When there just aren’t enough places to lock your bike – why not hang it in a tree? Or is this someone’s prank played on the bike owner? Photo taken outside the Bishops Arms pub at the corner of Järntorget. … Continue readingBike in a tree
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One-time grill return
A place to leave your one-time grill after use – well-used apparently – in one corner of Slottskogen. … Continue readingOne-time grill return
Empty pond
An empty pond – a garden feature – in the grounds of a building belonging to the University of Gothenburg on Överhusargatan. Empty ponds cause me a Pavlovian reaction. No, I don’t start salivating… I think of the author JG Ballard in whose works empty and abandoned swimming pools are a symbol for the decay of civilization (among other things). … Continue readingEmpty pond
Oxel blossom
The Internet tells me that the Oxel (Sorbus intermedia) is called Swedish Whitebeam in English, and that it is a natural cross (a hybrid) of the Common Whitebeam and the Mountain Ash. This photo taken in Färjenäs park. … Continue readingOxel blossom
Damien Jurado
Damien Jurado playing and singing at Pustervik on 31st May. This photo is a little out of sequence, (and a little out of focus) but I wanted to use it by way of thanks to the singer-songwriter from Seattle who gave us a really enjoyable performance. … Continue readingDamien Jurado
Bee in clover
May your summer be spent in clover! It’s hard, deliberately to catch a bee in flight – this photo is a result of happy chance. Can’t see the bee? Look at the detail crop below.
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Suzuki in the shade
A Suzuki in the shade behind houses along Gibraltargatan. Many chromed reflective surfaces with – if you look – differently distorted images of the photographer. Selfies multiply! … Continue readingSuzuki in the shade