Bent, but never broken
a tug of war
with the fierce
south west winds
Bent, but never broken
a seek to sky
branch by branch
in springtime sun
Bent, but never broken
a year to year
annual rings
wind shaped Bonsai
Stand tall, ha de Gött!
Abandoned farm that slowly the forest takes back. Who lived here and why did they leave. Was it a big lively family laughing around the dinner table after a hard days work. Children grew up and went away to university and high payed jobs in the city, even to the other side of the world, maybe Down Under?
The old couple staying on until their bodies gave in to age. Now sitting in the retirement home with their memories. Memories of the cows mooing a salute for the early morning milking. The smell of warm stable on a cold winter morning. Pigs grunting as they slowly wake up ready to be feed. Laughter from children playing hide and seek at the forest edge. A gentle kiss and a caress over her pregnant belly.
The fading photo of a smiling family in front of the farm silently slips from her hand as she falls asleep in the chair.
Happiness is a retrospect, ha de Gött!
It was a rock’ n’ Roll weekend. Both smoke on the water and fire in the sky. Come on, you all know the famous riff. Let’s go!
We all went down to Grebbestad On the sea Skagerrak shore line To take pictures with the camera, yeah We didn't have much time now King Frost and the Ice Queens Were at the best place around But our sun put up it's flare gun Burned the sky to red inferno Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky Smoke on the water, you guys are great
Air guitar, everybody. Yeah, ha de Gött!
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) finding something to eat under the snow. Guess they stay in the sun to get some warmth in the cold weather. This little deer weighs around 20 to 30 kilos. Cute, but their large numbers creates lots of damage in gardens and for farmers. They are also involved in a large number of traffic accidents.
Please be a dear and watch where you steer, ha de Gött!
It was worth the slippery climb up the cliff. Gullbringa and Ursholmen in the distance. A bit of sea smoke in the cold weather. Not many days in a year this calm.
Cool outside, warm at heart. Ha de Gött!
Chill out, it’s chilly outside. Ha de Gött!
Tjurpannan nature preserve from a different angle and covered by a thin layer of snow. The sun made brave attempts to break through the thick dark blue clouds. Today sun was raising at 08:53 and set again at 15:20. Winter time is hard for a photographer who has a day job full time.
Don’t eat the yellow snow, animals use it when they have to go. Ha de Gött!
Sun rays through thick cover of clouds, ha de Gött!
They were a bit tired on my visit to Nordens Ark, the Snow Leopards (Uncia uncia). For this large cat well adapted to cold weather probably felt it to be nice with the temperature around 0°C. Well suited for an afternoon nap.
Native in the Central Asia mountains cold and snow. The large paws works well as snowshoes. With its powerful legs allow the snow leopard to jump up to 16 metres between cliffs. The snow leopard can weigh up to 55 kilos, become up to 130 centimetres long and be 65 centimetres high. This endangered cat are solitary and only seek other individuals during mating season. Illegally hunted for its bones and teeth used in traditional Asian medicine.
I have a dream, that humanity will wake up. Ha de Gött!
I had given up on this picture. It’s taken through the fence and I thought it would come out all blurred. But after some time in Lightroom it came out rather good.
The Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is the worlds most endangered cat. Hunted for its beautiful fur and, like many other endangered species, its habitats shrinks due to human exploitation. A solitary animal that only meet to mate. Majestic with weight up to 45 kilos, can become almost two meters long and 80 centimetres high.
Check out Nordens Ark if you want to know more.
Hard to find a cat phrase, ha de Gött!
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