Maira Martins

self-taught in everything

Luna, day 3

She's crazy about food. Today she tried to steal a wooden spoon from the sink with rests of omelette on it. The spoon fell with a noise and I caught her in the act. She then pretended she was not at all interested and waltzed out of the kitchen. She also dances near garbage cans and licks her lips when she sees a cat. 🐶

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24 hours together

24 hours together. Luna's a little shy, but she already jumped on all beds and she found a great spot on the couch. She also tried to steal the garbage and has been brainstorming ways to get to the fo...

dogs, Luna

Emotional blackmail so I stop working and start playing 🐶

Astro with his little burger toy

Playa de Castelldefels

When we first moved to Spain, we rented an Airbnb for the first month in Castelldefels, a small town 30min by train from Barcelona.

Even though we didn't stay long there, we fell in love with the local people and the city's relaxed, easy going vibes. It was winter back then, so the next summer we came back to check the beach and yep, it was as amazing as we thought it would be! ☀️

Castelldefels playa

The view from the road

The view from the road, arriving in Sa Calobra! Mallorca, 2018.

Road to Sa Calobra, Mallorca

I haven't posted in almost two years. Things have changed. I have changed. I moved to another city. I changed careers! Photography became my hobby and I didn't know how to deal with it, with saying out loud "I'm not a photographer anymore, I'm a frontend developer now".

I don't want my photos to be forgotten inside my computer drive. I have so many beautiful images to share! That's why I'm back. This one is one of the beaches in Barcelona, July 2018, the good ol' pre-Covid times.

Barcelona beach

Mallorca

A small bed & breakfast inland and a rented car to explore the island. One full week of Mallorca! 🗺️ This beach is called Cala Agulla and it really was as blue as it looks in the image. The view from...

photos, travels

Astro is not obsessed about anything...

Except for this: retrieving a ball or a stick from the water.

That's something he can do for hours. I wish we lived closer to the dog beach or to some quiet lake, so he could get to enjoy summer his own way. In those moments, I miss Sweden (it's rare though! I'm happy af in Barcelona).

Astro retrieving a ball at the beach

Astro, 2015. Blurry and shot on film.

We, blurred and shot on film, enjoying summer somewhere sometime. Eight and a half years with him. I hope it never ends.

Me and Him

Swedish summer

While it's true that the Swedish summer can be warm and nice, it usually isn't. Most years are cold and rainy. There is always ONE week in July that's quite perfect. Every five years there's a heat wave that lasts two months. That's it. The Swedish summer in a nutshell.

Rain during Swedish summer

Norway, summer 2016

The most beautiful country I've ever been to.

Coast of Norway

Stockholm, 2018. Passed by Sturegallerian, a mall. This caught my eyes.

Sturegallerian entrance