There are a number of little images used to advertise these speed humps – reasons to slow for pedestrians – but most of them appear four times on either side of the hump. This hump on Munkedalsgatan boast four different images: An old lady with a wheeled frame, a kid on a tricycle, a child chasing a ball and a child on the way to school (cap on back-to-front). … Continue readingSlow for pedestrians
The passed boot
The passed boot: Standing outside the Biopalatset cinema complex, waiting for friends, this child’s rubber boot was abadoned all alone in the street. I photographed many people walking by.
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Sing Spring!
[dot_recommends] The last day of April is Valborg (Valborgsmässoafton – Walpurgis Eve). The tradition on this day is to sing in the spring. Yesterday this choir (and a many-headed audience)Continue readingSing Spring!
Crying children
[dot_recommends] A series of posters being used currently to advertise the opening of the Liseberg funfair. A crying child and the slogan: Some children will be forced to go toContinue readingCrying children
Strawberry boots
[dot_recommends] It was muddy underfoot at Skändlaberget on Sunday. There were about 30 of us on a guided tour of the Viking period grave field and archaeological survey. The wearerContinue readingStrawberry boots
Fieldfare
The song thrush (T. philomelos), is migatory in Sweden, so I’m guessing this is another Sign of Spring. When I took this photo, this bird was one of four hunting assiduously on the grass of Keiller’s Park. … Continue readingFieldfare
Illuminated lion
[dot_recommends] The heraldic lion, symbol of Gothenburg, in a stained glass roundel in the Christina Church (aka Tyska kyrkan/the German Church) on Norra Hamngatan.