Yes, it is already January 2026, but one can never have too many summaries.
2025 passed somehow very quickly, yet I managed to visit a handful of truly enchanting places.
They were moments of respite in the everyday rush — a rush towards what, exactly?
A difficult question. Let us leave it unanswered.

Below is a list of my small wonders of 2025.
And may there be at least as many in the year that has just begun.

The Sowie Mountains.
A place filled with silence, history, mysteries and beautiful nature.
I will return — all the more gladly, as it lies very close to home.

Val di Fiemme and Val di Sole.
The Dolomites are the Dolomites — their grandeur never fails to impress me.
And their closeness, their almost tangible presence while skiing, makes these valleys among my favourite winter places.

The Tatra Mountains.
I no longer know which visit this was, but this time — between winter and spring.

Limone.
A return to Lake Garda, lemon-scented, full of flavour.

Gdańsk.
Paths so well trodden, and yet the desire to return remains just as strong.

The Gorce and the Beskid Mountains.
The beauty of nature, places less obvious, perhaps still partly undiscovered.
And may they remain so.

Glaciers.
Kitzsteinhorn and Stubai — the highest points of the Salzburg and Tyrol regions.
Where altitude and space take your breath away.
Literally and metaphorically.

Emotionally, June is an important month for me, not only because of my birthday. Like every year, it passes very quickly, reminding me of the passage of time. One thing does not change – the delight in what is happening around me in nature.

For years, June has been a kind of time for me to practice seeing. The objects are flowers and colors.

Polish meadows are full of poppies, cornflowers and chamomile during this period. I can name these flowers, but there are so many other species blooming around…

This year, poppies were especially abundant. However, these flowers are very short-lived, they appear and disappear from one day to the next. This makes taking pictures of them all the more fun.

Years ago, I found a meadow with poppies (and cornflowers) during a trip to Denmark with little Krzyś.

Sessions in June meadows, especially spontaneous ones, are magical moments. This was also the case in recent days. I live outside a big city now, such colorful places are easier to find. And Ula’s smiling face in such surroundings gives an added value in such beautiful surrounding. And sometimes… you don’t need the color…

Summer calms me down, makes my thoughts run in a different direction than usual. During this period, I like to escape from the city, look for nature, commune with it. I absorb the smells and fill my eyes with colors, because they change so quickly. So it’s vacation time…