Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Weekend Escape [Part 1/3]: Arrival in the Mountains

Welcome to the first part of my new photo series. In it, we will be traveling to the mountains, mountain Prenj to be precize. Somewhere in the foot of these mountains my family has a cottage, where we often escape to. Come along on a weekend escape with us. I hope you will enjoy the images that follow.

This is a multi-part series. Other parts include:
Part One: Arrival in the Mountains
Part Two: Fences in the Countryside
Part Three: As the night rolls in



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As the mountain road was winding through the hills, the peaks of the mountain Prenj could be seen in the distance.



As we arrived the sun already began to slowly set behind the mountains.




The roof of our cottage in the light of the setting sun.



Some fires last year, destroyed parts of the woods that can be seen from our cottage. Luckily, most of it seems to have survived, but a few bald spots can be seen here and there.



On the other side of the small fence here, you can see the neighboring field, which is running a little wild.


But the field does provide for some interesting details.



Div has grwon up, and was also there with us on that day.



Hay here is usually loosely stacked on poles, as you can see in this next image.



As the sun was setting, we made our way deeper into the fields.


End of Part One
To be continued...

In the next part we will explore the countryside a bit more and see some fences and houses along the way. Div and my dog Beni will be with us, of course. :)

48 comments:

  1. Oh my these are lovely photos! You are very lucky to have this little spot.

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    1. Thank you Jackie. My mom and dad are mostly here on the weekends, but we love to visit too. Especially with our dog Beni.

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  2. Div is beautiful.. that mountain is beautiful, even with bald spots.. number 3 is my favorite today

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    1. Nr. 3 looks a bit like a volcano eruption :) Thanks for visiting Sandra.

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  3. Wow, just wow!

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  4. love the sweet lab! beautiful meadows and wildflowers.

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  5. What a lovely place!! Of course, I love Div and look forward to seeing Beni as always! The meadows look so peaceful and beautiful and the mountains are awesome!! Thanks as always, Mersad, for sharing the fun and the beauty!! Have a great week!

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    1. You will definitely see more of them (and us) in the second part.

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  6. Lovely photography~
    I hope you'll join in at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2014/09/shell-game-linky.html

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  7. Ganzganz tolle Naturbilder lieber Mersad! Ich schaue extrem gerne deine Bilder, weil sie wirklich immer besonders schön sind! Wunderbar! GlG Anne

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  8. It is a wonderful place. Thanks for the look round.
    I'll be back for the rest of the series.

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  9. Das dritte Fotos gefällt mir am besten. :-) LG

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  10. The more I see of your country the more beautiful it becomes (in my mind).

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  11. Wonderful series of photos and landscape.

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  12. Wow Mersad! What a beautiful area and you captured the scenery so well. The colors are so vivid that you feel you could reach out and touch it... Michelle from Nature Notes..

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  13. I really like the rugged beauty of the mountain range...and the wildflowers are simply gorgeous. Neat dog too!!!!!

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  14. What a beautiful place and Div is gorgeous! :)

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  15. You had a lovely place to relax.

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  16. The colors up there are so wonderfully vibrant!

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  17. There you are again Mersad, making me envious of your awesome shots, your adventure and the landscapes. I am so disappointed that last month when i was going to Myanmar, i bought my first tripod for that trip, then i forgot it while we are still here going to the airport. Of course it was not returned to me! I wonder if ever i will still be able to replace it. Sorry for that outpouring, hehe!

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    1. I can understand your frustration. It's not fun to loose precious photo gear.

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  18. Wow....diese fantastischen Fotos wieder, diese Wolkenformationen. Bin wieder hin und weg, und dort ein Cottage zu besitzen ist ein Traum. Da kann man so wirklich die Seele baumeln lassen.

    Herzliche GrĂĽssle

    N☼va

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  19. Cool mountain panorama and beautiful photographs!
    Regards from Germany, Uwe.

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  20. Those are some gorgeous skies! Wonderful shots.

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  21. Being a yellow lab lover I had to spend time admiring Div's photograph. Of the pictures, the one that took my breath away was the second one. That sky scene is just phenomenal.

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  22. Wow! I have never seen pictures as beautiful as yours. And the thought that there can be a cottage at that place, makes me go green! :)

    My entry for WW - http://happinessandfood.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/you-are-loved-ganesha/

    Parul

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  23. Beautiful...majestic..wonderful.
    Too bad about the fire, but your photos make it all seem like a nice...inviting postcard.

    Lovely!

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  24. Lovely country-side - you must find it most enjoyable and satisfying.

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  25. Breathtaking views! And I like the dog too.

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  26. That is some realy lovely photos you have shown, fantastic.

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  27. What a magical spot to escape to! And the sky shots are breathtaking. :)

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  28. Priroda kao neiscrpan izvor inspiracije ;-)

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  29. Wow just look at those clouds and the gorgeous hills. They are breathtaking. It was a pleasant journey you took.

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  30. Wunderschön! Was für eine tolle Landschaft! Deine Fotos sind einfach traumhaft!

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  31. The HILLS are alive...
    ROG, ABCW

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  32. Wow, what an amazingly beautiful scenery. Makes me want to head off and explore

    Mollyxxx

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  33. You are fortunate indeed to have a vacation spot in such a beautiful area. The "cottage" looks like it is rather large . . . a home instead of a small retreat. Incidentally, it seems that your photos take a long time to load; it may be my computer.

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  34. Hi,
    Wow, very beautiful scenery. The color of the sky,cloud,mountain are marvelous atmosphere. Wild flowers are so lovely.
    Have a nice day!

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  35. Such amazing pics! Beautiful landscapes!

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  36. Stunning, stunning scenes of mountain & skies, Mersad!

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  37. Absolutely stunning photos, Mersad! Beautiful images! I was wondering if you use a polarizing filter for your shots. Hope you have a great weekend.

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  38. I have immensely enjoyed looking through this series. What a charming place to visit and take photos. You have a true talent for this.

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  39. Beautiful serie Mersad, as usual I?m starting from last to first :)
    See You

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