Somehow I don’t think this little motorboat, trapped in the ice, will be going anywhere fast even after the thaw sets in. … Continue readingTrapped
Picket fence
Close up of a picket fence with one of the bars broken, the bare stems of a winter dry bush behind – photo taken in Färjenäs. … Continue readingPicket fence
Snow on a bench
Parallel lines – snow on a bench in the courtyard of Kronhuset. … Continue readingSnow on a bench
Dolls
Dolls – a little surprised and perhaps worried to find themselves for sale at the Myrorna second-hand charity shop at Pustervik. … Continue readingDolls
Crystal antiques… and Bacchus
Above: A window display of candles, mirrors and crystal antiques on Haga Nygatan. Not the same antique shop as in yesterday’s photo.
Below: A detail from a neighbouring window with a remarkably happy looking porcelain figure of what I take to be Bacchus. … Continue readingCrystal antiques… and Bacchus
Seasonal lights, seasonal rain
Seasonal lights behind a seasonally rainy window. These little triangles of electric candles – reminiscent I feel of menorah – are everywhere in Sweden at Christmas – they come up at the beginning of December and stay until mid-January. Current weather conditions are less than wintery – but very Gothenburgish. … Continue readingSeasonal lights, seasonal rain
Dates on Vrångö
Above: The oldest, weather-worn headstones in the old cemetary on Vrångö. The date on the headstone beyond the broken stone reads 1711. The headstone on the nearside of the broken stone looks to be dated 1706.
Below: I’m not sure I believe it but this Vrångö Viking longboat weather vane claims to be 140 years old.
… Continue readingDates on Vrångö