Kalvö is one of three connected islands outside Havstenssund, Trossö-Kalvö-Lindö. Less than 10 people live on the island all year around but at it’s peak the islands had around 80 inhabitants. The island was an important hub for smuggling people and information for the resistance to the Nazi occupation of Norway during second world war.
Always try to be a good neighbor, ha de Gött!
Spider king size bed
soft and cozy
rocked by the wind
Don’t let the bed bugs bite, ha de Gött!
In Upperud there are two locks with a difference in altitude of five meters. This is part of Dalslands Kanal, (see previous post here). The first iron work of Dalsland was founded here in 1647 and in 1840 it was the largest in the area. In the old nearby mansion Napoleons niece, princess Christine Egypta Bonaparte lived together with her husband Arvid Posse.
Don’t let water get in your way, make a waterway. Ha de Gött!
Sun bursting through the rain clouds over Alvikskilen, Havsten and Sannäsfjorden.
Find the ray of light, ha de Gött!
After rain the sun will shine trough, ha de Gött!
A windswept Klädesholmen in the distance. As many of the small island villages it is today mainly summer houses. It is believed to date back to the 1200 when the Norwegian king Håkon Håkonsson established many communities around Viken. Viken is an old name for Bohuslän and the coastline up to Oslo. There is a theory that the name for Vikings originates from this area.
Wind power, ha de Gött!
Berby Herregård outside Halden in Norway behind all the green.
Keep the borders open. Ha de Gött!
This unusual looking flower has a beautiful name, True Lover’s Knot but is also called Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia) and is as one of the names suggests, a herb. In Swedish it’s called ‘Ormbär’ and had a bit of a bad reputation in the old folklore. Growing in the dark forest grove and it’s unusual appearance made people reluctant to touch it. Will give you quite a stomach ache if taken for a blue berry and eaten, more than five, contact a doctor.
Embrace diversity, ha de Gött!
Baby fern slowly unfolding to meet the summer sun.
Don’t be mean, be green. Ha de Gött!
Odins day, ha de Gött!
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