgeous place. wow, was it ever fantastic! so, how was your week? anything exciting happen? for those of you who blog, i haven’t…

pic from here. well, folks. i’m off. off the grid, that is. ready for a week of retreat and community. thought i’d share one little image of an inspiring picture that i love. it…

1. get up as late as possible and throw on some clothes. 2. meet some friends at a designated place in the city & jump in their car. 3. head off to a somewhat…

tuesday was warm, blindingly sunny, and i worked hard to soak up every minute. ironically the photo a day challenge was “the best part of your day”. well, i hard a hard time deciding…

my entire bedroom has an orange-pink glow to it as the sun sets. it’s warm & calming. i’m under the covers, computer’s on my lap, and the cat is trying to figure out where…

happy first of july to all you wonderful people out there. in sweden, the sun is shining, the air is warm, and the birdies are chirping. however, i’m still stuck in my bed… blogging,…

how is it possible that today is the last day of june?! where has this year gone? we are halfway through 2012 already. it’s crazy. well, because it’s the last day of the first…

i want to be here more than anything right now. and i want to be doing this with these people (and a few more). but, it’s not possible for me to go home to…

“all shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.” ~ Julian of Norwich peace.…

like the song by the carpenters says: “rainy days & mondays always get me down.” well, usually. but not today. today, the rain is cozy. the wind is crazy. and i’m safe inside. enjoying…

this was my 5th midsummer celebration in sweden. i’m almost a pro. hehe. this year we celebrated at the camp where i took my youth last weekend – the church owns the camp &…

last night (as every night) i slept under the stars that hang on my headboard. i woke early to the sun streaming in the room and hugged my family before i rolled out of…

 palm trees in greece. last october we spent a week on the island of rhodes. happy first day of summer, people! i realize that the solstice was technically yesterday, but i’m celebrating on the…

the challenge was to find a favorite picture. but, i, of course could not find A favorite picture… but several. and i stuck with a theme. some of my favorite instagram pictures that i…

ok. so sleeping on a hardwood floor in a room with 16 teenagers with thunderstorms booming all around outside doesn’t make for the most comfortable of nights. and true, there was actually not that…

i had no idea how much i needed to get back to nature. ok. perhaps i did. i’ve been longing for it for quite some time, but i wasn’t associating this trip with getting…

morning fika at a cozy, old cafe.  a little midday shopping.  a few stolen moments thinking of my love.  a late afternoon walk in the sunshine.  an evening planning meeting at work. (planning for…

“if you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” ― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden to click this pic i found myself crawling on the ground, laying in…

i had good karma today. it began with this crazy urge to dance this morning, and continued with a whole morning filled with inspiration and productive work. i freaking love it when i’m inspired…

well, here’s my take on the photo challenge for today: your view. i decided to snap a few little shots throughout the day to show my view at different times & different places. take…

if you want me to be like this: then you’d better give me this: Ernest Hemingway wrote, “It was a pleasant cafe, warm and clean and friendly, and I hung up my old water-proof on…

there was a rainbow in the sky when i left to go home tonight. bright colors set against the dark sky. i tried to take a picture of it, but my phone showed 1%…

morning. i woke up early this first morning of june because this cute little thingy jumped up next to my face, and began meowing for me to get up. i heard the rain pattering…

my something beautiful from today: our friends’/lina’s “brother’s” newborn baby girl’s hand. we’re aunts again. yippee! good evening, good people. well, it’s the last night of may 2012, and the birth of a beautiful…

pic from pinterest.  you know, sometimes you don’t know which way to go. and sometimes you know exactly which way to go. sometimes you know exactly where you are, and sometimes you feel lost…

i kept trying to think of something really creative for today’s photo challenge… numbers. but, nothing came to me. though, i did keep looking at this clock this afternoon and thinking about how time…

7am: mostly cloudy. wispy, light, with a tiny bit of blue peeking through. i had hope for a sunny day. 1pm: cotton ball clouds & some blue sky. it still looked like it might…

the first photo session with my new camera! lucky that i had such a willing & cute model. happy monday morning. good luck out there. peace.…

today was a a little bit sweet and sour, i’d say. up & down. so, it is with some days, right? i know i write a lot about living in the present, listening to…

an american classic for lunch at 12.00: a BLT (bacon, lettuce, & tomato). summer memories flooded my brain & my taste buds thanked me. left the apartment just after 12 & discovered the circus…

a week or so ago, i read a blog post by victoria where she thanked her readers for reading her blog, but also for writing on their blogs. as i read her post, i felt…

listen to this song as you read the post. it’s a little unusual, but it’s just perfect. i’ve had it on repeat all day. the weather around has been unusually warm, which means that…

i rode on the bus today. the super hot bus, with lots of smelly people. disgusting, but true. how did i entertain myself? i listened to some awesome music with my new awesome, mocha-colored…