alexanderfluke in #hive-187635 • yesterdayHer MajestyDidn’t expect to meet such feline majesty: so calm, so stunning, utterly regal. At first, she stood with her back to me, staring into the grass like a predator, clearly hunting…alexanderfluke in #hive-151327 • 2 days agoStrangers in the GardenBack in my last mushroom post, I admitted I know nothing about them — and that’s true. But perhaps they know something about me. Ever since I captured my first mushrooms…alexanderfluke in #hive-132248 • 3 days agoSummer PastoralOne summer day, I went to a birch forest to be alone with nature, but nature decided I needed a little bit of country life.alexanderfluke in #hive-163772 • 4 days ago Miradouro Pico dos Barcelos, Funchal, Madeira, PortugalIn my opinion, the best views of Funchal unfold from the Pico dos Barcelos viewpoint. From here, the city lies spread out before you as if on the palm of your hand. It cascades…alexanderfluke in #hive-142159 • 5 days agoSnowbond VillageWould you live in a village in the middle of nowhere, where the sun almost never appears because of the low-hanging clouds? I doubt it. There are many such villages in our…alexanderfluke in #hive-142159 • 6 days agoGeometry of the StreetsLisbon. A city where the streets speak to you in the language of geometry.Wherever you look — down at the patterns of the cobblestones or up at windows and balconies — you see a…alexanderfluke in #hive-106444 • 7 days agoCat and SeagullsIt is interesting how cats and seagulls in Istanbul have long learned to coexist peacefully. At least, I have never once witnessed even the slightest conflict between them. For…alexanderfluke in #hive-187635 • 8 days agoThe Playful White KittenThe first two days of the new year flew by like two minutes... In my first post of the year, I’ve decided to write about a kitten — white, fluffy, named Semyon, or just Sema —…alexanderfluke in #hive-155530 • 11 days agoNew Year's Night WalkHappy New Year, friends! May the year ahead bring you peace, joy, and everything good. On this festive night, I invite you for a walk through one of the most beautiful cities…alexanderfluke in #hive-194913 • 12 days agoLeaving ZakynthosWe never got to see the city properly. Our ferry was leaving early in the morning, and the two days before had been packed beyond measure. Still, the city kept drawing my…alexanderfluke in #hive-163772 • 13 days agoTimeless Metsovo, GreeceI adore Greek villages. If I ever compiled a ranking of Greek villages, Metsovo would unquestionably take the top spot — every time. Why? There are at least three reasons (and…alexanderfluke in #hive-142159 • 14 days agoLife in the Bay of Kotor, MontenegroThe Bay of Kotor is a place where the scale of nature and human presence exists in almost theatrical contrast. On one side — mountains rising straight from the water, vanishing…alexanderfluke in #hive-142159 • 15 days agoGlowing SnowIt’s minus twenty-five outside — definitely not the kind of weather that makes you eager for an evening walk. So instead, I pulled a few winter shots from my archive where I…alexanderfluke in #hive-132248 • 16 days agoEvening at the ShoreCame to watch the sunset with my better half, but spent the whole evening shooting waves and stones.alexanderfluke in #hive-194913 • 17 days agoHòn Chồng, Nha Trang, VietnamAn incredibly photogenic place. Massive boulders are stacked one atop another as if carefully arranged by human hands. Wind and waves have polished them so thoroughly they now…alexanderfluke in #hive-155530 • 18 days agoWalking around the Golden Fish QuarryIn our area lies an interesting spot that’s practically unknown to tourists: an old mining quarry long transformed into a small but deep lake with steep banks. It’s called Golden…alexanderfluke in #hive-102880 • 19 days ago Church in RuinsIt was a bright, sunny winter day when the roads led me to a small village on the shore of a lake. At first glance, it didn’t seem remarkable at all — there are countless…alexanderfluke in #hive-132248 • 20 days agoWinter SunsetI captured these shots somewhere in the middle of nowhere, not far from a village that seems long forgotten by both people and time. At first, the sunset looked utterly ordinary…alexanderfluke in #hive-142159 • 21 days agoNew Year’s Night StreetsChristmas and New Year are just around the corner, and I find myself looking back with nostalgia on the good old days. One of the most memorable holidays of my life took place in…alexanderfluke in #hive-142159 • 22 days agoMy Little Gray FriendYes, just over a year ago, a cat appeared in our home. And he’s gray and white. We
