One shade of blue for water, one for ice,
Another blue for shadows over snow.
The clear or cloudy sky uses blue twice-
Both different blues. And hills row after row
Are colored blue according to how far.
You know the bluejay’s double-blur device
Shows best when there are no green leaves to show.
And Sirius is a winterbluegreen star.
Blue Winter by Robert Francis
17 thoughts on “Christmas Eve in Sweden”
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Have a wonderful inspiring New Year, Hanna.
All the best.
Thank you for your nice wish, Isabel ❤
May you be blessed with happy hours of work, joy and pleasure.
All the best,
Hanna
Merry Christmas.
Thanks, the same to you rabirius!!
Beautiful captured, especially the special mood and perfect with the poem, Hanna. I am glad that our paths have crossed virtually and I look forward to more of your wonderful art. Have an inspiring as well wonderful new year. All the best for 2019!
Stefan
Thanks a lot for your lovely words, Stefan!!!
I find the mood important because of the feast or the celebration, if you like. The bright crack in the clouds to the north is almost symbolic of the Bethlehem ⭐
Though the lovely thing about pictures is that you can interpret them as you like.
I wish you lots of happiness in 2019.
All the best,
Hanna
I hope your Christmas was as beautiful as the photo and poem, Hanna.
Thank you so much, Tanja, The people, the nature and the feast were a great highlight. One of the happy inspiring incidents I’ll carry with me in the new year.
I am glad, Hanna.
Felices Fiestas, querida Hanna!!!
Gracias, Barbara. Lo mismo para ti también.
Todos los mejores deseos!!!
Happy New Year Hanna! More great pictures and poetry. Hope you had a good Chirstmas
Thanks a lot, Richard. It’s always a pleasure to find motives in nature because you have to go out and search for them. The same goes with poetry 🙂
The Christmas was a lovely event worth remembering.
I wish you a wonderful New Year too!!!
Fabulous shot! You really get around. I wish you the best of everything in 2019! 🥰⭐️
Thank you so much for that, Resa. Sweden is just around the corner but the landscape is spectacular different.
Happy New Year: ‘May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future’ – An Irish toast
All the best,
Hanna
❤ I send the same Irish Toast back for you! -Resa
Thanks!!! 🙂