A place to leave your one-time grill after use – well-used apparently – in one corner of Slottskogen. … Continue readingOne-time grill return
Empty pond
An empty pond – a garden feature – in the grounds of a building belonging to the University of Gothenburg on Överhusargatan. Empty ponds cause me a Pavlovian reaction. No, I don’t start salivating… I think of the author JG Ballard in whose works empty and abandoned swimming pools are a symbol for the decay of civilization (among other things). … Continue readingEmpty pond
Oxel blossom
The Internet tells me that the Oxel (Sorbus intermedia) is called Swedish Whitebeam in English, and that it is a natural cross (a hybrid) of the Common Whitebeam and the Mountain Ash. This photo taken in Färjenäs park. … Continue readingOxel blossom
Damien Jurado
Damien Jurado playing and singing at Pustervik on 31st May. This photo is a little out of sequence, (and a little out of focus) but I wanted to use it by way of thanks to the singer-songwriter from Seattle who gave us a really enjoyable performance. … Continue readingDamien Jurado
Bee in clover
May your summer be spent in clover! It’s hard, deliberately to catch a bee in flight – this photo is a result of happy chance. Can’t see the bee? Look at the detail crop below.
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Suzuki in the shade
A Suzuki in the shade behind houses along Gibraltargatan. Many chromed reflective surfaces with – if you look – differently distorted images of the photographer. Selfies multiply! … Continue readingSuzuki in the shade
Hellmans Drengar
Male voice choir Hellmans Drengar (Hellman’s Lads) singing in the Museum of World Culture as part of West Pride on Saturday 31st May. The choir is named for Allan Hellman who in 1950 founded the first national organisation for homosexuals in Sweden (just 6 years after it had been decriminalised and at least a quarter of a century before it was no longer recognised as a mental illness). The choir sings about – and challenges – concepts of manliness and masculinity. … Continue readingHellmans Drengar