French navy ship Somme in Öresund

Yesterday the French Navy ship Somme passed by:

"The Somme (A631) is a Durance class command and replenishment ship (French: Bâtiment de commandement et de ravitaillement, BCR) of the French Navy. In addition to its primary duty as a fleet tanker, the Somme is configured as a flagship." (Wiki)

This is a great time for reading

The dark season here in Northern Europe is a great time for reading ... :-)

Fisherman´s Friend

It is nice to know that the original founding family still

 manufactures Fisherman´s Friend lozenges: 

Fisherman's Friend was originally developed by pharmacist James Lofthouse in 1865 to relieve various respiratory problems suffered by fishermen working in the extreme conditions of the Northern deep-sea fishing grounds. Though he developed it as an extremely strong liquid remedy containing menthol and eucalyptus oil, Lofthouse later made the liquid into small lozenges which were easier to transport and administer. According to the manufacturer, the fishermen began to refer to the lozenges as "friends", hence the name. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is said to have used the product when her throat became strained from public speaking.^[2]

The lozenges are relatively unchanged since their creation. The original paper packets later became foil-lined and packaged in a cardboard carton. In some locales the standard 25 gram paper-foil packs are replaced by collectible tins, which can sometimes be redeemed from the manufacturer in exchange for a certain number of the paper-foil packs as part of promotional events. (Wikipedia)

More info:

https://www.fishermansfriend.com/en-gb/heritage/#/1421/how-it-all-began

The sunset yesterday

Yesterday we enjoyed another nice sunset here in Hittarp. 

Here the sun always sets over Denmark ...

Nature in November

Yesterday I took these pictures in the Hittarp nature reserve: 

Autumn in the Sofiero palace park

Autumn colours in the Sofiero palace park and garden:

Russian rescue and salvage vessel Spasatel Karev in Öresund

A seldom seen guest in Öresund - the Russian rescue and salvage vessel Spasatel Karev. 

"MPSV07 class vessels are a series of four icebreaking salvage vessels, which were delivered between 2012 and 2015. The lead vessels of Project MPSV07, Spasatel Karaev, was put into operation on 25 October 2012; the second ship, Spasatel Kavdeikin – on 19 July 2013, the third Ship, Spasatel Zaborshchikov – on 17 December 2013. The fourth ship, Spasatel Demidov, was ordered later separately and therefore was commissioned two years later than the 3rd ship - on 4 December 2015. ^[10] The vessels are 73m long and deadweight at maximum draft is approximately 1,171t. The vessels has a sea endurance of 20 days. The vessels are equipped with machinery to investigate the sea bed and damaged objects lying in depths of up to 1,000m. MPSV07 class can also perform underwater diving operations to depths as low as 300m." (Wikipedia)