Još uvijek je kalendarski zima, a naznake o skorom dolasku proljeća osim nekoliko pupova na marelici u vrtu, još uvijek nema. Željeli bismo izaći u vrt, orezati biljke i posaditi nove koje će svojom ljepotom unijeti dašak proljeća.

Calendar still says winter, and nothing except a few buds on apricot tree implicates that spring will come. We wish to go to the garden, to prune vegetation and plant new greenery that will shine with their beauty, bringing spring into the garden.

Ali uvijek imamo drugu opciju, a to su kućne biljke koje nam cijelu godinu mogu uljepšavaju domove. U ovo vrijeme vrtni centri su prepuni novopristiglih biljaka kojima nije lako odoljeti, tako da uvijek imate rezervnu opciju ako želite proljeće u svom domu.

But there is always an alternative – house plants. They are adorning our homes all year round. This time of the year gardening departments and centers are filled with fresh new flowers that are hard to resist, so you can always have a back-up if you want a spring in your home.

Osobno sam veliki ljubitelj cvijeća i strastveni kolekcionar kaktusa i ne propuštam priliku da ih s vremena na vrijeme fotografiram i tako zabilježim svu njihovu ljepotu. Ruže, orhideje, kamelije… svake godine iznova nas podsjećaju koliko je njihova ljepota čarobna i posebna. Kažu da slika vrijedi tisuću riječi, pa uživajte…

Personally, I am a huge fan of flowers and a cactus collector, and I don’t miss an opportunity to take photos of them, thus recording their beauty. Roses, orchids, camellias… each year we are reminded anew how their beauty is magical and special. It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, so enjoy…

Današnji post je i prije svega zahvala čitateljima koji već godinu dana prate moj blog, komentiraju ga i uživaju u njemu zajedno sa mnom. Nisam osoba koja se voli sama hvaliti, ali ne mogu a da ne spomenem da je sa današnjim danom broj followera dosegao brojku od 500 osoba, koje redovito prate blog.

Today’s post is a thank you to all of you who are following my blog, commenting it and enjoying it with me for a year now. I don’t like to blow my own horns, but I cannot not mention that with today the number of followers has reached 500 individuals that are regularly visiting my blog.

Ovim se putem zahvaljujem i dragim ljudima koji mi se javljaju mailovima i komentiraju moj blog. Vi ste moja najveća motivacija, iskreno i od srca još jednom hvala.

I would like to thank to all of you who are truly supportive of my work, mailing me and commenting articles from post to post. You are my greatest motivation, so I thank you deeply and from the bottom of my heart.