Symmetry is a phenomenon soothing to the eye and soul. My two symmetries are from Denmark. The first one is a roof in the picturesque town of Köge and the second one is from the train to Köge.
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# 55 Döskalle – Skull (70/365)
Denna döskalle och ett antal likadana till plus skulderblad och revben, m.m. togs hem från dotterns volontärtid på Nya Zeeland. Hon jobbade på ett naturvårdsprogram där.
Possum är ett djur som inte naturligt förekommer på NZ, utan har kommit dit med oss människor. Resultatet är det vanliga i alla sådana fall – förödande. Det inplanterade djuret utrotar en del av de inhemska djuren. Eftersom NZ har så många speciella djur, till exempel den icke flygande kiwin, så behövs det inte mycket för en katastrofal utveckling för det endemiska beståndet.
This skull is from a possum in New Zealand. My daughter worked there as a volunteer on a nature preservation program, and brought home several of these, along with ribs and vertebraes and…other skeletons.
Possums are not well liked in NZ as they were brought there by humans who didn’t know better. Many endemic species are in danger or even extinct because of our stupidity.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Scale
New Zealand’s great glaciers, Franz Josef and Fox make their visitors feel exceptionally small. The Franz Josef (Ka Roimata o Hinehukatere in Māori) is a 12 km (7.5 mi) long glacier located on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Together with the Fox Glacier 20 km (12 mi) to the south, it is unique in descending from the Southern Alps to less than 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level, amidst the greenery and lushness of a temperate rainforest.
Walking up to the glaciers was very easily done, and we were greatly rewarded. I have walked glaciers in several countries in Europe – but these two are the most remarkable ones of all. Imagine the rainforest coming down almost to the floor of the glacier, and you could touch them both from the path!
The photos show the scale very clearly, but the feeling of walking there is impossible to convey…you have to be there yourself.
For more of Scale, click here.
# 9 Backspegeln – The rear view mirror (66/365)
På väg hem ikväll var det ovanligt ljust och klart. Även i backspegeln.
On my way home tonight the light was clear and bright. Even in the rear mirror.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Depth
My first thought about depth is involving water – so I chose that angle. For other angles, click here.
Travel theme: Doorways
I know there are many of us who love doors, so I will not tire you with too many…only three. One from Tibet, one from Gdansk, Poland and one from my home town in Sweden. If you didn’t know my favourite colours before – you will now!
# 62 Farkost – Boat (60/365)
Från en resa till Peru och Titicacasjön 1987. Uroindianernas vassbåtar är fantastiskt välbyggda – alla som känner till Thor Heyerdal och Ra och Ra II, vet hur mycket de tål.
Här får lammskinnet vara vågorna.
From a trip to Peru and Lake Titicaca in 1987. Reed boats are still used among the Uru indians and the famous Thor Heyerdahl proved to the world how much they can take, sailing Ra and Ra II.
My lamb skin rug will be the heavy waves here…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uru_people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Heyerdahl
# 181 Länge sedan – A long time ago (58/365)
För längesedan var de här två författarna riktigt stora, och åtminstone den ene finns med i våra historieböcker. Dessa två verk har sett bättre dagar, men är fortfarande mycket intressanta.
A long time ago these authors and adventurers were very famous. The two books on my table have seen better days, but they are still very interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven_Hedin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sten_Bergman
Travel Theme: Industry
Weekly Photo Challenge: Express Yourself
I don’t know if this is a proper example of how I express myself…but we had great fun – and that surely is a way of expressing oneself.
The three of us had been a whole day exploring British Museum, and on our way out, my son caught sight of this bench with sleeping people. Irresistable! So we sat down beside them and tried to look exactly as tired as the other ”benchers”. My daughter took the picture. Nobody noticed…they kept sleeping as we left.
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