Friday, 6 May 2016
The colours of spring in Skåne
The rape seed fields here in Hittarp are not yet in their most intensive stages of yellow, but they are already fairly colourful:
Thursday, 5 May 2016
The Finnish Navy´s minelayer Uusimaa in Öresund
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| FNS Uusimaa in the Sound today. |
The Finnish Navy´s minelayer Uusimaa was today going northwards in Öresund. The ship is on its way to Leith in Scotland. The Hämeenmaa class ship can assume a wide selection of roles, from minelayer and espionage ship to escort and anti-submarine warfare ship. It is also considered "practically perfect for monitoring Russia´s Baltic fleet", according to Wikipedia.
Russian icebreaker Murmansk in Öresund
The new Russian icebreaker Murmansk (2015) was early this morning in Öresund
on its way to St. Petersburg:
A yellow Tulip
This Tulip with a red edge is one of my favourites:
PS
I added some more local spring flowers:
Monday, 2 May 2016
A "wall" of fog in Öresund
An interesting "wall" of fog covered the Danish coastline in Öresund this morning:
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| Cruise ship AIDAluna in the fog. |
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| Tanker Baltic Merchant in the fog. |
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| AIDAluna out of the fog. |
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| Containership Hanna in front of the fog wall. |
Saturday, 30 April 2016
Former Russian research vessel Akademik Ioffe in Öresund
The former Russian oceanographic research vessel Akademik Ioffe was this morning in Öresund on its way to Gdansk. The Finnish built ship (Rauma, 1989) now specializes in polar expeditions. There are beds for 96 guests.
Friday, 29 April 2016
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