Looks a bit angry looking out over the sea.
Angry at the ocean for splashing it over again and again?
Angry at the humans for polluting the sea?
Don’t let your anger sink you, ha de Gött!
I took this picture in Munich. The sign was sitting over the Kunstpavillon (Art Pavilion) in the Alter Botanischer Garten (Old Bothical Garden).
What do you think? Is art only for those with more than they need, or is art needed for all of us.
Art is everywhere, just look around. Ha de Gött!
Ghosts
shadows, in a wink of the eye,
chased, by the obduracy of time,
flickering, by like ghosts,
Spöken
skuggor, i en blinkning,
jagade, av tidens obeveklighet,
flimrar, förbi som spöken,
All that counts is how did you love, ha de Gött!
Ha de Gött!
It’s that time of the year when you should look back. So I did look back to my favourite hobby, photography. After much consideration a top 10. Hope you like it.
To stay ahead you have to look back, ha de Gött!
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!
Ha de Gött!
The Germans take their Weihnachtsmarkt, Christmas markets seriously. Me and my little wife been travelling a lot this year so we decided to crown the days before Christmas with a trip Munich. Situated in Bavaria in the south of Germany you could see the alps from the city hall tower. When the sky opens like this over the alps in the otherwise grey days. Well, hallelujah!
Even without snow the Christmas spirit was present among tourists and natives. With temperatures around freezing point the sellers of warm drinks, glühwein (mulled wine) and hot chocolate made good money. Walking around the smells of different things to eat and drink while rubbing shoulders with the world is great. Best is when you find that unique craftsmanship sold by the artist themselves. We came home with some beautiful hand painted Christmas ornaments.
Not all shopping and photo. We attended a fantastic organ concert in the Frauenkirche and string concert.
Frohes fest (happy holidays), ha de Gött!
Narrow streets and tourist traps in a historical setting.
It’s a 6h drive from my home but this summer we took a trip, by train, to Stockholm. The capital of the Kingdom of Sweden. Spread out around water, both salt and fresh, with the Old Town in the middle.
With its well preserved medieval buildings and narrow alleys it’s an outdoor museum. Just like in the middle ages you can hear all kinds of languages in the crowded streets. The Viking heritage is a popular theme from all the peddlers in the small shops along the main street, Västerlångatan.
Here are some pictures I took in this beautiful city.
Yes, the royal castle is there on the same small island. None of the royal family lives there anymore. The King decided that he wanted to be a country boy when he became a father to the Crown Princess Victoria. I suppose nobody want hordes of tourists passing through the bedroom.
Vini, Vidi, Vici, ha de Gött!
Once brand new and shining, a farmers pride
now abandoned, left in the forest to fade
for a while a marvel of engineering, to adore
to be put aside the field, a thing of before
Såmaskinen
En gång skinande ny, en bondes stolthet
övergiven, lämnad till skogens förgänglighet
för en stund ingenjörskonst, värt beundrande
satt till åkerns sida, sak från annat århundrande
I just felt this old farming equipment was worth a poem, ha de Gött!
I could not find anything on the web of the manufacturer. I’ve reached out to the local historical society in Gävle hoping they have some information. In that case there will be a new post. The spelling of the city Gävle was changed from Gefle in 1880 just as an indication of the age.
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