Chani's Creative Space

When I was young, I was fascinatied by big cities. I wished I could live in London, Madrid, Paris. But the older I get, the more I find people exhausting with all their noise, their cars, their fights. Being in nature is what I love most. Just being there, not hearing people talking, not having to answer the phone. Looking at small things. With a dog, if possible. ;-) Fungi and grass (in Albuen, near Nakskov, Lolland, Denmark) Crab shells on seaweed (in Albuen, near Nakskov, Lolland, Denmark)

Recently, I sold a print on Fine Art America of a romantic broken ship that can be seen in El Puerto de Santa María (Andalusia, Spain). This reminded me that soon it will be time to go there again, like every fall - this time with our new dog Nubi, who does not know the place (in fact, he has to discover what life is like outside a kennel). I like water, harbors, abandoned ships, so I was happy to find another interesting boat last month in Nakskov, Denmark. Again some kind of art by nature. Time, rain and sun made this: Overgrown boat in Nakskov

Our former best friend Nicki died in July and we were devastated. We wanted another dog. But in a country where shelters are overcrowded, buying a dog would not have been an option for us. We searched the web a lot, but the possible candidates were already adopted or not yet adoptable. And then it happened very quickly. Last Friday we adopted Nubi, a two-year-old mix who has already taken possession of your homes and hearts.

My neighbor's flame tree is my shield from prying eyes. Under the flame tree

September, finally! Temperatures are dropping (a bit, at least in the mornings and evenings), which is a good thing. We are even expecting some rain tomorrow. Water reservoirs in the province really need to be filled. I am looking forward to hiking during the day instead of getting up in the middle of the night. Water reservoir in Álora (province of Málaga, Spain), seen from the road A 7078 to Carratraca

If it is too hot to hike very far, get up early, walk no more than 10 km and look around. There is always something to look at under trees and near streams. Elements of nature that might otherwise go unnoticed, but are there for you to discover. Under a chestnut tree between Pampaneria and Bubión (Spain) Moss and rocks near a creek in Pampaneira

In the Alpujarra region (province of Granada, Spain), people use curtains (mostly woven, sometimes string curtains) to protect themselves from the cold, heat and insects. Each house decorated in this way is a work of art - without knowing it. More Alpujarra curtains and other beautiful doors on my website . Door in Pampaneira Door in Bubión Door in Bubión