When did they begin, the Beguine?
There are traces of the Beguine all over Belgium it seems, but how did a medieval women’s religious movement inspire Cole Porter’s 1930s song?
Ulla reflected – photo of the week
Ulla reflected in the polished steel urns outside the Clarion Post Hotel on Drottningtorget in the centre of Gothenburg. My mother-in-law was on her way to celebrate her 84th birthday with her daughters in the new bar of the old post hall.
Mardi Gras – the Laeken children’s carnival
In which I finally achieve my dream of photographing a Mardi Gras carnival on Mardi Gras. Though it doesn’t turn out to be quite what I expected. A gallery of photos from the Children’s Mardi Gras Carnival Parade in the greater Brussels municipality of Laeken.
Crossing Gamlestads bro – photo of the week
While a new tram bridge is being built, a temporary bridge has been constructed to carry tram tracks over Säve stream – that’s the bolted-together girder structure that fills the most of this picture. In front, two people are crossing Gamlestads bro, a footbridge from the 1930s.
Margaret Atwood on writers’ motives
I am reading Margaret Atwood’s book On Writers and Writing (originally Negotiating with the Dead). Here are some quotes about the writer’s motivation and what it is like for the writer, “going into a novel”.
What have we learned? TheSupercargo’s Vlog – episode 5
In this fifth episode of my vlog I review what I’ve learned since I started the vlog six weeks ago. I focus on the technical aspect of my learning process, in particular the hardware and software.
Young gull at Brunnsparken – photo of the week
The photo of the week this week is a young gull – a herring gull, I think – still mostly in it’s youthful plumage. It was hanging around with a number of other teenagers (gulls and human) at Brunnsparken waiting for som action. Or food.
Seeking refuge in Mechelen
We were going to visit Mechelen anyway, but when the boiler died and there was no heat to be had at home all weekend, we sought refuge there in a hotel. A long photo walk in the mist/rain/snow in this quaint little city.
Winter bare convolvulous – photo of the week
The photo of the week. A winter bare and dry convolvulous stem photographed in macro at Färjenäs on Hisingen, Göteborg. I originally published this photo at GBG365 on 11th February 2014.
The laws of gravity – Newsletter for February 2017
Gravity – a newsletter covering developments aboard TheSupercargo.com during the first few weeks of the year and making various unkeepable promises.