by susan preston | Jan 5, 2020 | Iceland, Landscape, Photo of the Day
Kirkjufell “The world has changed. I see it in the water. I feel it in the Earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, For none now live who remember it. ― J. R. R. Tolkien Viewers might notice a ghosted figure at the top left of the frame in this...
by susan preston | Jan 2, 2020 | Iceland, Landscape, Musings, Photo of the Day
Black Church “Better weight than wisdom a traveler cannot carry.” – Havamal, the Sayings of the Vikings On the southern side of Iceland’s Snæfellsnes peninsula, many travelers have found a tiny black church called the Búðakirkja. Sitting starkly alone in an...
by susan preston | Dec 26, 2019 | Iceland, Photo of the Day
Red House in Reykjavik “A good beginning makes a good ending.” ― Icelandic Proverb This was one of the first photographs I took on a truly amazing trip to Iceland a few years ago. It was mid-February, and yet many of the houses in a neighborhood adjacent to the...
by susan preston | Dec 25, 2019 | Iceland, Landscape, Musings, Photo of the Day
A Christmas Blessing C May the light of your soul guide you.May the light of your soul bless the workYou do with the secret love and warmth of your heart.May you see in what you do the beauty of your own soul.May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light...
by susan preston | Dec 1, 2018 | Iceland, Musings, Photo of the Day, Travel
Nom Nom Holiday for Icelandic Horses Without a doubt, the most enchanting part of my trip to Iceland was meeting these Icelandic horses. Upon my return from a sweet ride with Glotus (one of the brown horses in the background of this photograph), the staff pulled out...
by susan preston | May 10, 2018 | Iceland, Musings, Photo of the Day, Sunrise + Sunset
Leave a Light in the Window I can see a warm dim light in the window And the world is a little storm And the world is a little close And the world is a little light And it’s moving very fast – Carrie Newcomer, song featured below Peering into this...
