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Archive for November, 2016

Caïque Boat at Sunrise – Crete, Greece

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Caïque Passing Spinalonga as Sunrise

Fall 2015 brings us to the Greek island of Crete. The tranquility of a cool sunrise is broken by the slow puttering of a traditional Caïque Greek fishing boat as it passes between the mainland town of Plaka and the island of Spinalonga in the Gulf of Elounda in north-eastern Crete.


Summer Birch

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Hjo, Sweden – 2015


Summer Time, Livin’s easy!

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Ring on The Dock

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Hjo, Sweden – 2015

Just an old steel mooring ring on the dock.


Ropes on Boat

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Hjo, Sweden – 2015

 

Just a rope on an old boat in the harbor. Click on it to appreciate the full size image.


Wheats Fields in Hjo, Sweden

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2015

Beautiful flowing fields of golden grain on the outskirts of Hjo, Sweden. Perfect for long summer runs or bike rides.


Hjo, Sweden 2015

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Life preservers and ropes on the S/S Trafik, one of Sweden’s oldest and best preserved steamboats dating back to 1892.


Hjo, Sweden 2015

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Hjo Harbor 2015

Hjo is a small picturesque Swedish town on the western shores of Sweden’s second largest lake, Lake Vättern. The town, which dates back to the early 1400s, is one of the only original Swedish “wooden cities” that remains largely intact, complete with cobbled streets on the town square. While historically operating primarily as a fishing village and later a spa town, it has now become a popular summer destination for those wishing to experience the slower, more idyllic ambiance of “old” Sweden.