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Month: May 2017

Rainfall in May

Raindrops illuminated – photo of the week

25 August, 201926 May, 2017

A sudden cloudburst. The raindrops dripping from a bench, splashing on paving stones, illuminated by the lighting under the bench. I published this originally on 22nd May 2014.

Categories Images, Photo of the week
Dieweg featured image

In the Dieweg Cemetery

25 August, 201924 May, 2017

A photo essay from the disused but not quite yet abandoned Die Weg cemetery in Uccle just south-west of Wolvendael park in Uccle.

Categories Gallery, Images, Photo essay, Popular, Stops and Stories
Ollio's Facebook on Andra Långgatan

Ollio’s Facebook – a photo for the week

25 August, 201919 May, 2017

Ollio’s Facebook, this week’s photo, is a piece of graffiti by Jonathan Ollio Josefsson that I originally published on 22nd May 2013.

Categories Images, Photo of the week
Portrait wall featured image

Portrait wall at Overleie in Kortrijk

22 August, 201817 May, 2017

A tourist visit to Kortrijk (Courtai in French) leads us through the town on the Golden Spurs trail and out to Little Buda and a wall of portraits that turns out to be an artistic protest.

Categories Photo essay, Stops and Stories
Yellow azalias

Among azaleas – photo of the week

25 August, 201912 May, 2017

We are among azaleas for this week’s photo. Originally published at GBG365 on 17th May 2014. There’s also a little digression on my colour blindness.

Categories Images, Photo of the week

Three incidents in Brussels – people watching

22 August, 201810 May, 2017

Three incidents from last Sunday that reinforced my appreciation of the truth that problems can be overcome with a little goodwill – and there is always goodwill.

Categories Stops and Stories
Saltholmen reflections

Saltholmen reflections – photo of the week

25 August, 20195 May, 2017

My photo of the week this week is this reflection of a mooring pile in the harbour at Saltholmen. I originally published it at GBG365 on 4th May 2014.

Categories Images, Photo of the week
Students featured

The students’ day, and the workers’

14 February, 20193 May, 2017

The students’ day, and the workers’ – Valborg on the 30th April and Labour Day on the 1st May – two events that together usher in the spring in Sweden.

Categories Stops and Stories

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