Mr Leffe The Landseer

Yesterday was not a nice day. I had to stay close to the hospital almost all day.
My father was there, having his heart operation.

I took a walk in town. The weather was snow and rain so the beautiful blue sky is missing

The city with a lot of old buildings and I like that I always look at these windows

The river going through the whole city


The park outside the castle is a favourite of mine in the centre of the city.

I was going to take pictures of beautiful reflections in the water. In seconds
the noise was very loud and the reflections became ducks, I am sure they where hungry.

When I went away from there it was like they where calling out. "Hurry up guys
we have to follow her".

I could here some people laugh, one special lady duck followed me.

I made a deal with the ducks . Bread next time.

In the end I get the call I was waiting for. My father is well everything
is okey and I can go home. My feelings is playing with me and I am longing
back to my forest.

While waiting for the bus
These are the latest buildings in the city and the most expensive.
In the corner of the Mainstreet to Stockholm and Gothenburg and Oslo
Would you like to live here? I would not no green grass in that spot.

This is more my cup of tea. And now my bus will take me home.

On the bus I was thinking. My father 85 years old or young,
walking the forest like a young man, he must be made of Iron, I am happy for that.

The day came. The one that brings so much joy and happiness
friendship and laughter. The day you will be liked or .... some say
not so good. I was packing my things until three a clock in morning.
And early early we took off. To the village in The middle of nowhere. Not far
from where I grow up. I do remember the house as a bit like ghost house telling stories.
Over 250 years old.

It is the first time I am in a Market like this. No table no own space I got worried
it was easy to leave with items in your hand.

For a moment I was looking at the next project outside the window.


Some did sell other things

This beautiful door It wanted to stay half closed

It Had nice windows.

The day is at end we pack our things and go home.

Already booked for next year. I am exited to come back to this beautiful house
To see the progress. We had 250 visitors, we did well,
The house is special all wooden details is original The walls are rebuilt with
clay and straw. The heating system built inside the walls. Altogether very beautiful.

Pictures taken the 26th of October
Someone asked me I did reply. I started to go back just about
one Year. There are a few days left.

The fire had to be going for all day and night It was cold
This year we have just started to lit the stove


The early morning so so cold sometimes -10 degrees C.
-Running up and out in pyjamas socks rubber boots blanket camera and this:


Or when everything all over one night turnes into ice:


Autumn flowers taken by surprise



All these cristall in the garden everywhere , Oh yes I am longing for this


These pictures where taken 26-29 of october 2008

Some of my practising

I found out that water drops are perfect subject.
If you are clumsy they will fall down to the ground and you have to wait
for the next rain. That is no problem in my country, as it is raining almost
every day.

I was amazed, by the drops that didn't fall of

This flower does very much look like a broken umbrella. I wonder if the designer
of the umbrella ever thought about that.

There is a spider living in this old flower

And now what I like the most

The moss



This ..

and this...

And in the end this .....
The three old trees I consider mine

A very stormy afternoon I am surprised they are still there

For some time I have been trying to take macro pictures. And oh noooooooooooooooo
It is comming out wrong all the time. I am very much longing back to my old camera
Half the picture is in total shadow Or it is not in focus so frustrating
When I use the flash it is a catastrophe everything close is dark and the background is so bright.
As I do love macro I did look at some old ones.

When I took these, my neighbour thought I was very ill crawling around in the ditch.

Or the morning when everything was dressed in ice

There was one leaf left to fall

An other day some more ice I enjoyed it.

And I am longing for this

Tomorrow is a new day for practising my macro hopefully I will find something out
Before these days of ice.