Nature slowly takes over the old mill.
Now is gone in a blink of an eye, ha de Gött!
Old mill
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Be Swedes
When I visit a museum, I spend more time looking at the building than the exhibitions. When you enter the Nordic Museum in Stockholm, you’ll see this statue of the king Gustav Vasa sitting in an impressive hall. The text on the pedestal reads in translation “Be Swedes“. To understand why this statement we need a short history lesson.
Gustav Vasa or Gustav I was king between 1523-1560. He became king after leading a rebellion against the Danish king Kristian II who was king over the Kalmar Union. The union was made up of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. While king Kristian II in Denmark is referred to as the hero king he is in Sweden called Kristian the tyrant. To strengthen the grip over the Swedes Kristian lured the leading members of the Swedish administration to a meeting in the central square of Stockholm and slayed over 100 opponents.
Gustav Vasa managed to flee and made his way to Mora to seek the support from the rich mine and forest nobility in the area. This is the historical background to one of the most famous long ski races, Vasa race (Vasaloppet). He got the support he needed and could be named king of Sweden 1523 and with that ended the Kalmar union that had lasted for almost 150 years.
Know the past to understand the present, ha de Gött!
Cool Goose
Showing its best side, ha de Gött!
Shadows
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!
The Shark
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!
A Winter saga
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!
Ice road walker
A man walk on the ice of Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen, Stockholm Sweden.
Beware of ice that cannot be trusted, ha de Gött!
Plate ice
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!
Morning light
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!
Honored
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!
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