If you feel “cykel sugen” you feel like taking a ride on your bike. Sugen (“the suction”) is also the name of this building which presumably housed – perhaps still houses – the pumps for a ventilation system. … Continue readingCykel sugen?
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Anna say yes!
Anna säg ja! A Valentine’s Day declaration created by Cassius and friends as a surprise and encouragement: Anna say yes! The letters are marked out with plastic sheeting and then built up with snow. Cassius proposed to Anna up in the 23rd floor bar of the Gothia Towers Hotel overlooking the sign. She said yes.
For people who can understand Swedish, the whole project is described in this article – with accompanying video clip – from Göteborgs-Posten, our local paper.
Below: There was heart under Anna’s name that didn’t really come through in the above picture.
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Trapped
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
Owl and friends
A poster advertising a children’s theatre performance with an owl is posted over the top of another advertising a wrestling match. Hjälmar Brantingsplatsen. … Continue readingOwl and friends
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
Winter bare convolvulus
Winter bare and dry convolvulous stem photographed in macro – Färjenäs … Continue readingWinter bare convolvulus
Photographer gnome
This photographer gnome is part of a mural on one side of a house built in 1890 for the Gothenburg newspaper owner/editor SA Hedlund. The mural depicts six gnomes engaged in different activities associated with newspaper production, but it’s difficult to capture them all – besides, this one is the most appropriate for this blog. … Continue readingPhotographer gnome