A mystery [dot_recommends] Yesterday I found five pine trees, sawn off but with a large part of their root system, standing in this car park by Lindolmsallén. I don’t knowContinue readingPines in the parking lot
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Briar rose
[dot_recommends] A summer symbol – suddenly all the hedgerows seem in bloom and the briar roses scent the air, even beside the roads where they compete with traffic fumes.
The football, expired
[dot_recommends] A well-used but now semi-deflated football. It expired in the middle of Ångpannegatan. There is a price lable from the charity shop Emmaus Björkö on the ball: 20 kr.
What’s the time?
[dot_recommends] Have you ever tried to work out the time by blowing on a dandelion clock? Playing with the macro function on my camera while waiting for a tram.
Wetland green
[dot_recommends] View through the stalks of grass and succulent reeds growing in the waterlogged ground of a sunken spot among the chalk-rich soil of the Sillvik Nature Reserve. The chalkContinue readingWetland green
Checking the rules for undertakers
[dot_recommends] This young man was taking a break from a game of croquet in Slottsskogen on Sweden’s National Day to worriedly consult his smartphone. I don’t know why he’s dressedContinue readingChecking the rules for undertakers
Wetland flower
Yesterday this flower was blooming here and there all across the little marshland that forms a part of the Sillvik nature reserve. Mush as I would like it to be something rare, I think it’s probably Menyanthes trifoliata (Bogbean / Vattenklöver). … Continue readingWetland flower