This week I thought we would reuse an old theme – On Display. And it could almost be about anything… from a shoe shop to a garden party. Maybe you passed a lovely market with an amazing display of fruit and vegetables, or a fancy shopping center with striking design in the windows, or maybe a garden with surprising ideas.
Luckily I was visiting Sofiero Palace because of its gardening days some weeks ago. ( With Viveka, the lovely lady in one of my Thursday posts )
You attract people with the qualities you display. You keep them by the qualities you possess.
– Unknown
The royal gardens of Sofiero has its own story, and is renowned for its extensive park with 500 different varieties of Rhododendrons. King Gustaf VI and his wife, Louise Mountbatten, designed the gardens. On our visit, the display was according to the season, autumnal, with vegetables, fruit and berries, zinnias and dahlias.
We were lucky with the weather as well, so everything still looked fresh and appealing.
The dahlias were overwhelming – still growing or already picked and on display.
It’s not our art, but our heart that’s on display.
– Gary Holland
A gigantic apple tree, decorated for lunch – like a romantic painting. I wished I could have had such a lush display in my own garden. Sitting at this table with happy friends and good food – the very thought of it made my imagination swoon. I would ask all of you to be my guest!
Karl Fredrik is a florist, gardener and interior designer who often is seen in different programs on Swedish TV. At Sofiero, he used a glasshouse to display his art, wine bottles, fruits and plants. And – as is his trade mark – there was MUCH of everything. I haven’t been to his home, Eklaholm, in Scania, so I was looking forward to seeing his arrangements here.
I hope you enjoy!
Let your personality and passions shine through in the objects you choose to display in your home.
– Jeremiah Brent
I was lucky to meet the busy artist himself in the doorway to the glass house – there he was with a new load of bottles! I just had to ask…and he gladly let me take a snapshot of him.
Many thanks to Patti for the fantastic On the Edge challenge – a joy to see all your inspiring posts! I hope you will join us this week too, and please use the Lens-Artists tag and link your post to mine – because now we are looking forward to seeing what You have found on display! At home or anywhere in the world.
Have fun and stay inspired – I cannot wait to see your displays!
Leya 
Such enjoyable and cheerful displays, Ann-Christine!
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Thank you so much, Nes!
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My contribution
Thank you!
You are welcome, AC.
What a fabulous collection AC!
An interesting theme.
Love apple tree, decorated for lunch.
Thank you, Philo – I wish I had it in my own garden!
You can add it now AC.
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Ann-Christine, what a thoughtful theme you picked for this week’s Lens-Artists’ challenge. Your photos and ideas inspired me to go out on my front garden and photograph the gorgeous Oxblood lilies on display. They always make their appearance in the fall after the first rains.
https://egidio.photography/on-display/
Thank you, Egidio, happy to see you here!
I’m so glad to be back.
And no matter how I try, I cannot reach your blog for a comment – in fact I cannot reach it at all. Please see if there is something to do about it! It does not come up.
Maybe the site was temporarily off when you tried.
Might be that!
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Wow, amazing displays. I would have loved to have visited that.
It really was a treat – and maybe the exhibition will come back to England and Kew gardens.
Great set of displays, Ann Christine – here at last is my post, hope you like these: https://suejudd.com/2023/10/13/displays/
And I dooooooo!
Yippee’
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The dahlias photo is so beautiful, and the glasses on the glass tray… such amazing colors and arrangements. And I loved the Gary Holland quote, so true, it is just a joy when we feel our heart is touched by something and when we also do things from our heart and touch others’ life! A wonderful theme this week, here is my contribution too,
Thank you for a lovely comment, Nicole Sara. I do agree on that quote too.
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What a lovely fall garden! Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank You! And your displays are marvelous!
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What gorgeous, uplifting displays you’ve captured here Ann-Christine and such a lovely topic for the challenge. We’ve gone for nature’s display in our contribution for this week: https://whippetwisdom.com/2023/10/12/tanka-cascade/
I am delighted you liked the challenge, and nature’s displays are the very best!
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I enjoyed being your guest at the virtual apple tree lunch. You’ve made it look very painterly. The horse on the table made me smile – and those dahlias! Here’s my post for the challenge: https://susanrushton.net/2023/10/12/on-display-four-trends-from-the-rhs-tatton-park-flower-show/
Thank you, Susan, it was a great day out. Your gardens on display are Always gorgeous!
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Lovely displays Anne-Christine! This week I’m late for a reason – the photos in my post were just taken yesterday!
Wow, glad you posted!
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As if you hadn’t got enough On Display posts to look at, here’s an addendum to my Monday offering: https://margaret21.com/2023/10/12/four-hundred-roses/
Margaret – so grateful you added these! They made my evening ♥
It’s fun, isn’t it?
♥ Not often I think I would have wanted to join in!
Me too!
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lovely photos, Leya 🙂
Thank you so much! Happy you liked them.
Thank you!
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Ann-Christine, it’s an interesting display indeed! Florist, gardener and interior designer… these displays did showcase all of that skill. Looks so fun to be in (out?) there!
Thank you – it was a delightful treat!
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Here is mine for the week
Thank you, Nora.
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Those dahlias were beautiful, Ann-Christine! I really liked the basin full of blossoms. Wow!
I am glad you liked them, and I am happy to have them now when winter is coming. No colours, in fact we have already lost almost all flowers.
Gorgeous photos Ann-Christine. You also have an interesting topic too. 😀 😀
I of course thought of all my flower fields and gardens I visit for display, but I went a whole different way. I hope you enjoy.
Thank you, Cee, it seems to go well!
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I love all the displays as I felt a sense of calmness and peacefulness to the natural beauty and wonder of this world.
Thank you for your lovely comment! Then I am happy.
Ann- Christine, your images made me think of spring- green and refreshing. Those were pretty cool displays.
Here’s mine, talking about celebration, illumination, jubilations.
Thank you, Sheetal – glad you enjoyed it and found it refreshing!
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Had to come back for another look at that blissful tree. And here’s my ‘on display’
thank you so much, Tish! I just read your display post – what a treat!
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I love all of images Leya. .
I am glad you enjoyed them! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing these images. Anita
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What a fascinating place to visit, with all those seasonal displays! I love the tree, and the big bowl of dahlia flowers 😀 And this theme is proving so interesting, with all the different interpretations! Here is mine: https://www.toonsarah-travels.blog/gallery-africa-on-display/
Thank you, Sarah – yes, I have really enjoyed all the different displays. So varied and fun!
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Here is my display post–as promised!
Thank you, Patti! You always keep your promises!
🙂 🙂
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Wonderful displays Ann-Christine, I hope to link mine soon. A great topic
Some from me
Thank you, Alison – loved it!
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Thank you, Alison! looking forward to it!
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Such joyful images, A-C. And that apple tree is simply blissful. No wonder your imagination swooned.
Blissful, that’s the word! Thank you, Tish.
Lovely Place! Lovely Photographs! and to me some very unusual displays. I’ve been a bit behind schedule this weekend but here’s a link to my offering, J.
And what an offering! I had to go through it three times.
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Well, I’m trying again. I am not sure why my comment keeps getting rejected! But….your post is beautiful and inspiring, as always, AC. I wish I could have joined you and Viveka for that lunch under the apple tree. Just gorgeous. Thanks so much for your inspiration and sharing a beautiful afternoon with us. I’ll come back with a link to my post.
Thank you so much, Patti! This time it worked. And just think if we could have been sitting around that table with our friends! Looking forward to seeing your post!
After all these colourful posts, I hope you’re not too disappointed that I’ve opted for monochrome: https://margaret21.com/2023/10/09/sheep-on-display/
You did well to use B&W – splendid!
I wondered about it, but it was an interesting experiment.
You are so good at it, Margaret.
Oh, thank you!
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What lovely displays, Leya. You must have had a fabulous time. I’ve never been good at arranging displays on a table like you’ve shown. Maybe working with flower arrangements. It’s hard to mess up anything as beautiful as flowers, right? I love the bright arrangement of dahlias the best. As you might guess, I have some surprises for you on Wednesday. See you soon. 🙂
Thank you, Marsha – looking forward to seeing the surprise!
I promise it won’t jump out at you! 🙂
;-D
Some lovely playful spaces you show in this gallery. The cast-iron chair with a pumpkin sitting on it looks lovely. That photo of the tree and the table around it looks like an impressionist painting. Did you use a filter on it? And thank you for introducing me to the work of Karl Frederik; if I ever go back to Scania (that’s a thought!) I’ll look this place up.
I found an interesting display a month ago: https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/2023/10/09/displays-of-anonymous-art/
Thank you, I.J. Happy you enjoyed the display. And yes, I used a filter on that table, because of its painterly look. If you ever visit Scania again, I hope you will go there!
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Wow!
It’s the second week of October but this amazing garden has took me back to the spring time.
Such a wonderfully crafted garden 🙂
Thank you, Hammad! It was almost autumn then, but still very fresh!
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Here is mine entry: https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/2023/10/08/lens-artists-challenge-270-on-display/
Thanks, Amy!
Thank you for sharing such an enchanting place to visit. I love how you captured all the bright colors and textures and the people admiring what they saw. The two photos with mirrors in them stood out to me – so nicely framed! That’s great you got to meet the artist and that he posed too. I can see why you found this place so attractive and memorable. Thank you for hosting this week’s challenge, it was fun to join in!
Thank you, Shelley – glad you really enjoyed it!
Yes, I did! I had fun joining in too if you get a chance, please feel free to stop by and see my take on the prompt. https://www.quaintrevival.com/a-prime-display-of-a-blog-post-textured-with-chills-of-autumn-flowers-and-food/
Thank you, Shelley, of course I will!
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Hi Ann-Christine, as promised, here is my post that contains displays and lots of textures. Thanks for hosting this week! https://secondwindleisure.com/2023/10/08/sunday-stills-can-you-feel-the-textures/
Thank you for joining in!
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So many choices, but my favorite is that artistic impression of the apple tree and table. You’ve chosen a great theme, AC. I don’t know whether to go ”popular” or ”unusual”, ”historical” or ”present-day”. Maybe one of each?
Thank you, John – please do – all of them!
How enjoyable to walk through this special place through your beautiful photos! Love these displays, they are creative, fabulous, and colorful.
So glad you liked them, Amy! I had a great day there.
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Well, Leanne, thank you for joining in and giving us a real treat! I loved your displays, flowers and all, but this time the night photography in Melbourne attracted me even more. Fisheye is great fun, but when I tried my son’s lens it was not that successful. Thank you again, and welcome back!
So now here is my entry:
Thank you!
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Ann-Christine, your beautiful images brought a smile to my face this morning! I love all the colorful flowers and arrangements.
I am glad they made you smile, Beth! Mission accomplished!
Dear Ann-Christine
your post makes us smile. Great with all the flowers and such a welcoming atmosphere.
Here is our post
Wishing you a happy Sunday
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Thank you, Fab Four!
You’ve created a high standard here. Lovely examples!
Thank you, Margaret – looking forward to seeing all the different entries!
Wonderful post and very funny challenge!!!
Thank you, Ana!
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I love all the colorful flowers
Thank you, Nora!
Wish I had been there to see and imagine . . . wish ( had been there to share a table and a glass of wine with you . . .
I wish we could have…♥
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It looked like a lovely day out, full of colour. I hope you didn’t spend too much 🙂
Haha, nothing, John! I am not a big spender – except for photos…and flowers. These were not for sale though…
Oh how I wish I could have spent the day with you and Viveka here. Everything seemed so purposefully placed, with the fresher of everything ”autumn”. What a joy to meet Karl Fredrik and enjoy all that represents him. I loved the challenge, AC. There was lots to choose from. I think it gave me, and others to once again, pay closer attention to what attracts our senses. Great, great challenge, and stunning photos .
Thank you so much, Donna! I believe some of our senses were attracted here – love the variety of entries and the feelings they conjure up!
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Great photos and displays. How summery!
Thank you, John! Yes, it still looked summery even if autumn had arrived.
That display of dahlias interspersed with apples is absolutely fabulous! What a unique place, Ann-Christine.
Jo, I liked it very much too. I have been there many times, but never on such a special occation.
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What I like is that it feels like you’ve highlighted parts of a longer narrative.
It feels like the photos are pleasant glimpses into that, if that makes sense.
Here’s mine for this one:
Thank you, that sounds interesting!
hello a.c.
an interesting and wonderful selection of photographs that you have chosen for the challenge, I like them very much.
here is my contribution for this week, https://wp.me/pdALlZ-A8.
many greetings robert
Thank you, Robert! And I like the variety of yours!
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What a delightful post, A C! I need to have a think….
…..looking forward to seeing your post, Sue!
Got to think!
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Loveley photos Ann Christine. I would be happy to sit down for lunch at any of those tables so beautifully set.
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What a great topic, Ann-Christine! I will have some for this challenge on Sunday! What a beautiful garden area and those dahlias are an amazing sight!
Thank you, Terri – looking forward to seeing it!
Beautiful photographic displays Ann-Christine. Well done! I’ll see what I can come up with. After all, everything we photograph is a display of some sort. Great fun challenge.
Glad you like the theme, Anne – looking forward to seeing your post!
Here is my display for autumn: https://cxianliu.wordpress.com/2022/10/02/beautiful-audrey/
Beautiful – colours as well!
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Love the topic and your selections Ann-Christine 😀. I will be back with mine very soon!
Great! Looking forward to it!
Not sure why my link doesn’t show up A-C. Here it is just in case.https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2023/10/07/lens-artists-challenge-270-on-display/
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Such an amazing place Ann-Christine! While the flowers are glorious, I think I loved the tables so perfectly set the most! Beautiful images throughout.
Thank you, Tina! Those tables were worth every glance…
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These are wonderful displays, Ann-Christine, so befitting your tender photographer eye that wonderful as they are, you made them look extra special. The light is particular soft and the whole post is so inspirational and peaceful.
Here is mine:
Thank you for your very kind words, Sofia – and you, you sent us a masterpiece!
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Looks like a great time. I love this sort of thing!
Yay!
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Very nice topic, Ann-Christine, and always current. Wonderful decorated. I love especially the Harvest Crown. Here they are quite often woven from ears of grain.
Thank you! I have seen those ones too – they are all beautiful.
Oh, yes 😊
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