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| King Victor Emmanuel enjoying a drive, with his aide-de-camp as passenger. (Photo probably from 1905) |
Saturday, 11 January 2014
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy as an early car driver
King Victor Emmanuel III (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele III , 1869 – 1947) enjoyed driving around in his automobile already in 1905:
The ladies from Dalecarlia
The young ladies of the historical province of Dalecarlia (Dalarna in Swedish) were famous for their love of independence - and beauty - already in the 1890s:
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| Two young ladies from Dalecarlia, dressed in Rättvik costumes. (About 1890) |
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| A young lady dressed in the Rättvik winter costume. (About 1890) |
Ecological food
It is nice that there are now so many ecological food products available in my local store.
Here are a few of them:
Friday, 10 January 2014
My sharpest ever bird photo
I definitively find it easier to get sharp photos of this kind of birds!
PS
In case you wonder, the sculpture is by Veikko Haukkavaara, a Finnish artist who was well known for his sculptures, welded out of pieces of metal.
Cargo ship Virtsu in the Sound
General cargo vessel Virtsu (90m x 16m, UK flag) was this morning going northwards in the Øresund strait, loaded with parts of a wind turbine.
Buoy-laying vessel Scandica in Øresund
The Swedish Maritime Administration's buoy-laying vessel Scandica (57m x 12m) was this morning doing what it supposed to do in Øresund:
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| Scandica this morning close to Hittarp in Øresund. The ship can also be used as an icebreaker. |
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