A winter landscape in Finland (1965)

 Fetching water from the river in Polvijärvi (North Karelia region, Finland) in 1965. The winter of 1965-1966 was one of the coldest in recent Finnish history. Finnish Lapland had its longest cold spell ever recorded, with 146 days (almost five months) of mean temperatures under zero degrees centigrade. My colorization of Matti Poutvaara´s photo in the archive of the Finnish Heritage Agency.

The horse in the picture is a Finnhorse, a breed known for its strength and endurance even in extreme winter circumstances.

"The Finnhorse or Finnish Horse (Finnish: suomenhevonen, literally "horse of Finland"; nickname: suokki, or Swedish: finskt kallblod, literally "finnish cold-blood") is a horse breed with both riding horse and draught horse influences and characteristics, and is the only breed developed fully in Finland. In English it is sometimes called the Finnish Universal, as the Finns consider the breed capable of fulfilling all of Finland's horse needs, including agricultural and forestry work, harness racing, and riding. In 2007, the breed was declared the official national horse breed of Finland."

(Wikipedia)

Christmas Eve view

 Merry Christmas! This was the view from my balcony at 4 PM today. 

Lady Susan and her horse (1900)

 Lady Susan Beresford (1877 - 1947) and her horse, photographed on December 15, 1900 at her home, Mayfield House, Portlaw, Co. Waterford (Ireland).

Lady Susan was a daughter of Lady Blanche Somerset (daughter of the 8th Duke of Beaufort) and John Henry de la Poer Beresford (fifth Marquis of Waterford, Lord Liutenant of Waterford and Honorary Colonel of the Royal Artillery, South Irish Division). She marriedthe Hon.Hugh Dawnay in 1902.

The original image in the Library of Ireland archive is here shown digitally hand painted by me.

Winter sunset in Norway (1925)

 Winter sunset in Norway 1925. Anders B. Wilse shot this photo on Freuary 23, 1925, in Katnosa, Nordmarka, Oppland (not so far from Oslo). My colorization of the original image in the Oslo Museum archive (Digital Museum).

The first frosty view

Two days ago we got the first frosty morning view from the living room. (I´m afraid

 we will soon have much more of this ... :-)

Driving a Citroën in Oslo (1934)

 Driving a Citroën in Oslo (1934). I am not at all an expert on old cars, but I think this could be a 1934 model 15 AL cabriolet made in Germany by Papler. (Please correct me if I am wrong).

My colorization of Anders B. Wilse´s photo in the Norsk Folkemuseum archive (Digital Museum).

Spitsbergen Panorama (1880s)

 Spitsbergen panorama. Photographed in the 1880s by Axel Lindahl, a Swedish photographer who worked in Norway for several years. My colorization of an image in the Norsk Folkemuseum archive (Digital Museum).

The Joy of Dance

 The Joy of Dance. Three ballerinas at Den røde lykte cabaret theatre portraited by the Oslo photographer Anders Beer Wilse in 1920. My colorization of a photo in the Norsk Folkemuseum archive (Digital Museum).

 

At the Grande Central Terminal (New York) in 1941

 At the Grand Central Terminal, New York City, in October 1941. My colorization of John Collier Jr´s photo in the Library of Congress archive (Office of War Information).

The first 1956 Cadillac in Sweden

The first Cadillac series 62 sedan, year model 1956 in Sweden just after having been unloaded from a ship. This photo was taken in connection with the type inspection. My colorization of an image in the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology archive (Digital Museum).

October roses

 October roses in the Krapperup mansion rose garden. 

Evening view

 An evening in October. (Shot from my balcony). 

A view of the Kullaberg peninsula

 

A view of the Kullaberg peninsula. 

"Kullaberg is a peninsula and nature reserve of land protruding into the Kattegat in Höganäs Municipality near the town of Mölle in southwest Sweden. The site in the province of Skåne is an area of considerable biodiversity supporting a number of rare species and has been designated as an Important Bird Area (IBA) in Sweden as well as a Special Protection Area (SPA). The terrain is dominated by steep cliffs rising from the sea and rocky outcrops on the ridge above, the highest elevation being Mount Håkull at 188 meters. Ridgetop vegetation includes a mixed hardwood broadleaf forest consisting of birch, beech, oak and pine trees with an understory of hawthorn, juniper, wild honeysuckle and blackthorn. Among the notable rare plants are spring vetchling, Lathyrus sphaericus."

"Inhabited as early as the Stone Age, there are extant stone circles, grave mounds, ancient village remains and other archeological features. Kullaberg is administered by the Höganäs Forestry Board and the Gyllenstierna Krapperup Foundation. Kullen lighthouse, designed by architect Magnus Dahlander in 1898, is considered the brightest in Sweden, situated at the westernmost point of the reserve, guiding ships through this busy part of the Kattegat. Within this 75 square kilometre (18,500 acre) reserve are extensive hiking paths that criss-cross the ridge and provide access to dozens of beach coves nestled at the bottom of the cliff formations" (Wikipedia)

More information:.

http://www.kullabergsnatur.se/SiteCollectionDocuments/Broschyrer/Kullabergsfoldern%20eng2014.pdf

A Troika rose

 A Troika rose in the Krapperup mansion rose garden.

Polish research vessel Horyzont 2 in Öresund

 The Polish research vessel Horyzont II was this morning on its way northward in Öresund.

"The vessel was launched on 22th June, 1999 in Gdańsk Repair Shipyard. The Godmother was Ms Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, the President of the National Bank of Poland.

“Horyzont II”, with the most advanced equipment, can accommodate 57 people aboard (including crew, students and scientists) in comfortable single and double cabins. It has also been designed to carry cargo (two 20 ft containers) and to conduct research concerning the sea, which is realized, among others, during her regular voyages to Spitsbergen."

(From the Gdynia Maritime University page)

Saill training ship Statsraad Erichsen (1901)

 Norwegian sail training ship Statsraad Erichsen photographed in 1901. My colorization of Anders Beer Wilde´s photo in the Maritime Museum of Norway archive.The brig Statsraad Erichsen was built in 1859 at the Karljohansvernverft in Horten. It was used as a sail training ship from 1901 to 1936.

September sunset in Öresund

 This sunset I shot a couple of days ago on my evening stroll in Hittarp.

Two men in a rowing boat (late 19th century)

 Two men in a rowing boat in Hedmark, Ringsaker (Norway). My colorization of Kristoffer Horne´s late 19th century photo in the Anno Domkyrkeodden collection (Digitalt Museum).

The view over to Kronborg castle tonight

 This first September 2020 evening offered this view over to Kronborg

 castle on the Danish side of Öresund.

Schooners and galeases stuck in the ice (1871)

 The winter of 1871 was cold in Denmark. These seven Danish schooners and galeases were stuck in the ice off Aarhus in January that winter. My colorization of an image in the M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark archive. The museum gives the names of four of the ships: The galeas Sophie, the 2-masted schooner Thales, the galeas Elisabeth and the 2-masted schooner Kirstine, all from Aarhus.

You can see crew members standing in front of some of the ships.

"A galeas is a type of small trade vessel that was common in the Baltic Sea and North Sea from the 17th to the early 20th centuries"

(Wikipedia).

Portrait of a Norwegian lady

 Portrait of a lady by Oslo photographer Gustav Borgen (1865 - 1922). My colorization of an image in the Norsk Folkemuseum archive. The photo is not dated, but I think Borgen shot it ab. 1905 - 1910. Other suggestions are welcome.

Icelandic horses at the Kulla Gunnarstorp manor

 The Icelandic horses at the neighbouring Kulla Gunnarstorp manor enjoy the August summer evening.

Ready for the garden party *1900)

 Ready for the garden party. Norwegian photographer Gustav Borgen´s (ab.) 1900 photo of Mr. and Mrs. Lundh. My colorization of the original in the Norsk Folkemuseum archive.

Sunset last night

 These are my pictures from last evening: 

The sunset the other night

 Another nice Öresund sunset the other day here in Hittarp.

 

 

Polish full-rigger Dar Młodzieży and Kronborg castle

The Polish full-rigger Dar Młodzieży is always an imposing sight, even when it is not using its sails. This morning the sail training ship passed "Hamlet´s castle" Kronborg in Öresund. 

Leonardo da Vinci rose

A Leanardo da Vinci rose in the Krapperup castle rose garden. 

Evening view

Evening view over to the Danish side of Öresund. (Kronborg castle in the middle).

Portrait of a cow

Here is a friendly cow I portraited near Skäret in Höganäs: 

A Morgan passed by tonight

A Morgan - one of my favourite sports cars - passedy by on the Bella Vista road tonight. 

A Norwegian master baker and his family

The family of Norwegian master baker and business manager Olaf Andreas Jens Wilhelm Munthe (1851- 1914) and his wife Helene Andrea Støren (1857–1939), photographed in ab. 1905 - 1908 by the Oslo photographer Gustav Borgen.
One of the sons, Abraham Wilhelm Støren Munthe (1883–1965) became the head librarian of the University in Oslo. The daughter Lagertha Munthe (1888 – 1984) became a painter. The youngest daughter, Karen Munthe, died in 1920 at the age of 20.
Munthe is a Norwegian family which is believed to have its origin in Gent, Flanders. Ludvig Munthe - a resident of Lübeck, Germany - born ab. 1520 is counted as the first ever known member of the family. His son Ludvig, who was bishop of Bergen, became the founder of the Munthe family in Norway. (Another brother, Hans Munthe, became the founder of the Swedish branch of the family.)

Balcony view tonight

This was the view tonight from my balcony.

At the end of our village

At the northern end of our village.

My breakfast berries

My breakfast berries today ...

Karen Blixen rose

A Karen Blixen rose in the Krapperup castle garden. 

Wooden boats in Svanshall

Wooden boats in Svanshall.

A little sailor (ab. 1900)

A little sailor from Norway. My colorization of Gustav Borgen´s portrait from (ab.) 1900 in the Norsk Folkemuseum archive.