
a man of steel
an iron man
so pumped up
makes rattle and clatter
inside so empty
a tin man
No person should be an empty vessel, smile and say hi. Ha de Gött!


a man of steel
an iron man
so pumped up
makes rattle and clatter
inside so empty
a tin man
No person should be an empty vessel, smile and say hi. Ha de Gött!


Explorers and travellers seeking new horizons
to boldly go where no man has gone before
just let me take some rest
Away is good but at home is the best, ha de Gött!


As the shadows draw closer
and the daylight fades into night
you can hear him tuning his violin
backed by the wind’s soft rustling in the leaves
and the beat of the waterfall
he plays his alluring tune
but beware and don’t get too close
Nixie’s wish is not to your best
The Nixie, Näcken in Swedish, is according to the old Scandinavian folklore a humanoid water spirit. He tries to lure you to the water in order to drown you. My grandmother used to scare us kids with him so we would not go close to the water.
If it sounds too good to be true it probably isn’t, ha de Gött!
Swedish version
När skuggorna närmar sig
och dagsljuset försvinner till natt
kan du höra honom stämma sin fiol
kompad av vindens mjuka prasslande i löven
och vattenfallets takt
han spelar sin lockande låt
men se upp och kom inte för nära
hans önskan är inte till ditt bästa

One of my favourite places. The waterfall Älgafallet (translates to Elk fall) half in Norway and half in Sweden. Flowing water is always fascinating, the same but never the same. Like an actor with different faces.

Winter in January, frozen solid in -15°C.

Thaw one week later in +5°C. The flood was so high I could not get any closer.

Late summer and early autumn in +15°C with a good flow after a wet summer.
Just go with the flow, ha de Gött!





Sometimes Forestry Ulle walks the streets like an ordinary man, ha de Gött!


A sunset for your Sunday, ha de Gött!


If you want to listen to the sound of silence the national park Tresticklan in Dalsland, Sweden is the place to go. The park is the largest uninhabited forest in south Sweden. The the 2906 hectares forest area has been growing untouched by humans since a big fire in 1830 in . One of the few remaining wild forests in southern Sweden.
I visited on a still day and between the birds singing there was complete silence. You could almost touch the silence. I did not see any of mammals you can find, moose, roe deer, fox, pine marten or wolfs but there was tracks.




I’ll be back, ha de Gött!


Shy lingonberries hiding behind the moss. Who I’m I to be the big bad wolf to eat the them.
Don’t ever take more than you need, ha de Gött!


Patience and concentration. Keeping that straight line.
There’s no dinner without farmers, ha de Gött!


She walks alone into the sunset
seeking shelter for the night
from the cold wind
Mu, ha de Gött!