staying around

hello. it's been a while. we've had sun and rain and stormy weather and now we're back to rainy days.

we might end up staying. what can i say. not sure if all the drama and emotion we had around whether to stay or move on, and then how far to move, was really necessary. from the outside not much happened the last month, but between D and i it's been quite emotional and "where do we want to be in 2 years, 3 years...". and now, it seems like it wasn't really such a big deal. we'll probably be right here.

at least that's how it seems right now. but since it's not 100% sure, and some details still needs some sorting it could still change. but for now we're resting in the thought that it might just be right here we belong, at least for a little longer than we thought last week.

then and there :: instagram selection

this is not now. these are from the weeks before denmark. here it's snow and cold and cozy and warm inside the house. we're loving it.

if i manage to figure out how to connect my camera i'll show you. for now i'll wish you a wonderful weekend.

fruits, birds and butterflies :: instagram selection

it's 27 degrees outside. the house is cold though. "winter" the middle eastern way :)

in 3 days we're going to denmark. heard there's snow and freezing cold there. i can't wait, neither the kids.

we're going to have so much fun!

find me on instagram @trinsch

random :: instagram selections

:: sun and rain, my running shoes are like two blocks of dried mud. but the sun is out most days

:: silly kids and angry kids. this morning i had drag jonathan out of bed which had him really upset. apparently i interrupted him in a really good dream.

:: i'm trying to read again. have not been able to finish any books lately. it's like i cannot just let go and get sucked in. seriously too much going on in my mind these days.

:: counting down the days before we go to denmark. looking forward to some christmas.

dreamy :: instagram selection

:: bed room bunting :: october cranes :: behind the flowers :: dream on, my boy ::

if we could only choose our own dreams and make them come true...

i wish not to be a part of this reality, but i am. not up close with the sounds of air strike alarms in my ears, like those down south, on both sides.

two sides, two so different narratives, only further divided now by fear. a fear of losing. lives, love and future.

when people fear they start to hate.

i cannot stand my facebook feed these days. so full of righteous people. those sitting far away making it sound so simple, black and white. and those sitting here being so caught up in the emotions sharing all those historical quotes, the same "what else can we do" as if only "we" are the victims.

we heard it all four years ago when this middle eastern version of the groundhog day nightmare played out the last time.

when there are war and killings there are no good guys.

what will happen now? it seems like most people around here are too busy looking back: who attacked first? started this time? when did "this time" even start, or was it retaliation?

the who-done-it and i-was-here-first can be discussed thousands of years back and the will to go backwards leads the way.

looking forward? that's to complicated, too much compromise needed and acceptance required.

i hope we can still dream of something better to come.

golden moments :: instagram selection

it's been raining heavily for three days. and i love it. there are breaks now and then with the sun out and a bit of blue sky. a reminder that the rain will not last and we'll have the sun back soon enough.

but i can actually wear something remotely similar to winter clothes and drink tea and make soup without feeling like a hopelessly homesick scandinavian girl. i ALWAYS start missing the change of season in october. it's like my body craves wool and soup, and my mind the darkness and the leaves falling. i know. i'd have a hard time dealing with 4-5 months og long dark winter in scandinavia, but i still miss it.

and now we have it. and i've had pumpkin soup and chai tea. and woolen socks on inside the house. and my winter boots are out. that is the mediterranean version: my favorite clog boots from sweedish hasbeens.... oh, how i've missed you.

the above is from the instagram feed, again. golden moments @trinsch to celebrate the fall.

wishing you a golden week!

:: tel avis at sunset :: passion fruit from the garden :: pumpkin harvest from our next door neighbor, the pumpkin farmer :: me and my phone ::

black edges :: instagram selection

happy saturday, happy weekend.

a random pick of those with black edges from my instagram collection @trinsch - if you're there, let me know :)

:: ice cream and jonathan :: fishermen in tel aviv harbor :: camping in north zealand, dk :: kids cooling off in tel aviv :: flora on the dirtroads :: on my wall 7: mighty head gear in cph zoo :: daniel and morfar :: afternoon light

thoughts after reading the news

can i just be absolutely blunt today? i'll take that as a yes....

there are so many good people in this country, so much greatness and amazing cultures clashing in the good way, people from all over the world. i mean, just the food here....

and then there's so much bad stuff going on. it angers me how much energy, money and time is wasted on conflict and struggle, but it's the waste of lives and opportunities that saddens me to the core of my soul. some days it just make me want to pack up my family and leave.

it kills me to know that in the upcoming elections here in israel i might find the ultimate evidence that there really is no will to even try and find a way. not in the knesset, nor among the majority of the people. away from the hatred and the status quo.

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with that i will leave you with a selection of calm and quiet images. and probably return to my non political reporting from the countryside. (i literally made a big sigh as i wrote that. *sigh*)

silently passing by

the other day we had to stop the car and get out to watch. first i thought it was storks (posted that to instagram too. oops), but after a closer look i believe it was cranes. anyway. what a sight! absolutely stunning as they floated on the sky above our heads, silently. they came in smaller groups, but there were hundreds of them. what a choreography.

thank you, for passing by.

one year on the phone

one year on my phone. i never really go through these photos, just shoot and forget. when i finally browse through them it's such a treat of random memories.