Skuggor
Skuggor följer oss
lydigt i skydd från ljuset
skuggor täcker oss
suddar ut ljuset
skuggor är vi
i tidens ljusår
skuggor förblir vi
i historiens år
Shadows
Shadows follow us
obedient safe from light
shadows cover us
fades out light
we are shadows
in times lightyears
we remain shadows
in history long years
Without light there can be no shadow, ha de Gött!
Defeated and upside down. Covered by the jaws of cold winter snow lies a boat named The Shark.
Beware of sharp teeth, ha de Gött!
This winter has been unusually cold for a long period with snow and ice. When I was a child, a long time ago, winters like this was more normal but with climate change, in resent years more rare. I’m happy to been able to be out and take photos even if the days are short. I can only say, thank you King Frost.
Now the snow is gone and the ice is melting on lakes and fjords. So I made a YouTube video with some of my favourite winter photos. Hope you like it.
Dress warm, ha de Gött!
I need the connection
to my inner child
playful and curious boy
where every walk an
endless adventure
not a three year old bully
throwing a tantrum
in jealous want to
cheating and stealing
I fear the grown up child
with to many expensive toys
mind of a three year old
our world as playground
fear silence
turn away eyes
from scared followers
in sandbox of simple messages
I want to be the boy
who willingly sharing
make a new friend just
to see someone else smile
Let the innocent child out
laugh, dance, sing in the snow
life's miracle in every grain of sand
filling the beach of truth
with a heart larger than life
Svensk version (Swedish version)
Mitt inre barn
jag vill vara i kontakt
med barnet i mitt sinne
en lekfullt nyfiken pojke
där varje promenad
ett evigt äventyr
inte treåringens tyranni
som skrika och tjuta
i rå avundsjuk vilja
som stjäla och rova
jag räds det vuxna barnet
med för många dyra leksaker
tänker som en treåring
med världen som lekplats
räds tystnaden
bortvända blickar
från rädda följeslagare
i enkla budskapens sandlåda
jag vill vara pojken
som delar med mig
hittar en ny vän bara
för att få se ett annat leende
släpp ut det oskyldiga barnet
skratta, dansa och sjung i snön
se livets mirakel i varje sandkorn
på strandens korn för sanning
med ett hjärta större än livet
Swedish version with help from my son Wendel.
Be like a child but don’t be childish, ha de Gött!
A man walk on the ice of Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen, Stockholm Sweden.
Beware of ice that cannot be trusted, ha de Gött!
Plate ice is one the wonders of Mother Nature serve us and sometimes she invites to sit down in the sunset.
Video shows how it’s made, ha de Gött!
The morning light shines through hundred year old windows. Before this building it was a school for the Salvation Army and was built in 1914. Converted to a hotel in 2004.
See the light, ha de Gött!
I’m so very honoured to have an artistic interpretation of my photo by the renowned watercolour artist Anna von Elern. They are absolutely amazing. Find out more about Anna here.
Below is my original photo. The light was very dramatic this day and I tried to sneak in a photo session before picking up my son at the bus station. Need I say that he had to wait for me? Don’t worry he did not have to wait out in the cold and he’s 27 years old and very understanding.
Sometimes things end up better than planned, ha de Gött!
Tracks in the snow shows the way to go, ha de Gött!
For a couple of weeks it has been cold below 0°C but the ocean still doesn’t freeze. A strong offshore wind from the northwest and the high content of salt prevents that.
Still, people go swimming even in this. They were skinny dipping so I did not take any pictures of that! It was like a Ingmar Bergman film, even the sky was blushing.
Sometimes you need to see the naked truth, ha de Gött!
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