orange sky over fiskis

fiskis, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Weird orange sky over Fiskis. I liked it.

last night with clara

clara, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is from the small farewell party we had with Clara at Carmen. It was a nice evening. Now she's goin' to England and then back home to Brazil. I'll miss her...

midsummer

midsummer, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Midsummer holiday at the farm. Can a view be more laid back than this?

malte in his brand new pool

malte in his new pool, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Malte totally enjoyed his brand new pool. He got it from his parents during the midsummer holiday. Great stuff!

fountain

fountain, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is the fountain at Fisksätra Torg three or four in the morning.

fredsgatan12

fredsgatan12, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Thursday night - went to Fredsgatan 12 with some friends and I actually managed to have some fun! Maybe it's not that bad...

stkhlm

stkhlm, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

...another Stkhlm by night picture... but the guys sitting on the railing to the left in the picture made me a bit nervous...

deep throat

deep throat, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Today I met Fiskis own Deep Throat in his favourite secret place at Holmen and got some serious info about the state of Fiskis. So put your seat belts on and listen...

-There's a war going on between the Somalis and the Turks in Fiskis. One Somali was stupid enough to stab a well known and well connected Turk with a knife. Bad move! Now the Turks want revenge.
-Youth gangs in Fiskis totally demolished a police car. What did the police do? Well, they called a Mr E in Fiskis and asked him to speak with the kids and ask them why they did it... really impressive police work...
-The most well-known hobo in Fiskis is in deep shit. He has managed to annoy almost everyone. In local media they write that he has assaulted a fourteen year old girl. That's not the whole trouth. The girl was part of a youth gang that harassed him. Five times this summer Mr Hobo has been beaten up by the youth gangs. And since the time Mr Hobo drove his car through the window at the local pub no-one really cares. Now people start to doubt that he will survive the summer if he persists to stay in Fiskis.
-Salvan has been filed for bankruptcy. The owners celebrated that by totally smash the place to pieces after taking away everything of value. Now I have to go to Eastside for my beers. I also have to look out for Mr Hobo so he don't run through the window with his big old Hobo truck again.

Damn - Deep Throat really knows the good stuff! Fiskis rules!

midsummer

midsummer, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is the midsummer sky above Holmen. Midsummer is my favourite holiday. Spent some of it in the grass at Holmen reading chapter seven - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. It's one of the most beautiful texts I've ever read.

"In midmost of the stream, embraced in the weir's shimmering armspread, a small island lay anchored, fringed close with willow and silver birch and alder. Reserved, shy, but full of significance, it hid whatever it might hold behind the veil, keeping it till the hour should come, and, with the hour, those who were called and chosen."

The Piper referred to in this chapter is the Great God Pan.

holmen

holmen, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Summer holidays in Fiskis are usually spent down at Holmen. Today it was 19 degrees centigrade in the water. I hope it will get warmer soon, but it was good enough for a short swim.

malte & the elephant

malte & the elephant, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Dads old friend Magnus brought Maltes favourite present - the Big Fluffy Elephant!

petter & hjalmar

petter & hjalmar, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Maltes best friend and cousin Hjalmar enjoys the sun together with his father Petter.

presents

presents, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Malte takes a close look at all his presents. Happiness!!!

åland

åland, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Well, this is Åland. My mothers side of the family has been living here since the last ice age. There are dead relatives under every stone!

interesting

interesting, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Malte seems to think that the christening was an interesting experience.

the christening of malte

the christening of malte, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is it! Aunt Stina helps out while mum Johanna, dad Andreas and grandpa/priest Kjell are totally blinded by Maltes charm. Well done Malte!

ålands kyrka

ålandskyrka, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Yes, this is the place! Good old Ålands Kyrka.

little malte

malte jr, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is a fast preview of the brand new Nils Malte Nilsson. After this we'll go back to the beginning of the day. So - follow me - let's go to Ålands Kyrka outside Uppsala.

the "original" malte

malte, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

There will soon be plenty of pictures from Maltes christening on this blog so I think this is a good time to present the "original" Malte. He was a really cool man and a totally excellent grandfather. We all miss him a lot so I'm very happy that we have one brand new little Nils Malte Nilsson with us now.

time travel seven

per at roskilde - 91, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

I'll buy a beer to the first one who recognize this party dude! Not that hard... I was stupid enough to give you all a maxi big clue...