detail

detail, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

A detail from the left side of the Ugly is beautiful piece.

ugly is beautiful

ugly, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Fult är fint - Ugly is beautiful!

trinity

trinity, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

The three main gods of Fiskis portrayed on concrete.

i love vegans

vegans, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

I totally agree!

one of my favourite trees... again...

pine tree, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Another sunny winterday in the Fiskis countryside. I love this place.

noein

noein, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This weird anime is really getting to me. I think it's about adolescence, friendship, time travel, quantum mechanics and two alternative futures fighting about the control of the past but I'm not sure. Anyway it's very weird and fascinating. The mix of CGI and classic animation is excellent and very arty. It's kind of in the same tradition as animes like Lain, FLCL and Paranoia Agent. Give it a chance.

fists of fury

fists of fury, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

The premier round against the punching bag. I was totally impressed. Very hard hitting and professional.

heroes

heroes, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Old heroes on the wall. Riddick Bowe, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. Where are they now? What happened guys?

the inspector

inspection, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Ibbe checks out the ring. He seemed to like it a lot.

fiskayet boxing

fiskayet boxing, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Today Fiskayet Boxing opened down in Fisksätra Centrum. Now I'm bound to be in great shape this summer.

station to station

station to station, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Here are we, one magical movement from kether to malkuth
There are you, drive like a demon from station to station

Station to Station - David Bowie

it's more fun to commute

train, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

It's more fun to commute? Not really. The trains are insanely crowded and outdated. Public transport doesn't really seem to have any priority at all in Stkhlm politics nowadays.

bark at the moon

moon, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

The full moon is rising over Fiskis and the lunatics are turning restless again.

bike!

bike, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Even one or two Hattifatteners have emigrated from the Moomin valley into Fiskis.

I have no soul

I have no soul, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

I have no soul - the positive spirit of Fiskis is evident everywhere.

winterday

winterday, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

I totally like this kind of ultra bright february light... It's almost hypnotic.

das boot dude

explorer, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is me doing my serious Das Boot pose. The weird wilderness dude is out again struggling through knee deep snow.

winter weirdoland

track, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Went out in the forest this weekend too. Am I slowly turning into a loner and a weirdo? Scary!

class of 2006

2006, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This seems to be a promising year for anime series. My favourites so far are Noein, Eureka Seven and Karas. Of them I like Eureka Seven the most. It's a great mecha anime created by bones, the studio which gave us masterpieces like Fullmetal Alchemist, RahXephon and Scrapped Princess. Once again they have managed to create an intriguing mix of drama, great characters, imagination and action. The animation is good, maybe a bit more traditional than in Noein and Karas who depend more on CGI, but it doesn't really matter when the story is as good as it is. Eureka Seven also has a great soundtrack. Especially Hiroshi Watanabes (a.k.a Quadra) excellent house tune GET IT BY YOUR HANDS. I recommend all three of these anime series and hope that 2006 will continue to be a great year for anime.

field

field, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This field was between me and the sea. To the right lies the Erstavik Estate and behind me the overgrown remains of the old Cholera cemetary.

road

road, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is the road from Fisksätra to Erstavik.

marsh

marsh, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This marsh was the favourite spot for my happy team of Yellowhammers. They sung like crazy and made some pretty impressive flying while a lonely deer tiptoed behind the trees.

concrete

concrete, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

The view from the other side.

machinery

machinery, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is the machinery that once raised the targets. Old and rusty now.

paint erosion

paint, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

The paint helps to erode the concrete and transforms the wall into something that looks like a painting by Jackson Pollock. I like that this graffiti works both from a distance and from a very close range.

skulls

skulls, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

It is kind of strange that you can find a work of art like this deep inside the forest. Will this be the petroglyphs of the future?

the wall

the wall, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is the wall at the biggest of the two abandoned shooting ranges. More machinery and bigger surfaces to paint. It's a weird and totally cool place in the middle of nowhere. Just trees, grass, rusty metal and concrete.

ruin

ruin, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Another abandoned building at the shooting range.

power line

power line, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is one of many power lines that cross the forests outside Fiskayet. I really like power lines. Especially the ones that buzz.

bad ass weed

bad ass weed, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Bad Ass Weed - a classic graffiti theme and the prefered recreational summertime drug in Fiskayet.

wild style

wildstyle, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is one of the protective concrete walls where the shooting range targets were changed and examined. Now these walls are filled with graffiti.

the inside

inside, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is what's left of the inside of the shooting range.

the old shooting range

shooting-range, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

The abandoned Fiskayet shooting range. The sign says "Shooting range 50m, Only jacketed bullets calibre 22." This must be a white trash wet dream.

wood

wood, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Old weather-beaten boards on an abandoned house in the forest.

tracks

tracks, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

I had no map. I followed the ski tracks and pretended that I knew how to use the sun to take directions. It worked out pretty well. I managed to find my way back home to write this nonsense.

deep inside the Fiskayet forest

forest, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

I went deep deep inside the Fiskayet forest today. Four hours of serious walking through snow and ice. The beauty almost knocked me out. A small flock of Yellowhammers followed me through the forest and over the fields. Sometimes they rested in a tree and ate some seeds while I drank my organic hippie green tea. It was total bliss.