Tag Archive for ‘Naturephotography’

Shades of grey

Shades of grey

Not 50 but this title might lure the search engines so my blog gets some more hits. Not my intention but the weather this Christmas has been grey and colourless so the title is fits.

Still I went to the beach but, even if the temperature in the water is the same as in the air, +5°C, I didn’t go for a swim. Still a good walk along the sea after all the Christmas food and candy before I start to look like Santa.

Grey is also a colour, ha de Gött!

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After the storm

After the storm

slowly the wind dies down

from frantic roar to silent whisper

as the sea slowly settles

the last waves make a lazy splash

onto the battered shores

a forgive me caress

and the sun slowly fades

behind the dissolving clouds

Anger is okay, but don’t stay that way. Ha de Gött!

Svensk version

långsamt avtar vinden

från frenetiskt vrål till tyst viskning

när havet sakta lägger sig

de sista vågorna gör ett slött plask

mot misshandlade stränder

en förlåt mig smekning

och solen försvinner sakta

bakom upplösande moln

Ilska är okej, men fastna inte i den. Ha de Gött!

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Nixie

Nixie

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

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Three faces

Three faces

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!

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