One fourth of the year is now done and over and things feel a bit more cheerful than they did a month ago at the end of February. I don’t know if it is the longer days, the warmer temperatures or the fact that vaccines are finally being distributed in larger and larger numbers…or a combination of all those things. My guess is that it is the combo! Anywho…time again for a blog post with some thoughts about a few of the pictures I uploaded for my 365 project, this time for the month of March.
The cover image is one I uploaded on the last day of the month, and it is definitely one that brings feelings of the summer that WILL be here…eventually. It is taken at the harbor in Limhamn, just to the south of Malmö where a lot of boat owners were busy prepping their boats for the season, while some had gotten theirs ready and in the water already so they could heat out for what I am guessing was the first sailing for the year.
Day 63 - March 4: Hold the train for me, please!
Like I said in the blog post on March 16th I’ve been really strict about not shooting much in densely populated areas, just to be as safe as possible, to the point where I REALLY missed it. Therefore it was nice to have a stroll around in Lund that day since I had errands there anyway that day. I shot this at the train station which was a lot less populated than it usually is at that time of day. I guess that’s a good thing for the level of contagion…but perhaps not so good for the train companies’ bottom line…
Day 67 - March 8: Park Life
This is another image from a short stroll in Lund, this time at the Botanical Gardens. While the indoor café there was closed there was nothing stopping people from having a rest in the outdoor area. I enjoyed the reflections in the water of this lady reading on her phone while her little companion surveyed the area around them.
Day 69 - March 10: Spring has sprung
I think I’ve included images of snowdrops in almost all my 365 projects (at least it feels that way), but they’re just such a welcome sight for winter and gray weary Swedes in general, and me in particular. Seeing these guys poke through the ground (and in some years through the snow) just makes me cheer up a little bit, because they’re a sign that spring IS on the way.
Day 81 - March 22: Sit for a spell
There are locations in the vicinity that I’ve gone back to again and again through the years, camera at the ready and this 18th century manor house at Övedskloster is on that list (although it’s been awhile since I was there last time). It’ll be a few more weeks until all the greenery and flowers are at their peak beauty, but I found the stroll through the gardens very enjoyable all the same.
Day 85 - March 26: Soaking up the sun
If snowdrops is one indicator that spring is on the way this scene is another. Every early spring day when the sun shines the benches along the southern, sun-facing and wind protected side of the Lund cathedral is full of people, and that seems to be the case even in these Covid times, although many tried to maintain some space between each other (I hope those that sat clumped together were part of the same “virus bubble”).