Light playing through ice crystals on a glassed porch windows.
Glass porch is also called ‘retirement incubator’. When I retire I will sit out there incubating old age with a whiskey in my hand.
Remember, there are alcohol free beverages available, ha de Gött!
Barbwire covered in snow
Like cold facts, tucked in cotton
Still hurts, even if, you can’t see it
Takes thick skin to drive change, ha de Gött!
This little forest creek is just about to freeze. Sun sneaked it’s ray through the tree branches to play with water and ice reflection. This show is for free and the only ticket is, find it.
A few steps beside the path you can find the way, ha de Gött!
They said I was getting too hot, blowing my fuses
Don’t make such fuzz, just go with the buzz
All winter sleep it off, hibernate
I was getting worked up, would not take more abuses
Fake news, just a bunch of lies to uz
There’s no winter, I will debate
Challenge, but don’t be foolish, ha de Gött!
This is some kind of Polypore fungi that grows on dead wood. In this case a fallen Ash tree. Temperature just got over freezing point 0°C so the frost transformed into these fantastic drops.
Hang on when things fall, ha de Gött!
These bright red berries under the snow sits on the Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus). In Swedish Olvon. The berries does not taste very well so they are left on the up to five meters high bushes even during winter. They are edible in small quantities even if it’s toxic causing vomiting and diarrhea. It has a distinct acidic taste. Used in nature medicine to relieve muscle cramps.
Don’t judge by the exterior, ha de Gött!
Never give in or budge. Go to the top.
Can’t beat them, join them. Move or get passed over.
Solid as a rock. Firmly stand ground.
Now linked together as one. Still stand when you fall.
Up or down, all is intertwined, ha de Gött!
Party all night, bubbly wine, fireworks and loud singing out of key. Celebrate, out with old, in with the new.
A new years day macro to symbolize the promise of a fresh start.
Cherish every drop, it’s an ocean, ha de Gött!
So the calendar says it’s the end of a year and the start of another. Time to reflect back on the past to set a firm base for coming opportunities.
The little virus still challenge us and for me personally 2021 has been a struggle trying to recover the loss of my son. Photography and this blog has been my medicine. There is always something new to learn and explore in this art form.
So on this last day I’ve challenged myself to pick out a picture from each month. Hope you like them. I wish you all a Happy New Year for 2022, in Swedish, Gott Nytt År 2022!
Look back to see forward, ha de Gött!
The village Grebbestad with 2000 year-around residents, was first mentioned in the beginning of 1600. Like many of the small villages in Bohuslän the development is linked to the herring- and granite mining periods. Today it is a seaside resort with an exploding population during the summer holiday season. Exploding in number of residents, otherwise it would be quite noisy during summers if the population actually blew-up.
Already in 1844 it became an official seaside resort with both cold and hot bathhouse. The mud bath was considered very healthy. The sheltered harbor was also good for trade and shipping. In 1858 there were 7 cargo ships registered in Grebbestad.
A cannery was established in 1870 and even if the cannery is closed since many years the brand name is still used. In the building a micro brewery today makes a very good beer. The first motorized buss line in Sweden was established in 1911, between Grebbestad and the railway station 5 kilometers away.
Don’t get stuck in the mud, come clean, ha de Gött!
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