Dutch cargo ship Isis with problems in Øresund?

The Dutch cargo ship Isis (111 x 14m, 3990 dwt) appears to have some problem right now. The ship, which is supposed to be on its way from Swedish Gävle to Nador Marocco, was going northwards in the Sound, but just after Helsingborg it turned around and stopped. When I am writing this, the Isis still lies anchored outside of Hittarp (waiting for a tugboat?).

PS ( at 7 PM)

After lying still for about 5 hours, the Isis turned around a few minutes ago and is now continuing northwards in the Sound. If it was a technical problem, which is likely, the crew apparently was able to fix it. Hopefully the Isis will have a safe journey to Nador Marocco!

The Sofiero castle gardens in early October

Early October is a nice time to visit the Sofiero castle gardens. You can have the large garden almost for yourself - and there are a lot of small things to enjoy and admire ...

Autumn pictures (2)

Autumn colours are sometimes very intense!

My 100th Helsingborg - Helsingør ferry crossing

This afternoon I documented my 100th ferry crossing between Helsingborg and Helsingør. The trip, which takes only 20 minutes, is always a pleasure, with the added bonus of beautiful arrival panoramas at both ends. And the ever changing Øresund scenery never disappoints:

One of the Scandlines ferries arriving at Helsingborg

View from the Aurora towards Kattegat

The medieval cathedral is always clearly visible on arrival at Helsingør

Hamlet´s castle - Kronborg - is being renovated

A tourist coach on board the Aurora 

The Tycho Brahe on its way to Helsingør

The approach to Helsingborg, with one of the ferries waiting for the Aurora to arrive  first

The old lighthouse welcomes seafarers in the Helsingborg harbour

A beautiful private garden in Sweden

I have long admired a small private garden in the coastal town of Höganäs in southwestern Sweden. Today, when I visited Höganäs, I took these photos of the magical garden for you to enjoy:

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From a Swedish gardening blog I found out that this garden belongs to artist (painter) Simon Arne. When Arne and his family moved into the house in 1982, he began planting boxwood cuttings, which he had acquired from several Swedish castle and manor gardens (there are many of them in southern Sweden!). First he had cut the boxes into different figures, but soon he found out that rounded shapes were more suited for the relatively small garden. 

A portrait of a black cat

This black neighborhood cat posed nicely for me this afternoon. He seemed to be somewhat cautious at  first, but a few nice words was enough to convince him/her about my peaceful purpose:

Ducks in Helsinborg

Ducks are nice - also the ones I found in a pond in Helsingborg today: