Under a blanket of snow – photo of the week
Under a blanket of snow, a woman and child huddle together at the foot of the Wallenberg monument in the park of Haga Church. My photo of the week this week.
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Chained in the snow – photo of the week
Chained in the snow – Decorated with snow and against a snowy background, a chain of heavy black iron links stands out in contrast, marking a boundary.
The sleeping homeless
The sleeping homeless – behind Square Jaques Brel, Brussels, a sunny afternoon (Saturday 3rd September 2016).
Busking before the Goddess
In the Nordstan shopping centre, Gothenburg, a busker playing his accordian dwarfed by the image of a commercial goddess.
Who can put a price on Christmas?
A picture in place of 1000 words this week. Who can put a price on Christmas? At least one second-hand shop in Gothenburg can.
Pariah – an Artwiculate word of the day response
Photograph and memory of a roadside hoarding in Sofia, Bulgaria. Photo taken in September 2009.
A Little Spring Song – Karin Boye
My translation of Karin Boye’s A Little Spring Song (En liten vårvisa) to accompany a photo of the poet’s statue outside Gothenburg central library.
Plume bloom – thermal inversion over Gothenburg
This plume (hopefully of steam) probably illustrates the lid that the thermal inversion puts on the city in fine, windless weather.