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Nature's healing

Last year, all the area around my grandparent's village was devastated by fires. It wasn't the first time the forest burned, but it was especially bad this time...

From the land to the sea

Well, I should probably have included the skies in the title, because for this week's Qurator's Photo Quest the title is Animals... and we can find them roaming...

Has it been that long?

Hard to believe this much time has passed, and yet... The notification popped a couple days ago, but only now I was able to drag my ass into acknowledging the m...

Strange fascinating creatures

As a very special event finishes once again, a monomad challenge is a perfect way to sum it up. A lizard, portraying an event? Well, for sure: a lizard, a frog,...

The more the merrier

The more the merrier, but in this case, two is the winning number: the theme for this week's SMAP is Two Birds! So, only two it is. Egyptian goose - Alopochen a...

Home sweet home

For this week, we have a new theme in SMAP contest: bird houses! As in the human kingdom, bird houses come in many shapes and sizes. For sure, when we hear bird...

Humping matters

Not that it is a serious question, but looks can be deceiving; and in this case, the amount of humps matters! As you probably already guessed, we're talking abo...

Landscapes

From arid dunes to lush green mountains, landscapes are one of my favourite photo subjects. And so it happens they're also the theme for this week's Qurator's P...

Little hunters

Time to share a few of our feathered beauties in this week's SMAP: this week, the theme is a bird you see more often. Well, I can fit a ton of birds in this cat...

More HIVE is Now Being Created from Non Programble Inflation then The Official One

The data for February 2026 shows that at these prices, the value that we put in ciruclation from diferent sources is now bigger from the non programable share, ...

Itsy not-so-bitsy spiders

A few weeks ago I met with some friends to explore a natural area not far from home. And Mother Nature decided to showcase us new species even before we got the...

Ancient golden hours

Given the storms passing by my country, the golden hour where I live has lost some of its charm in these last weeks; so this is a great time to remember some of...

It's the little things

I finally visited a birdwatching spot I was wanting to visit for a long time. It's less than an hour drive from where I live, and on the way to said spot the am...

Fragments of the past

Egypt is a country of different realities: for a country that is mostly desert, there are also places bubbling with life. In the capital Cairo, the same is true...

Counting crows

It took almost all of January, but finally: my first featheredfriends post of the year! And also the first one back from really cool holidays; enjoyed them so m...

From the sand to the sea

One of the great things about my current vacations (that unfortunately are quickly ending) is being able to combine culture and ancient civilizations, with some...

Musings by the Nile

Serene days travelling through the only river that flows from south to north. And the perfect time to relax. My first cruise was definitely a great experience. ...

Hopping and cruising around

Vacations are time to relax, but that doesn't mean you have to stay in the same place all the time. Hopping around while travelling might be more tiring to the ...

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I'm not much of the end of year deep thinker/planner, but do take a few minutes to reflect on the old year and what to focus on the new one... b...

And so it begins... with a little travel hack!

About time! I normally make good use of my vacation time, but this year was coming to an end with more than half of my vacation days unspent. So entering vacati...