Category: April

The End of Easter

The End of Easter

Easter twigs and coloured feathers in a public rubbish bin mark the end of Easter. … Continue readingThe End of Easter

Concert flier at Saltholmen

Punk at Påsk

Påsk is the Swedish for Easter and gives me the opportunity to alliterate. Punk at Påsk because my sister-in-law was playing bass in Tijuana Suicide, who were the warm-up bandContinue readingPunk at Påsk

Blossoming in the chuchyard

Blossoming in the chuchyard

This is probably another flowering cherry like yesterday’s photo, but this is blossoming in the churchyard – specifically the cemetary called Östra kyrkogård (Eastern churchyard). Photo taken about midday on Easter Sunday 20th April. The temperature had risen by 7 degrees since the day before. … Continue readingBlossoming in the chuchyard

Flowering cherries

Flowering cherries

Three different flowering cherries in the Botanical Gardens (birch trees in light-green bloom behind). … Continue readingFlowering cherries

Easter eggs

Easter eggs

Empty papier maché Easter eggs for sale outside a sweet shop. The idea is that you buy one of these and then fill it with the loose sweets the shop sells by weight. The chocolate Easter eggs common in Britain are unusual here. … Continue readingEaster eggs

Påskris

Påskris

Påskris = Easter twigs. Budding birch twigs decorated with coloured feathers – a sign of the coming Easter in Sweden. … Continue readingPåskris

GBGframe

GBGframe

Irony? Sarcasm? Or is this seriously meant? I’m guessing this GBGframe (sorry #GBGframe) has something to do with the Chalmers Cortège (Rag Day) coming up on 29th April. … Continue readingGBGframe