A pair of striped gloves lost in the rain near the Lundby sports stadium on Hisingen … Continue readingStriped gloves in the rain
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Chalmers stilt-walkers
Stilt-walkers. Sculpture at the main entrance to the Chalmers Technical University campus. A man and a woman on stilts in painted bronze. The sculptor is Stephan Balkenhol and the sculpture has stood here since 2003.
I can’t decide if the idea is that engineers and scientists are particularly able to walk on stilts (because of their ability to calculate how best to balance), or if the sort of jobs you can get after graduating from Chalmers are so precarious it’s like walking on stilts.
This is the sort of photo one takes when one has taken the wrong tram, got off at the wrong stop and realised one has ten minutes to kill (in the cold, cold morn) before the next tram back comes along. I’ll try for a better photo on a sunnier day later in the year. … Continue readingChalmers stilt-walkers
The Door to Moria
Fractures in this rock seem to trace the outline of a doorway, perhaps it’s a back door to Moria, the dwarvish kingdom under the mountains of Moria in The Lord of The Rings. I tried speaking “Mellon” (“Friend” in the elven tongue according to Tolkien), but that wasn’t the password. … Continue readingThe Door to Moria
Flowering magnolia in the rain
Two young magnolia trees in the park off Kronhusgatan, blossoming in yesterday morning’s April rain.
My eyesight is not what it was (and, let’s face it, it never was great). At a distance I thought these were cherry trees or apple trees in blossom, but closer inspection showed they were flowering magnolia. … Continue readingFlowering magnolia in the rain
Rain-bedraggled crow
A rain-bedraggled crow in the branches of a budding birch tree. Sun (see yesterday’s photo) is one aspect of the spring, the other is April showers – or in this case a solid drizzle that seems set to go on all day. … Continue readingRain-bedraggled crow
Reading in the sun
A young woman, sitting out of doors on decking by the water at Eriksberg and reading in the sun – a sign of spring. … Continue readingReading in the sun
Swan stretching its wings
This swan was stretching its wings in the water by the ferry terminal at Klippan. … Continue readingSwan stretching its wings