2013-09-14

Åkerö Allé - Åkerö Avenué

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NF Photo 130914 Åkerö Allé

This is the avenue leading to a place famous for a very tasteful apple called Åkerö, named after the mansion that produced it. I payed it a visit today.

Shadow Shot Sunday
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2013-08-08

Your own power plant - Egen Els parken

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Your own power plant - Egen Els parken
NF Photo 130803, Kullen, Katrineholm

This is a place in my town where you can buy your own powerplant. Or rent one for what you need for your house or business. It is a place for producing Green Power. They have built a lot of new ones this summer. The red one, among others, is new. Seems to be some kind of wind power plant.

Din Egen El

Sky Watch Friday   Himmelsk
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2013-07-29

I´m ashamed

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Recycling bins
NF Photo 130729

I am ashamed! I was passing by our recycling site today. It has turned into a dumping ground for trash lately.
In my part of the town a lot of people from different parts of the world lives. Lots of them are refugees. Many are Muslims and comes from Somalia. Others comes from different parts of disturbed areas in the Middle East and other places.  And others, like me, are Swedish of course.
As far as I know we have all lived here for years. No new arrivals in the area. All of us knows the rules. There is NO excuse whatsoever for the recycling area to look like this!

Our World Tuesday
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2013-07-15

Taxinge Castle

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Last week we were, at last, able to visit Taxinge Castle. My car that had been broken for the last couple of weeks finally is repaired. Now my daughter, my grandson, my sister and me went to finally enjoy  the Taxinge Castle café. "In the "Cake Castle", you can get a taste of northern Europe's largest cake buffet."  Well, I´m not sure about that, but they surely have the biggest cakes ever.


Before we went to the café we strolled around the area for a while. Enjoying some chicks, pigs and horses. 

 How to shot a chicken.

The chicken!

In line for the cake buffét
We usually buy different varieties, cut them in half, and share them between us. That way we get to taste more varieties.

 They have a nice little garden you can enjoy and the Lake Mälaren below. Lots of people was there swimming and having fun that day.

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2013-07-01

Playing with new camera

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NF Photo 130701 Duveholmsbadet

I want to the little lake this afternoon to get some sun on my body. Have to get used to it as I am going away in august and need some tan before that. I also brought my new, little, camera and had some fun with it. It is an OLYMPUS and it can take underwater shots. Which I plan to do when I am away. Here I tried the Mosaic filter.

Our World Tuesday
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2013-06-24

Midsummer Celebration

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Dressing the maypole

Rising the maypole

Dancing around the maypole

I really loved this woman's midsummer garland. Beautiful!
NF Photo 130621, Djulöbadet

Last Friday we celebrated Midsummer. Earlier it was on the summer solstice day but they moved Midsummer´s Eve to the closest Friday. We celebrate with a flower decorated pole, maypole, and people is dancing around it. It is special songs with movements to the words. Some people think it is fun. My daughter hated it when she was a child. But becoming a mom she suddenly taught her own children the moves. Nowadays no one is doing it. I only went to take some shots for the blog and to get a little sunshine before dinner.  There are special routines for food and drink as well.

Midsummer for Dummies. Learn the rules!


Our World Tuesday
 
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2013-06-20

2013-06-16

Larvigt - Larva

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NF Photo 130611 at Tullgarns castle

Well, I guess this one will become a butterfly eventually. But in this state I have no knowledge of which one. And I guess I will never know.  But it looked rather nice where it sat on a small rose bush. .
Macro Monday2 
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2013-06-14

At the dentist

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NF Photo 130607

Yes, this is at the dentist. It is the WC and I usually visit before leaving the dentist when I´m done. I always liked this and the reflection in the litterbin is quite nice. Would not mind having those tiles and the little cabinet at home.

Weekend reflection
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2013-04-18

Reflection in a windscreen - Spegling i vindrutan

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NF Photo 130407, Hornbogasjön

This is our driver sitting in the bus with the sky and trees reflected on the windscreen.

Det här är vår chaufför som sitter i bussen med himlen reflekterd i vindrutan.

Sky Watch Friday   Himmelsk   Weekend Reflection
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2013-03-18

Thawing times

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Chilly Lady
NF Photo 130306

Icy Mushroom
NF Photo 130308

Icicles
NF Photo 130312

Poodle
NF Photo 130312

Sculpture
NF Photo 130308

A few of the things I´ve seen lately!

Our World Tuesday   Nature Notes
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2013-02-22

Weekend Reflections

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NF Photo 130221

The iceicles was not that large but I don´t want to stand below them. They looked like a curtain in the reflection in the window.
  Weekend Reflection
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