I actually managed to photograph quite a bit in 2023 despite as it now feels, more or less constantly repairing and improving the house I inherited a couple of years ago. These pictures (click to enlarge) are taken after my US trip in April. Go to the start page to see pictures taken earlier in 2023.
I wish you a great Christmas and a Happy New Year! And let's hope for a more peaceful world in 2024.
Not the best start of a three hour trip to see flowering cherry treesValle härad is apparently the second largest cherry tree area outside of JapanGunnar - the driverOne of many nice villas in Valle häradThe nearby Hornborga lake is one of the finest bird lakes in SwedenIt is still May and this is within a few minutes walking distance from where I liveA day off from working with the house. Instead driving around in the surroundingsThe sun started to set on the way back home from my friends in TisselskogAn old house some 20 km south of ÅmålWellknown symbols of GothenburgThere are no trains on this old railroad so going by railroad car is perfectly safe but there might be other hazardsOak tree in the beginning av June in a nature reserve 30 km south of ÅmålI grew up in Dalsland, a small province in southwestern Sweden on the border to NorwayMany small roads criss-cross DalslandIngemar and Mikael are looking for butterflies ...... and on that day we saw 31 different species which is about as many as you can find on this locationMikael and a lemon butterflyMikaels friend, Sven, decided to write a book with a story about every single one of all his +50 capsBack in Gothenburg celebrating its 400th birthday ...... and many people, especially families took the opportunity to go to the big park, SlottsskogenEarly June. My brother's remains were buried at sea on the Swedish west coastI bought his little fishing boat from his widowVisiting Stockholm. Photo taken from the bridge to DjurgårdenI went to Oslo and met Ann and her friend Vicky. Here we spent some time in the Vigeland parkand the Munch museumMy neighbor in Åmål moved to southern SwedenI and Marisa went to Italy on vacation where we i.a. cooked the famous Monograno pasta. No more Barilla pasta after this tasty experienceGrado, ItalyOsteria Clai in Trieste is our favorite sea food placePart of Trieste's famous Barcola beachA must visit. The Friday food market in Ljubljana, SloveniaAfter vacation I went back to Åmål where my neighbors discussed an old VW one of them recently boughtSad state of a once upon a time nice houseIt rained a lot south of Åmål during a weekend in the beginning of the fall. This farmer suddenly lived on a small lake instead of seeing his fieldsThe birdhouse is usually 5 feet above the groundI decided to make Limoncello from organic lemons, moonshine, cream and milk. Turned out better than I expectedChanging windows and balcony doors in the houseThe first snow fell in the end of OctoberSurprisingly it almost started!Last job before X-mas. Painting the cement floor in our shared storage areaSurprise exhibition in the deep woods of northern DalslandGothenburg may enjoy a white cover this Christmas
