Today a reflecting walk in the woods.
Don’t be sad, hug a tree. Ha de Gött!
Tag Archive for ‘Photography’
Dave
A hurricane named Dave came to visit this Easter Day with winds up to 38 m/s. It was a struggle to keep upright and even more to keep the camera steady.
Just as reference the red hill in the picture is 20 metres high.
In leeward is the place to be, ha de Gött!
Catch of the day
A crayfishing boat named Sara, comes in with todays catch to the harbour.
Seafood is healthy, ha de Gött!
Odd
I did not wish to be
but here I am
not alike
odd
Udda (Svensk version)
Det var inte min önskan
men här är jag
inte lika
udda
It’s a roll of the dice, ha de Gött!
Old mill
Nature slowly takes over the old mill.
Now is gone in a blink of an eye, ha de Gött!
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!
UlleHaddock 