A striped pipe – almost a candy cane – except that I suspect the artist may have been aiming for blue and white – the colours of one of Gothenburg’s football teams. … Continue readingStriped pipe
Football action near Krokängsparken
A little football action near Krokängsparken. I’m not a good sports photographer. I don’t know how many photos I took, but whereever I pointed my camera, the ball was not there. Except in this one picture. … Continue readingFootball action near Krokängsparken
Common cormorant or shag
A skarv (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) aka the common cormorant or shag. I’m going to guess that the Swedish skarv and the English shag are one and the same word. … Continue readingCommon cormorant or shag
Pyro-crime
This graffiti sticker on a lamppost on Varbergsgatan says “Pyro is not a crime”. It’s part of a campaign to legalise pyrotechnic shows in sports arenas (so Google tells me) – but it to me it appears to advocate arson. Which is a crime – a pyro-crime perhaps. … Continue readingPyro-crime
Fishing in blue and yellow
A loan fisherman on the end of a jetty at Eriksberg, the colours of his scarf matching the yellow and blue decorations of the Götheborg III, our reconstructed East Indiaman, in its winter berth behind him. … Continue readingFishing in blue and yellow
Polar explorer
A polar explorer on the fascinating flagstaff at Packhusplatsen. It was sculpted by Arvid Bryth (1905-1997) for the Transatlantic shipping company and set up in 1945.
I couldn’t find anything much in English about Arvid Bryth (and not much in Swedish either) but the link to his name goes to the best I found – a blog entry on Paula Lindblom’s website. … Continue readingPolar explorer
Bulldog in the floating dock
The ship – a rather large tug I suppose – is called Bulldog as you can see if look close at the signs just above the bridge. It’s always fascinating to see ships in the floating dock – to see how big they are below the waterline. … Continue readingBulldog in the floating dock