Sonia Roosen's photos

Happy Easter to you

the sunlight makes me grow, suddenly I am so tall and slim, just as I would like to be, it was the first time I saw such bright sunlight so early in the year, such a magnification effect in high~contrast

Sitting on my terrace watching the sunset the skyline of Vrebos my township, daily a beautiful end to the day, I hope you like it as much as I do d'evening descended, the sun sank, the darkness climbed, the winds swept through the trees

the Three Kings came from far and passed by, all sang the Three Kings song, with such cold weather and freezing wind they were all in good spirits and all had red cheeks, real sweethearts with capon strokes Children singing from door to door, an ancient tradition passed from one generation to the next generation On Sunday 8th January 2023 the Flurken went to sing Three Kings for charity, this year the Dirk Verheyden Fund = part of the King Baudouin Foundation. And after singing, everyone could come and eat Spaghetti in the congregation hall National Girl Scout Leaders Day March 12th

March 29th Piano Day

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 Wishing you Happy New Year with love, lots of warmth in your life, good health and peace for all Warmest New Year's Eve since records began: 16,3°C in Uccle. Nature is confused a clear consequence of global warming

Historic Town Hall Leuven 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

Once your friend Always your friend! When I visit my sister and brother~in~law, I say hello to everyone, Misty immediately recognises my voice suddenly she shows up, I really appreciate such a pleasant welcome. She is friends with all animals: squirrels, neighbourhood cats, they all get to come over and eat with Misty. She is liked by the neighbours too, completely as she likes it. I think it's cool she is the Boss at home! She likes to have visitors otherwise the day is boring... At the smell of the BBQ, a trio of squirrels come up to the bird's nest on the terrace to eat at grains and nuts, Misty accompanying her friends, sits there watching them and allow the whole thing to happen February 20th National Love Your Pet Day

was here by invitation at the Castle of Nieuwland ~ the Postiljon Beemdenstraat Gelrode Aarschot beautiful castle park and ponds along the Demer river nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demer_(rivier)

Sitting on my terrace watching the sunset the skyline of Vrebos my township, daily a beautiful end to the day, I hope you like it as much as I do it's not the New York skyline it's an everyday skyline where I live there could have been water, there's enough rain falling from the sky here in Belgium, the sun doesn't shine much here, but when it does, it's all or nothing d'evening descended, the sun sank, the darkness climbed, the winds swept through the trees

Protected UNESCO heritage site listed in 1998 Brussels' Grand~Place

after more than a century Wolves have something fairy~tale and mysterious, this wolfin has a heart of gold Tuesday morning, 7 February 2023, a wolf was spotted in the provinces of Flemish~Brabant and Antwerp... UNESCO World Heritage Site listed in 1998 Brussels' Grand~Place Tussen de Guldenhoofdstraat en de Boterstraat (West) op de Grote Markt nr 5 boven de deur zie je hoe de Wolvin de tweeling Romulus en Remus zoogt

Brussels' St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral (XVth century) national church of Belgium in Brabant Gothic February 24th marks one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the colours of the Ukrainian flag. This is commemorated in various places around the world. Buildings turn yellow~blue

this hidden gem appeared out of nowhere in the centre of Brussels, I was actually looking my way, it was a surprise for me to see it back in this alley in all its glory, framed by the houses: the morning sun on Brussels' St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral, national church of Belgium in Brabant Gothic, the Belgian flag flying in the wind when the King is in the country Kanselarijstraat Brussels Rue des Chancellors

In honour of International Girl's Day on 11 October, coloured LEGO has presented a life-size statue of Belgium's Olympic hero Nafissatou Thiam at the Entrance hall to Brussels' Gare Centrale Belgium The life-size statue of Nafi Thiam will be visible at Gare Centrale's ticket hall until 17 October, following which it will be moved to the Rue Neuve street until the end of November 2022 In total, the statue of Thiam took 110 hours to build. 19.000 blocks were used and the statue weighs 54 kilograms January 28th International LEGO day Nafissatou (Nafi) Thiam (Brussel, 19 augustus 1994) became Olympic champion in the heptathlon in 2016 and 2021. She was world champion in 2017 and 2022, and European champion in 2018 and 2022.

After weeks and months of heat wave ☔ rain fell over Belgium again accompanied by thunder and lightning and a rainbow, the sky is crying a sad day for everyone worldwide due to the obituary of Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II on September 8 2022 Straw dolls are popping up here and there in Flemish Brabant, playful figures made with rolls or bales of straw. The initiative comes from the Groene Kring, the organization of young farmers, who want to show that they are proud of their farming trade and they would like to continue like this in the future Teddy Bear Picnic Day is celebrated every year on 10 July September 9th National Teddy Bear Day intersection of the Langestraat with the Kleine Puystraat Neerijse Belgium

Fishermen's wives welcome train passengers and tourists to seaside town The 'Fishermen's Women', the well-known sculpture group by the late Ostend artist August Michiels (1995) is located in front of the Ostend railway station anno 1838 in West~Flanders Belgium with Belgian Railway Station Clock on the Doverplein in Ostend : a coming and going

Life is an eternal game of ups and downs and the beautiful days come and go again and again like ebb and flow ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Source Will Tura ~ de noorderwind Lyrics We do what people do at the sea ~ a lovely walk on the Ostend pier, breathe in the healthy sea air, watch the rushing waves of the North Sea in the north wind like this seagull at a safe distance on the beach of Ostend ~ Beware the dangers of the sea May the 15th 2023 ~ Coastal water cleaner than 30 years ago ~ the Salty Sea Climate is causing a lot of damage