[dot_recommends] An old but very stout wooden mooring post by the Göta River in Gothenburg, bound with coils of blue and grey rope.
Charms and pendants for the rock’n’roll lifestyle
[dot_recommends] A display of rock’n’roll pendants and charms for sale from a street stall on Gothenburg’s Avenue. I suspect they may be rip-offs. See the lettering on the Rolling StonesContinue readingCharms and pendants for the rock’n’roll lifestyle
Hands up!
[dot_recommends] Yellow rubber gloves put their hands up to scare away birds from an allotment near Härlanda tjärn.
The pink ashtray
[dot_recommends] This ashtray was for the use of guests on a table outside Café Örbergska at Styrsö Brattan. You don’t see ashtrays like this much nowadays, but 50 years agoContinue readingThe pink ashtray
Caroliner at the fortress
Guide at the Nya Älvsborg fortress silhouetted in the gateway to the castle. She was wearing a blue woolen Caroliner greatcoat, with polished golden buttons and a bunch of heavy keys on her belt, a tricorn hat and boots. She must have been really hot on this sunny day, though she didn’t show it.
The Caroliners were the soldiers of Sweden during the reign of King Karl (Charles) XII (Carolus being the Latin form of his name). Karl XII ruled Sweden 1697-1718 and died (perhaps assassinated) on the battlefield during the war with Denmark 1717-1719. During this war Nya Älvsborg was besieged by the Danish navy. … Continue readingCaroliner at the fortress
Coiled mooring ropes
[dot_recommends] The Swedish navy visited Gothenburg on Sunday and crowds came in the sun to see the ships. These mooring ropes, coiled ship-shape, were actually aboard the Norwegian Sköjld-class costalContinue readingCoiled mooring ropes
Strawberry boots
[dot_recommends] It was muddy underfoot at Skändlaberget on Sunday. There were about 30 of us on a guided tour of the Viking period grave field and archaeological survey. The wearerContinue readingStrawberry boots