Swedish by birth, American by heart.

Photography, animals and a dream.

Life. Live and breathe it.
[info]mojsengojs
To just stand still and breathe is something that not all people take their time to do in todays society. I need it every day, even if it's just for five minutes. To go out. Watch the scenery. Breath in fresh air and just enjoy it. 


On a clear day, rise and look around you,
and you'll see who you are


This is an amazing place to do so. Pitch black ravens are sitting on the fences and crystal white doves flutter their wings over your head, fencing with their wings and screaming into the air, just as different kinds of birds of passage sails above them, all unbothered about the smaller birds as they flee the cold winds of England and head over to southern latitudes to later return to spring, along with the flowers which are now closing their petals around their cores.

Fall has arrived, with all its colors and along the riding track the trees has bent over like a soft roof that rustles in the wind and sparkle in the amazing colors of the autumn. Squirrels are jumping around and preparing their nests for the coldest months of the year while the riders and horses are out jogging on the trails, which makes the leaves dance around the hooves of the horses. You can feel that you have life within you as well as around you. 


On a clear day, how it will astound you
That the glow of your being outshines every star.


De elderly horses are all dozed off in the fields, enjoying their vacation after struggling hard during the spring's and the summer's period of competitions and while the flies are tickling their sensitive fur they smile happily as they think about all the bows that has been places in their bridles and all the chaplets that has graces their thick and muscular necks. The youngsters are racing around around around and bronking high up into the air as they slow down, proud over how fast their powerful legs can take them from one side of the field to the other. The male horses are showing off their most stunning trots and canters in front of the ladies who just plays hard to get in another field. 



You'll feel part of
ev'ry mountain, sea and shore,
You can hear from far and near
A world you've never heard before



One and another military airplanes from the nearby military base sails over the fields, the wide, green tableland with the thick, redbrown fences that keep the horses in their spot. When the sky is blue and the air is clear you can see the green open hills as far as your eyes may take you. The British atmosphere is fantastic, the air is cool but the sun keeps the heat up. Inside, both rides and grooms gather up inside the tack room with the radio blasting and hot drinks being served just the way you like it. The walker is rolling on and horses are slowly pacing around peacefully inside of it, preparing themselves both mentally and physically for what shall come or cooling down after a good work out. Dogs in different colors, races, ages and gender are playing with each other on the yard while someone washing their shiny car or one of the enormous trailers. This is what we call life. 

This, is what we call life at Headley Stud. 






On a clear day, on that clear day,
you can see forever and ever and ever and evermore.

- Barbara Streisand
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I can not stop humming this song.
[info]mojsengojs
If I could write you a song, and make you fall in love,
I would already have you up under my arm.
I used to pull all my tricks, I hope that you like this.
but you probably won't, you think you're cooler than me.

You got designer shades, just to hide your face and
you wear them around like you're cooler than me.
and you never say hey, or remember my name.
its probably cuz, you think you're cooler than me.

You got your hot crowd, shoes on your feet,
and you wear them around, like they ain't shit.
but you don't know, the way that you look,
when your steps make that much noise.

see I got you, all figured out,
you need everyone's eyes just to feel seen.
girl, your so vain,
you probably think that this song is about you.
don't you? don't you?

if I could write you a song, and make you fall in love,
I would already have you up under my arm.
I used to pull all my tricks, I hope that you like this.
but you probably won't, you think you're cooler than me.

you got designer shades, just to hide your face and
you wear them around like, you're cooler than me.
and you never say hey, or remember my name.
it's probably cuz, you think you're cooler than me.

you got your hot crowd, switching your walk,
and you don't even look when you pass by.
but you don't know, the way that you look.
when your steps make that much noise.

'Cause it sure seems
('Cause it sure seems)
You got no doubt
(That you got no doubt)
But we all see
(We all see)
You got your head in the clouds
(Clouds)

if I could write you a song, and make you fall in love,
I would already have you up under my arm.
I used to pull all my tricks, I hope that you like this.
but you probably won't, you think you're cooler than me.

you got designer shades, just to hide your face and
you wear them around like, you're cooler than me.
and you never say hey, or remember my name.
its probably cuz, you think you're cooler than me.
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Ni svenska vänner...
[info]mojsengojs
.... som hellre vill läsa bloggen på svenska och se mer bilder?

http://nikonian.blogg.se är öppen igen. Denna kommer dock gå på som vanligt också :) 

Lunchbreak
[info]mojsengojs
I'm on lunchbreak, we're going back to the stables in about an hour to feed them, I think, heeh. Had a couple of hours off already and if it's gonna keep being like this, I will be absolutely thrilled. Although the girls told me to "Enjoy it while it lasts" so I'm having doubts about that, haah!

Anyway. This day has been great, I was up at 6:30 but stayed in bed until I heard the other girls move around. Met up in the stable at 7:30 and cleaned out Tommy's box, and I have nominated Tommy as my favorite horse so far along with Gimmie. Tommy is the most stunning, a gray gelding who's getting started up again after an injury, and Gimmie is the cutest. Although I thought his name was Ace. Because he was in Ace's stall. Hah, fail. Anyway, cleaned it out, filled with more shavers, realized they mock out completely different from what I'm used to but now I know for tomorrow. Then it's been some random stuff as cleaning up the alley, fixing horses for and after Jules are riding them, taking some of the horses back and forth to the walker and took a drive around the estate in the "golf car" with Lucy, also collected all the food buckets to refill them. The eventing horses are on "holiday" and are just being fed, not ridden. And to get down there you use the golf car cause it would take just too long walking back and forth to all the fields. That's how big this is. ENORMOUS. And absolutely beautiful. So are the horses, amazing. I'm kinda loving Bronco-Buddy too. He tosses everyone off. And is all pretty.






But the "crazy Italian dude" who's name has left me rode him on the jumping track and Lucy and I sat down, had a smoke and watched and damn he is absolutely stunning. Just four years old and is so well ridden it's amazing. And I've seen three different people ride today and all their ridings are to my liking, they are doing it great. Not too hard like some riders can be.

And speaking about riders. Mark Todd was in the stable today. TIHI! :D

Anyway, it's been a calm and fun day, I think I will enjoy it here, a lot. :) The gang I'm working with is both kind and friendly, and hilarious, we've laughed a lot today! Even Jules, the rider I work for, is fantastic. :D


New place. Headley House & Headley Stud.
[info]mojsengojs
Sitting in the living room at Headley Stud together with a girl named Lucy and a guy named... Sidney I think. Lucy is British while Sidney is French, both of them is pretty much as difficult to understand, haha! I won't be working with Sidney though but with Lucy, another girl named Maria, someone named Lauren... And some more. I don't remember, haha. Lucy's pregnant doggie is at my feet, she's having puppies any day. She immediately came up to me and haven't left my side yet. Yeah, dogs usually love me. :) 

Jo showed me around, the place is absolutely fantastic. I dropped my things off in my room and unpacked Igor into the king size bed. Jo showed me the flat - kitchen, corridor, living room, bathroom. Then went on to the stable, half of it belongs to Mark Todd and the other part belongs to Jules, whom I will be working for. And she's American. Yey! I might even understand what she says :D

The place, I have nothing else to say than that it's absolutely fantastically beautiful. Stunning. Green/blue stalls with golden decor. So cool. It was very calm and peaceful too, which I love in a stable, although Lucy told me it would wake up soon xD People are obviously out competing.

Anyway, tonight I am just relaxing and tomorrow I will meet up with the other girls in the stable at 7:30. Gonna be interesting! ;D



Me on the train :) 

On the train #1
[info]mojsengojs
I'm on the heathrow express on my way into London, Paddington. Slightly nervous yes, not about the trip cause that's usually not a problem but the whole thing.

And yes. You read correctly. Me. Heathrow Express. Expensive. I didn't want to pull mah bag any further. And I flirted with two guys and they lifted it up over the seat for me ;D

On the go!
[info]mojsengojs
I'm at the airport and I'll make this quick cause I gotta go to gate! I'm ooooff! To england!!

Tomorrow is the D-Day!
[info]mojsengojs
Okay so I should sit down and write. I know people don't keep up with the turns everything here around me is taking, I mean, I haven't understood it yet. Everything is rolling on so fast and I feel like I'm on a roller coaster. In high speed. Very high.

I got a job a while back, although it's a two weeks trial, but if I do good and get through that and if they are pleased with me and I'm pleased with them, I got a job for a years contract. My plans after that year would then be to go to Ohio for vacation.

Anyway. The job is a groom at the big Headley Stud in Newbury, England. So yes, I am taking my stuff and moving out of my home country. Flying for the first time alone and last time I actually did work was 2 years ago. You can say I am slightly nervous.

I promise to keep bloging about everything happening but I will be a bit careful about writing about what actually happens there, names or details. Gotta respect the privacy huh!

I just managed to close my suitcase and I will be meeting my future boss tomorrow at the Newbury Central Station. Grey trousers, green shirt and grey jacket.

In the mean time, I'll give you some pictures from the last time's photo sessions.



 


A good day!
[info]mojsengojs
Today has been a good day, no doubt.

I woke up at ten and went "FUUUUUCK" cause I told Ally I'd sleep an hour. Yeah right, that turned into about 9 hours. Sigh. Faaail.

Milla called me shortly after and asked if I were home. Yep yep. She arrived shortly after with three boxes of Swedish crays! AMAGAD! AWESOMENESS!!!!

I went down to the city and first I dropped my bag in to the tailor - he said he'll fix it before Monday and it will be 8 dollars. I had excepted another zero so I was very happy with that. Next door there is a store that sells yarn and fabric and so and I bought bindings to sew my other purse that is broken. Also got some knitting stuff to get my new gloves, wei!

I went to the bank and it took me about 2 minutes to order a new card. Epicness once again.

Bought some new skullcandy headphones, weeiiii! My old ones broke and I was really sad but now I got headphones again! Felt I needed some before I leave for Newbury where I'll be sharing a house, even if I got a room of my own there, want to be able to listen to music and movies without disturbing anyone.

Then my last stop, I went by the pharmacy. When I couldn't get in touch with my doctor a while back I just simply "ordered" new meds via vårdcentralen's hemsida, and I got a text back with "you have meds to pick up." I asked in the order if I could get meds for a year and sure, when I went to pick it up they have me 400 pills instead of the usual 30. I am on a roll for sure!!

Then came home, posted, did some random stuff at home before picking Sandra up, picking Ida up and going to the stable. My horsie is the prettiest ever and I rode him in the paddock. Ida rode some too before we left him and I took the girls out for kebab at the pizza restaurant out there, sitting, talking for a bit.

Going home, there was loads of cops and flashing lights on the streets since there had been some accident. I drove in like one mile per hour past them before speeding off, heeeh.



Pictures from when I was playing with Bingo last time :D That horse is so wonderful!



Popukahi i holomua
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Chapter 2 - Paradise

April passed in with all its glory, flowers grew up everywhere by the houses and finding their ways out of the concrete next to the roads. Green leaves grew on the trees and animals appeared in the parks outside the city.

In May, spring went over into summer, the sun stayed up more during the days and drowned everything in its warming rays. People went out onto the streets, cafés were filled up into late in the evening and the smell of newly grilled pork chops were filling out the neighborhoods.

June brought more flowers, grassy fields and warm water. By the shoreline children as well as adults were happily enjoying in the water, and in the parks dogs were running around chasing butterflies.

July came and went along with all the thousands of tourists from all over the world who were free as the birds on their summer vacations. They walked around with their cameras and maps and tried to find their way around town. Nightclubs were open until late hours of the night and the summer sure was upon them for real.

August brought fishes to the restaurants, and even more tourists if possible before it faded out by the end of the month. On the countryside the farmers were reaping their harvest and children went back to school, happy to meet old friends and teachers.

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Kris opened her eyes as she was lying down. The sun was strong, the wind was gently ruffling her blonde, messy hair and cooling off her body. She could hear the sound of the ocean, the waves rolling up onto the white sand beach and the birds circling in the sky while screaming to each other. Children were playing by the surfs, teenagers were playing volley ball and adults were talking about the paradise they were at. Opening her eyes Kris looked around at everything going on around her.

Sandra, Janet and Kamili were sitting in the sand not far away, making a sand castle and bickering like the muppets they are on how to do it and how to make it look perfect. Kris rolled her eyes as Sandra hit Janet in the head with a plastic shovel, and Kris then moved her head to the other side, looking at the brunette who was resting on the sun chair next to her, sunglasses covering her eyes and a book open and upside down across her chest. Kelly had fallen asleep a while back, and Kris had not felt like waking her up. It was their first day in Waikiki, Hawaii and they were all just chilling before they were off to the office to meet the other of Charlie’s angels.

Her legs had been badly injured again but the casts were already off and she was once again trying to get steady on her feet. She had her crutches and big ankle supports, and a big bag with painkillers. She had hit her back too, but had been very lucky that no skeleton was fractured – muscles were torn and tendons had ripped, but with a great deal of excersice from her side she was expected to be back on track soon. These months had been horribly painful and she was so sick and tired of it all, but she had great help from her friends and family.

The greatest pain was not the one radiating through her body every awake minute of the day, the greatest pain she felt was in her heart. Tommy had died, he had died right next to her and Kelly told her there had been nothing they could’ve done for him, he was too badly injured from the fall, from being pierced, and even if they had gotten there to help out earlier, he would probably have died from being moved or during surgery. And the loss of her husband and the man she had loved since collage was a lot mightier than broken bones or ripped tendons.

He was just not coming back.

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Title: Pupukahi i holomua
Word Count: 6,057 - in progress -
Rating: T
Summary:
After a tragedy within the family, the gang travels
back to Paradise, where they left both friends and foes behind.

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