August 5, 2011

Sweden from my IPhone

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I thought some of you would be interested in seeing some pictures of my husband’s homeland, Sweden. Most of the images I took while I was there was with my IPhone using an app called Instagram. I really enjoy taking pictures through Instagram because it simplifies the process. I have very little control over settings and all images are in a square format. That makes me have to really focus on the available light and composition. If you are on Instagram, please follow me! My username is orangecatphoto.

Here are a few from the trip:

The Swedish Forest
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Forest “Gold”…kanterelle. These mushrooms are delicious! They are very hard to find but we found about 6 liters this day. It was a nice surprise!

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Borgstena is the village where my husband is from. This is just an old building there.

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“kanel buller” and muffins….this is what they call “fika”. It is the best and most important Swedish word you will ever learn!

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Olivia’s favorite spot…the playhouse. Here she is cooking supper. When asked what is for supper, she replies, “Cake!”.

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Beautiful flowers in my mother in laws garden.
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More mushrooms. I don’t think these are edible, though.
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A sign for Tämta, a village close to where we stayed. We often go to the lake here.
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Martin’s grandmother’s table…she made the tablecloth by hand.
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My sweet girl “swinging like a monkey”
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A view of Göteborg…second largest city in Sweden.
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Nice sitting place in the middle of weeping birch trees.
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hello.
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More fika.
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Swedish train
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Sweden, Orange Cat Photo

Sweden, Orange Cat Photo

Sweden, Orange Cat Photo

My ceramics teacher, Yrjö Häkkinen, from when I lived in Sweden. One of my favorite memories from my time living there.
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Some of his apples
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This is licorice, not chocolate. I will never understand Scandinavians and their love for licorice.
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Martin’s 94 year old grandmother. She lives alone, walks to the grocery store. absolutely amazing!
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City Hall in Borås
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A very, very old door.
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Sweden, Orange Cat Photo

Sweden, Orange Cat Photo

Sweden, Orange Cat Photo

Sweden, Orange Cat Photo

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Olivia with my dear friend, Marita.
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Sweden, Orange Cat Photo

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Katy Cook : 10:09 August 6, 2011
Wow! I must get myself an iphone. These are truly beautiful and capture your time there perfectly! I am partial to the "hello" image. She is such a doll!
Nam : 16:06 August 11, 2011
Dana! These pictures are so much fun! One reason why I love phone pics is that they tend to be a little more personal... which is definitely the case here! Great stuff and great trip!

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