The English name for the flower isn’t that nice… wood cow-wheat. But in Swedish, we have several names for it, from the matter-of-fact ”lundkovall” to more descriptive names like ”natt och dag” (night and day) and my favourite, ”svenska flaggan” (flag of Sweden). And it’s the last name that makes today’s encounter with this flower a bit…

Columbines are my favourite flowers, right after orchids and white waterlilies!

Found this monstrous thistle today, it’s growing completely out of control with a stem that’s thick as a small tree, although when you go around it 90 degrees, you’ll find that the stem is a little bit flat and even looks a bit like rhubarb the way it curves. And on top, there are so…

Third evening in a row at the waterlily spot! Last year I completely missed the waterlily season but it’s looking really good now. I saw a lot of buds, many of them right next to the jetty so it will be possible to shoot with a macro. It’s a luxury – normally you have to shoot…

Went to the waterlily spot again but I was a bit late – a storm front was approaching. It’s a bit unnerving to stand on a jetty, with thunder and lightning going on just beyond the lake. So admittedly, I was maybe not as concentrated on the job at hand as I should have been…

Amazing, I’m halfway thru with the 365 pictures project! I’m glad that today I found a real subject to work with, instead of producing the normal crap that this project consists of… I can’t say I’ve learned anything from doing it so far, but it has confirmed what I’ve known all along – I can’t…

Same weather as yesterday – windy, overcast and cool. I needed to find something steady for my 365 so I had a look at the junkyard (=the landlord’s open storage area) and was going to shoot an old bicycle, when I spotted this little flower growing in a crack on the floor. Nature will always…