Sonia Roosen's photos

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Following The Tree Line to the lowest point on foot/by bike or on horse. All the way around the park then we have taken a lot of steps. We need exercise to keep our bodies in shape Keizerinnedreef ~ Park van Tervuren www.natuurenbos.be/parktervuren

after all that rain, the sun is finally shining, everyone is coming out Vossemvijverweg ~ Park van Tervuren www.natuurenbos.be/parktervuren

Now and then I hear something in the garden and go to have a look, then I am surprised by a visitor, this one is one of the neighbours who likes to come out. I like their nerve to come to me anyway, sometimes there are two of them, a pair, still nice to see there is young life out there, rural life is surrounded by forests, beware of danger

600:jaar KU Leuven Universiteitsbibliotheek en bibliotheektoren KU Leuven, Monseigneur Ladeuzeplein

Brrrrrr... It is cold today! Bears cold! It freezes that it cracks! Daily a beautiful end to the day : the sunset with the weather gods at the Skyline of Vrebos my township d'evening descended, the sun sank, the darkness climbed, the wind swished through the trees, the sky turns red of frost, I prefer the freezing cold to all days of rain

These can be admired at the same spot as previous photo in Vrebos Everberg Kortenberg ~ The Table Mountain is also a major tourist attraction as the eye can perceive

still a nice blue sky in the Blue Hour, the moon and stars are missing here though or there are fewer than usual, by the way I need to test out my new glasses... Those houses look like gingerbread houses but they are the guild houses on the main market in Leuven

This is the Christmas crib on Leuven's Grote Markt with Maria ~ Jozef ~ Baby Jesus ~ Angel Gabriël ~ the Three Wise Men/Kings Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar, who followed the star from the East to find the newborn baby Jesus in Bethlehem ~ Shepherd with lamb. Here the 3 Kings on a maternity visit to the baby Jesus (this time I couldn't show you everything that was in the crib because of the fence in front of it) All in beautiful colours of everyday Wishing you Happy New Year with love, lots of warmth in your life, good health and peace for all

Happy holidays and a happy end of year!

The Roman Catholic St~Pieter's Church Happy holidays and a happy end of year!

We are already at the end of the year and we are back at the thousands of lights which I find magical, you meet everyone in the same place, for me this is the meeting place though, Through wind and rain, sleet and snow showers with a ray of sunshine as if the weather gods don't agree on what weather should be at Christmas, so it's a green Christmas while I had hoped for a white one Merry Christmas

the Leuven Christmas Market started today, lots of people and lots of Christmas lights with which we are quietly heading towards the end of the year, always I like to take pictures of that because it brings lots of people out to enjoy the cosy atmosphere Historical Town Hall Gruete Mèt in Leive, this is a car-free zone The ancient city hall is Leuven's pride and joy. It is also one of the most famous Gothic town halls in the world. The first stone was laid in 1439. The construction took thirty years and involved three master builders. Here in the foreground you can see the statue of Fons Sapientiae literally means 'source of wisdom'. He has a book in one hand and with the other he is pouring the necessary wisdom into his head. That pouring is also sometimes interpreted differently, supposedly referring to a glass of Stella that makes student life pleasant

bright sunshine, blue sky with white clouds, today is a beautiful lovely day for OpenMonument Day : Among other things, I visited the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw basiliek of Scherpenheuvel ~ the Basilica in Baroque mimics the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the form of a seven-star basilica, a symbol of Maria's seven joys and seven sorrows. Marian pilgrimage site Scherpenheuvel offers a place of rest and prayer, but also casts a glance at the world and lighting a candle at the Basilica of Scherpenheuvel is also part of it. However, as you can see, I was not the only one but many came from far and we made a nice day of it with this beautiful weather, because tomorrow it will rain again and it will be Wet Wet Wet...

Sand Sun & Beachvolley in Leuven till the Belgian Naional Holiday

So did you also receive a lovely bouquet of Mayflowers from your loved one today? In France, the lily~of~the~valley is given to loved ones on the 1st May for La Fête du Muguet. This French custom dates back to the 16th century (inaugurated by Charles IX, King of France, in 1561). like the pleasing thought! it's the overwhelming smell that is missing

March showers, April grllls with capricious Spring weather

the weather had not been so good for the past weeks and months our pets are at their best like Misty who welcomes me every time, actually I wanted to show Spring but the daffodils and tulips were not blooming so nicely this time. Misty, the house cat knows very well that pizza is made on Wednesdays. She prefers ham, of course, and so she comes to check on the progress of that pizza in the making and especially the ham on the pizza, she makes it clear that she is here and that the time has come to start that tasty pizza with ham Happy Easter to you