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
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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
International Women’s Day 2014
The International Women’s Day demonstration left Gustaf Adolfstorg at 13.30 and paraded up to Götaplatsen. The first real day of spring: sunny and fine and a good turnout – in the thousands. (Swedish TV estimated nearly 5000). … Continue readingInternational Women’s Day 2014