Picking daisies in Waititi (Dunedin, New Zealand) in 1912. My restoration and colorization of George Pye Crombie´s image in the Museum of New Zealand archive. The two young ladies in the picture are probably his sisters.
The Things I Enjoy
Catastrophes, wars, terrorism, ecological disasters, deadly diseases, poverty .... The list of tragedies - both personal and public - is endless. Every day and hour media, politicians, experts - and charlatans - bring us a never ending barrage of bad things. No wonder that many people feel depressed and weary. This blog tries - in a modest and personal way - to contribute to a more balanced view. After all, there is so much to appreciate and enjoy in life ...
Saturday 1 January 2022
Friday 3 December 2021
Motor cycle acrobatics (1924)
Erik Fagerström (and son?) showing off at the Stockholm velodrome on October 28, 1924.
Monday 22 November 2021
After sunset
The sun sets early here in Southern Sweden this time of the year - tonight sunset was at 3.50 PM. This picture shows the view from my balcony at 4.35 PM.
Friday 19 November 2021
Portrait of Uno and Olly Donner
Uno and Olly (Olga) Donner - A wealthy couple with a strong social conscience. My colorization of the original (ab.) 1900-1905 photo by Atelier Apollo in the Finnish Heritage Agency archive.
Sunday 17 October 2021
Polish yachts in Visby in 1937
Polish yachts participating in the first ever Gotland Runt offshore race photographed in Visby in 1937. My restoration and colorization of Karl Sandels´s image in the Swedish Maritime Museum archive (Digital Museum). The yacht closest to the camera flies the Yacht Klubu Polski (Yacht Club of Poland) burgee.
The Gotland Runt sailing classic is the world´s largest annual offshore race.
Saturday 2 October 2021
Portrait of a Norwegian lady (ab. 1900)
Portrait of Inger Kristoffersen. My colorization of Oslo photographer Gustav Borgen´s (1865 - 1926) photo in the Norsk Folkemuseum archive (Digital Museum). No date is given, but I would like to suggest that Borgen shot this portrait ab. 1900. Other suggestions are welcome.
Friday 24 September 2021
The brand new cruise ship Spirit of Adventure in Öresund
Tonight, just after 7 PM, the brand-new "boutique cruise ship" Spirit of Adventure passed by in Öresund on her way from Copenhagen to Stockholm. The 236 m ship, with a capacity for 999 guests, is operated by Saga Cruises.
"Spirit of Adventure is a cruise ship operated by Saga Cruises and constructed by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. As Saga's second new-build vessel, she was originally considered as an option in the cruise line's pursuit to renew its fleet, but the company finalised the order in 2017 after seeing rising profits in its travel business following the announcement of her sister ship, Spirit of Discovery. Her keel was laid on 3 June 2019 and she was delivered on 29 September 2020, but in response to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the inaugural cruise was continuously postponed until she officially debuted on 26 July 2021.
Spirit of Adventure operates under Saga's business model of targeting guests ages 50 and over and shares many of the same dimensions with her sister ship, but includes a different interior design to better distinguish her identity as a distinct vessel in the fleet."
(Wikipedia)