#lake vänern

[petterbrorson]

Bergviks udde, akvarell, 14x9 cm

Ett motiv från en av mina nyligen gjorda, korta paddelturer.

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Bergviks udde, watercolour, 14X9 cm A subject from one of my recent, short paddling excursions.  

#bergviks udde #skog #natur #naturreservat #skydda skogen #biologisk mångfald #akvarell #konst #lake vänern #forest #nature #nature reserve #protect the forest #biodiversity #art #watercolour #watercolor #watercolor painting #watercolor art #aquarelle #acuarela #acquerello #ακουαρέλα #suluboya #akwarela #акварель #水彩 #peace #petter brorson edh

[whatdoesshedotothem]

Sunday 18 August 1839

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fine morning F60 ¼° at 4 ¼ am barley oats peas etc. niceish open country about Sollenbrun [Sollebrunn]  – good small as usual beds A- poorlish – paid 4/12 rigs = 2.40.0. Banco – enough for our boiled milk and 6 eggs and butter and the little bit of brown bread ate (the tea and sugar our own) – a few houses scattered about near the Station and afterwards – Bäreberg a little hamlet 1 ¾ m. at 6 ¾ = 1 mile per hour – still fine but clouds lowering – bare wide-extended sterile plain country heather moor with patches of corn to the little scattered village of Bäreberg neat little whitewashed church a little before coming to the station – could not sleep there I think – the people going to church – all the men by themselves and all the women ditto in little companies – very neatly and well clothed – 25 minutes here (at B-) we had come faster than William expected – the horses not arrived – off at 9 21/.. – A- and I had breakfasted (had a little of Mrs. Todd cold rice pudding at 8 ½) – wrote out yesterday afternoon after leaving B- at 9 21/.. then slept a little then wrote thus far till now 10 50/.. and we just a fir forest – Scotch and spruce but much Scotch – a relief after the poor uninteresting country this morning – we had a little at starting but not [?] – the clouds threaten more

off at 5 5/..

2 four wheeled and 2 wheel carriages besides our own off before 5

2 forest for 10 minutes

August Sunday 18 rain – common juniper cranberries and bilberries and heather grow everywhere in the forests and on the commons – at 2 little bit of forest – at 12 20/.. Lidköping on the Wenner [Vänern] lake – nice little wooden town with large grande Place, in the style of Wennersberg but not so large? – nice view of the lake as we cross the grande Place green with grass – then a wood bridge over good river then lesser square and goodish street to the gate (common square posts) out of the town – had entered by another such gate – nice neat little town – neat good (stone?) whitewashed church the people well dressed – some gentlemen walking about – fine broad expanse of lake, but its boundaries as far as we can see sparingly wooded in front of us – better behind us – and no where bold – hill range gently sloping to the waters edge in front (left) oats green and rye in stook, close together – better farming or better soil or but just about the town than since close to Götheborg [Gothenburg] – the lake calm but looks muddyish hereabouts as if shallow and lying on sand – our road now at 12 40/.. (10 minutes from the town) very sandy (red sandy) – and enter a little forest Scotch fir we had also a little bit before entering the town – at 1 5/.. out of the fir forest and again upon the lake and cross another little stream – here Epilobium (Contamine) a weed among the oats as in fact we have seen it before in Sweden – now birch wood and firs (forest) again and sandy but very fair road – the roads all along very fair – A- and I had Deventer gingerbread and enjoyed it till 1 ½ then emerge again up the fine sea-like lake – but its scenery must be tame – the day finer now – [fresher] drier air over this juniper common a long reach of the lake and Lidköping just distinguishable – Cållängen [Kållängen] at 2 7/.. good station – 2 or 3 carriages – 2 ladies?

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 August Sunday 18 getting some boiled milk? in soup plates – all looked well – a house? and 2 or 3 cottages and large farm buildings close to the station house – could sleep there very well – but nothing (said William) to be had but bread and cheese – the horses not arrived – had to wait till off again at 2 43/.. – at 2 50/.. pass thro’ picturesque little village – neat good stone built church – this and another larger church and village in sight at Cållängen [Kållängen] – the large church perhaps an English ¼ or ½ mile distant – several [?] cottages scattered about here , in little groups – the clouds still very threatening but a little sun now at 3pm – ripe oats uncut and lime set up in little sheaves – much cattle red and horses pasting on the common more cleared and better pasture than usual – the corn etc. in fenced off patches – the cattle generally a reddish fawn-colour – little and slim but good – went into the cowhouse and stable at C- horses fed out of deep troughs – no racks – eat their hay out of troughs at the door of the station – cow has nor racks nor anything – must surely feed out of moveable tubs – floors boarded – horses part only by a double rail but top tail as high as the horses – cows each stale at 3 8/.. bit of fir forest chiefly Scotch and then moor heathy and sweet gale etc. only for one cow parted by a few boards the height of the cows’ head at her head and sloping down to 1/3 of that at the thick boards tail – let into one another no other visible support at the bottom end – pigs kept warm in winter – the styes opening into boarded huts or as it were vestibules! at 3 1/3 on the heathery sweet gate, juniper, bilberry moor Kinnekulle (pronounced Chinnahcullah)fine – roundish long balked wood hill full in view about a mile off (right) – there may be a fine view of the lake

August 18 and as they of several towns  but what else can there be? sheep here – the cottages hereabouts very small and low, mere wood huts – the [strong] thatch covered with peaty sods – very poor and picturesque – our road still very sandy –

Kinnekulle reminds me of mowcop [Mow cop] near Lawton but is not near so fine –

Enebacken  at 4 5/.. neat good wood house and a cottage or 2 the village at a little distance – prettyish on starting from here – could sleep here well I should think – still sandy road – Kinnekulla the summit of a picturesque line of hill – looks well and nearer  from the top of the rising ground just beyond our Enebacken station – and soon enter young forest chiefly Scotch again – pretty stage from Enebacken – forest and pretty with big granite boulders moor young fir wood – at 5 ¾ water (left) and en face a little [reach] of the lake – nice drive all the way from Lidköping, but pretty from E- several small hamlets and villages scattered all along – at 5 10/.. long, straggling, unpainted picturesque wooden (tiled, straw thatched or shingled) village of Bjorsätter [Björsäters] good whitewashed brick or stone church – some better larger red houses at the station (in the village) at 5 55/.. – might perhaps sleep here à la rigueur? little 2 story houses door and 5 windows to the street – a tall maypole just before us lower down the street – off again at 6 5/.. nice foresty pretty enough drive till 7 8/.. fine sunset over the lake and cross two good wooden bridges into the very neat nice little town of Mariestadt beautifully situated – on a little bay of the lake – very nice good little right angle streeted town – the western horizon quite red – [gilding pin] a clay of the handsome looking whitewashed church and topping the tops of the fir forest on the east side the lake (in front of us) with a sight autumnal brown – singular effect – at some distance ½ the height of the trees [?] – this colours the gradually wore itself out as we neared and forest – enter it at 7 20/.. – chiefly Scotch fir – arrived at Hasslerör at 8 – 2 rooms – comfortable

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August Sunday 18 Boiled milk and 4 boiled eggs and butter – had our own bread and preserved lemon and Tods’ rice cake – good supper – and over at 8 50/.. – then had Grotza and long motion Reading handbook on Sweden – fine day – F64 ¼° at 9 ½ pm

[sunnabluama]

Day 31: Sweden‘s nature

16.08.2022

It had been long ago that I had woken up in such a calm and peaceful way. I drew the curtains of my cozy stuga aside and looked outside. It looked like the sun wasn‘t burning down that much yet so I wanted to take the possibility and go for a run to explore the neighbourhood. I ran along the beach, through the forest, discovered some hidden bays with only a few houses alongside. All in all, a very picturesque scenery. When I came back there was only one obvious thing to do afterwards: cool myself down in the lake! After I‘ve had a first swim yesterday afternoon I was eager to jump in again. The water temperature was rather refreshing, so just exactly what I needed.

In the afternoon my godmother took me to the nearby town Sjötorp where we had a walk along the famous Götecanal which starts here, at the Vänern lake, and continues until Stockholm. It is therefore a popular biking route and attracts many tourists every year. Sjötorp itself is a very cute town with a lovely harbour. We enjoyed our time there while having the biggest soft ice I‘ve ever eaten in my life! Although we only ordered a medium-sized one, it felt like there was one kilogram of ice cream on my waffle and it was rather challenging to finish it before it had melted away. However, it was super-delicious!

The evening finished by me trying „real“ fish for the first time in my life: trout, which my godmother‘s husband had fung himself. Super-tasty! We enjoyed it on the terrace in the garden which has an amazing view on the water and the downgoing sun.

[safereturndoubtful]

Day 10 - the shores of Lake Vättern

Today was the second day of rain in succession. Speaking from a purely personal point of view, I was quite happy, as it keeps both the holiday makers and the biting flies away. It’s showery and windy, but still warm and humid.

In the morning the dog and I took on a circuit of the lake, something that the German couple who recommended me the place said could be done, despite the apparent lack of a linking path on the west side. Clearly they were having fun at my expense, though it was I who had the last laugh, as we succeeded in battering our way through the bush, trees and bog to compete the circuit.

After a leisurely lunch and some reading I drove 90 minutes or so to the shores of Lake Vättern, in particular to a small peninsula just north of Bocksjö village on the lake’s west side. It is the second largest lake in Sweden, after Vänern, and the sixth largest in Europe. I’d researched a good stopover place, down a rough track for a few kilometres, so no chance of any motorhomes. There were some campers and a German couple in a Caddy van, but no one else. It’s the best spot I’ve found so far, and the weather’s clearing to a bright evening with the waves of the huge expanse of water rolling in.

[atsvensson]

Yrkesfiske i insjöar

Yrkesfiske i insjöar finns framförallt i Vänern, Vättern, Hjälmaren och Mälaren. Viktiga arter för fisket insjöarna är bland annat signalkräfta (Vänern, Vättern, Hjälmaren), gös (Vänern, Hjälmaren, Mälaren), siklöja (Vänern), abborre (Vänern), gädda (Vänern, Hjälmaren, Mälaren), lake (Vänern), ål (Vänern, Mälaren), sik (Vänern, Vättern) och lax (Vänern). Det förekommer också yrkesfiske i ett…

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#Insjöfiske #Yrkesfiske

[calochortus]

Portrait of family Gustavsson in Kärråsen 1949. by Ole Poulsen II Via Flickr: Portrait of family Gustavsson in Kärråsen 1949. Skövde museum, Västergötland, Sweden. It's Gustav Gustavsson to the left. Västergötland is the land between the great lakes, Vänern and Vättern. in the southern part of Sweden, a little northeast of Gothenburg Credit to: Karlsson, Anders (1893 - 1967) & Västergötlands museum

#black&white #breeches #shaftboots #boots #family #1940's

[auque]

©auque

#auque #lake Vänern #schooner #sail #red sail #photographers on tumblr #original photographers

[lillakatarina]

#sunset #red sky #lake vänern #water #summer evening

[petterbrorson]

Trångsundet, akvarell, 12x17 cm

En fin grej med paddling, förutom att det är en trevlig aktivitet, är att när man är på vattnet och tittar mot land så öppnar sig ett helt nytt spann av motiv att måla

Det här är en liten färgstudie från ett foto som jag tog när jag paddlade i Liljedal nyligen.

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Trångsundet, watercolour, 12x17 cm

One nice thing about paddling, besides being an enjoyable activity, is that being on the water looking at land presents a whole new range of subjects to paint.

This is a small colour study from a photo I took while paddling in Liljedal recently.

#vänern #liljedal #natur #klippor #vatten #värmland #akvarell #konst #måleri #lake vänern #rocks #water #watercolour #watercolor #art #watercolor painting #watercolor art #landscape art #aquarelle #acuarela #aquarela #acquerello #ακουαρέλα #suluboya #akwarela #акварель #水彩 #peace #petter brorson edh

[accio-forest]

Dalsand, Sweden

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#Landscape #Nature #Photography #Accio-forest #Sweden #Southern Sweden #Lake Vänern #creek #forest

[timeoffaroundtheworld]

3 weeks camper van trip to Southern Sweden

This is our 3 weeks camper van trip to Southern Sweden.

With what is going on at the moment, travelling in a campervan is definitely a great option and Sweden is one of the most camper van-friendly countries in Europe. It has a very open policy with regards to camping and other outdoor activities and it is one of those countries which is not overcrowded even during the summer months. With its beautiful wide nature, its deep pine forests and its…

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#Öland #Bohuslan Coast #camprvan #Falun Copper Mine #ferry #Grinda island #Karlskrona #Käseberga #lake Siljun #Lake Vänern #lakelife #lakes in Sweden #Malmö #motorhome #park4night #reindeer watching #reindeers #roadtrip #Southern Sweden #stockholm #Sweden #Trallenberg #Travemünde #vanlife #Ystad

[alwayswonderingandwandering]

lake

#© victor s. brigola #brigola #lake #icy #buoy #vänern #water #forest #landscape #sweden #fuji x-pro 3

[saxiquine]

Vacay time without the kids.

Went out on my sup to the tip of Hindens Rev in lake Vänern, Sweden.

#nature #sweden #sup #stand up paddleboarding #vänern #me #outdoors #lake #hindens rev #woman #superhero #vacay

[sunnabluama]

Day 30: Goodbye Stockholm

15.08.2022

Travel time: 3 hours

I didn‘t want to leave Stockholm without having said goodybe to my new canadian friend Claire with whom I had spent quite some time these days since we had luckily discovered that we were quite like-minded. So we met up for a last cup coffee and chai before I had to hop on my train.

The trainride to my next destination took me only three hours and was therefore one of the shortest of my trip. I was therefore more than happy that I arrived there in no time and was finally able to embrace my dear godmother awaiting me at the station. I had been looking forward for so long to spend time with her and her husband on their camping at the biggest lake of the country, the Vänern. We were both so happy to see each other and thanks to her presence but also the very cozy „Stuga“ I got to live in as well as the incredible nature at the lake, this place immediately felt like home to me. So much, that I just decided to ignore my phone for these days, to relax to the fullest, and therefore quite forgot to take a lot of pictures.

[mostly-history]

Satellite photo of the Scandinavian peninsula (February 19th, 2003), taken from NASA's Terra satellite.

Along the west side of the peninsula are the jagged inlets, or fjords, that line Norway's coast.  Many of the fjords are over 610m deep, and were carved out of heavy, thick glaciers that formed during the last ice age.  These glaciers ran off the mountains and scoured troughs into Norway's coastline with depths well below sea level.  When the glaciers melted, seawater rushed into the deep troughs to form the fjords.  Sognefjord, nicknamed “King of the Fjords”, is the deepest fjord on the Norwegian coast.  It is located in south-west Norway and is 1,308m deep.

The mountains in Norway and northernmost Sweden were also carved by glaciers.  South of this mountainous region, Sweden mostly has flat, heavily-forested land dotted with lakes.  Vänern and Vättern, Sweden's largest lakes, don't freeze completely in winter and can be seen clearly at the bottom of the peninsula.  Vättern was connected to the Baltic Sea during the last ice age.  After the ice melted, a huge weight was lifted off the peninsula, and the landmass rose up to separate the lake from the Baltic Sea.

Finland (in the north-east) has over 55,000 lakes, mostly of which were also created by glacial deposits.

#history #prehistory #geography #geology #oceanology #astronomy #fjords #glaciers #lakes #norway #sweden #finland #sognefjord #baltic sea #vänern #vättern

[michaelnordeman]

Östra lakholmsudden on Sibberön in lake Vänern, Sweden.

#sibberön #nature reserve #vänern #island #lake