Nimavenl - Nicole's Random Ramblings

It was my birthday yesterday, I turned thirty-one. It wasn't nearly as spectacular as turning thirty, however that's most likely because for some time it looked like I might never make it to thirty! My heart is still beating strong and I am healthy, so bring on the coming year! Ready for the next challenge :-) Shared this photo and amazing (ahum!) poem on Facebook yesterday. Love this view, so am very happy to share it here as well! "A long time ago, not that far away at all, A little girl was born, they called her Nicole  She grew up to take photos and write so-so poetry, Today it's her birthday, so Happy Birthday To Me!" Source: @Nimavenl 

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've put this book down countless times since I started reading it, intending to start again from the beginning and take notes. It's almost like I'm afraid that without doing some serious prep work first, I might miss something or not quite understand the historical context of a situation. Yet the book keeps drawing me back in: Looking at it turns into reading a few sentences turns into reading another chapter. The writing style makes the book easy to read, there are plenty of in-text references to ensure I don't need (to take) notes and learning more about the revolutionary Jesus that Aslan describes keeps me coming back for more. "Zealot" bring the Holy Land of Jesus' time almost close enough to touch, which makes it an entertaining, interesting and thought-provoking book. UPDATE: Having read through the Notes section and finished the book, I am even more amazed at t...

I posted a new photo to my Facebook Page. Love autumn and autumn colours - The colours make me happy! :-) Post by Nimavenl .

I enjoy taking photos, viewing the world from a photographer's point of view and sharing the beauty of the world with others. There is so much unrest, fighting, hatred and injustice going on in the world that I believe it is vital to 'take a moment' every once in a while to realise that the world is not all bad. In fact, it is extremely beautiful and diverse and can bring us so much pleasure and enjoyment! "We are all dreamers creating the next world, the next beautiful world for ourselves and for our children" ~ Yoko Ono I believe that if only more of us focused on sharing beauty and love instead of spreading hatred, discord and intolerance that the world could truly be a better and more amazing place. Peace is possible, if only we give it a chance! Having decided on the awesomeness of this wall, I wanted to share it with others. Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this idea - beauty, nature, functionality and light all in one! :-) Post by Nimavenl . What do...

Woke up today to my (ahum) lovely and (ahum ahum) considerate neighbours drilling into shared concrete walls, banging on shared walls, hammering away and - I can only imagine - generally having a good time pretending to be workers at a construction site instead of people who live inside a building they share with other people who all have their own lives.  It's not a fun way to wake up; being forced awake by things happening outside my own flat yet inside my building. I can't change anything about the banging and noise or the complete disregard my neighbours have for other people, however I can't get away from it either. Not without leaving the entire building, which means waking up, getting dressed and leaving the house to... to.... to try to go to sleep in a park or by the side of the road because sleeping inside my own house is impossible? Do they seriously not realise that their walls are also my walls? That when they start banging away, everyone else in the bu...

What an absolutely brilliant episode of Doctor Who !!!!!! Photo credit: @Nimavenl This series' fourth episode "Listen" was absolutely super-brilliant. Wow, amazing, had me on the edge of my seat for pretty much the entire episode. If only each and every episode could be like this! Superb, wonderful, I don't think I know enough descriptive words to describe how I feel, how much I'm still reeling from watching this episode. It was perfect. Glad I taped it as I'm going to re-watch it right now , this was truly amazing! Doctor Who got scary again and I'm loving it !!!

"Once More, With Feeling" is the title of an episode of popular US television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was the only musical episode in the shows's seven seasons with the cast all singing and dancing and experiencing life differently through their singing and dancing. While the episode was by no means my favourite Buffy episode, the title stayed with me. It will be no secret to anyone who's ever visited my blog (or my Twitter or my Facebook or... you get the idea) that I enjoy taking photos, enjoy sharing the beauty of the world I live in; that I love sharing with the world some of the amazing scenery I see when I look out the window or go for a walk outside. Photo by @Nimavenl I take photos of that which I see around me, however what I see isn't just visual. It's influenced by what I think and feel and experience and hear and smell around me, it's not just a static image but a feeling, an impression, a sense of wonder and amazement and...

GTST Cast Foto voor seizoen 25 (2014 - 2015) Bron: RTL / GTST Al de pastelkleurtjes zijn zeker een contrast met de foto van vorig jaar waar bijna alles zwart/wit was. Ben ik gek om te zeggen (schrijven) dat deze foto een beetje een  "kom onze mooie, vrolijke, zomerse kleren in mooie pastelkleuren kopen" vibe heeft? Morgen de eerste echte nieuwe aflevering... Kom maar op !!!!!!!

Wait, how do I spell that again... Is it grey or gray? Cloud in amazing shades of white, light and grey Nimavenl Photography on Facebook That's exactly what went through my head earlier as I posted several photos to my Facebook page. Google directed me to an amazing page which explains that 'grey' is the British spelling, while 'gray' is the American way of spelling the word. As I spell words like colour and favourite the British way (as is common in New Zealand), I decided to go with the British spelling here as well. Want to remember whether you want to write grey or gray, use this memory booster from the website How do you spell the color Grey or Gray? Which is correct, "grey" or "gray" spelling? : Grey with an E is English Gray with an A is American Other words with varying spelling in British and American English the website lists are for instance centre and center, theatre and theater, colour and color, doughnut and donut, aer...

Book of Psalms: With an Interlinear Translation by Menachem Davis My rating: 5 of 5 stars I very much enjoyed reading the Psalms and working on my (very basic) Hebrew at the same time. While reading left-to-right English from right to left can be confusing, I have to admit that the directional arrows helped me adjust easily, just as the introduction promised. The interlinear translation makes the Hebrew easy to connect with while ensuring that the English-language sentences make sense to the eye and the mind. View all my reviews

I'm so excited !!!!!!! Series 8 of Doctor Who is coming to television in less than two weeks !!! Source:  World tour launch event in Cardiff - Doctor Who Series 8 2014  - BBC One The BBC have released a new trailer for the upcoming Doctor Who episode Deep Breath. The first episode of series 8, Deep Breath is also the first proper episode to star the newest Doctor; Peter Capaldi. What I know from watching this video: We're visiting old friends and seeing some familiar faces, the special effects are mind-blowing, Peter Capaldi is A-MA-ZING and the Tardis gets a new look...  I like it! Deep Breath will air on the BBC on Saturday 23/08. Less than two weeks left to wait !!!

Posts are reappearing on my blog! Finally! 'Coz I've missed blogging! It's been a few months since I took all my blog-posts offline. I wanted to re-evaluate my online presence, to re-think what information I present to others online and to go over all posts with a fine tooth-comb. As I work through more blog posts I'll put more back online and hopefully get writing on some new ones too!

Dear Readers, Blog posts have temporarily disappeared while I work out what will happen with this blog. Thank you for your patience.

Very interesting video :-)