The opening of the 2014 windsurfing season in Hittarp

Yesterday was the unofficial opening of the 2014 windsurfing

season in Hittarp. The wind was perfect, although a little

gusty. We enjoyed spring temperature (16 - 17 C.), but

water temperature was still only about 5 C.:

 

 

Plowing time in Southern Sweden

Time to plow here in Hittarp this week:

My neighbour's lively dog

Today  I think I got a decent picture of my neighbour's nice dog. He is so playful and lively that getting a good shot of him is not easy:

Signs of spring in the garden

The first signs of spring in my garden:

 

 

Sleipner and Rhine Express 1 in stormy weather

Last night and early this morning the sea was quite rough in Øresund, as you can see from these pictures:

Container ship Sleipner (141 m x 22 m) and general cargo ship
Rhine Express 1 (88 m x 12) in stormy weather.

Sleipner and Rhine Express 1

Container ship Sleipner on its way to Teesport.



Rhine Express 1 on its way to Bergen.



Rhine Express 1 in rough sea.

The first tulips at the Sofiero Palace garden:

The first tulips are in full bloom at the Sofiero Palace garden:

There were some other nice flowers, too:

 

 

The view over to Denmark

The beautiful light made the view over to Denmark particularly nice today, both early in the morning and after the sun had set:

The view early in the morning.

The view in the evening.