I’ve had the profound joy to visit my family in Jyllinge for many years. I thought I recognised the landscape in the painting of H.A. Brendekilde and today I found the evidence on a culture site in the neighbouring municipality, Frederikssund. Brendekilde lived in Jyllinge for several years until his death in March 1942. The painting shows the lovely view over the fjord to Lilleø and Hornsherred.
By the Danish painter, H. A. Brendekilde, 1857–1942.
I found these pictures in my desk of Samsoe’s beautiful landscapes.
Samsoe is located in the middle of Denmark.
Nordby Bakker was formed during the last ice age. The ice has probably moved back and forth by at least three independent ice thrusts. In the hills, lead blocks have been found in the form of rhombic porphyry from the Oslo area, cheek diabas from the Vänern area in Sweden and red oyster quartz porphyry from the Baltic / Naturstyrelsen
The smell of the sea and the sunlight playing in the waves. White seabirds and ancient pines distorted by harsh weather. An old murky house that immediately makes me think of smuggling raids and devious deals. The old forest with shady winding paths, the moor and the burial mounds. A Paradise.
Dansk maler; Viggo Christian Frederik Vilhelm Pedersen Udsigt over Tisvilde Birth: 1854 Death: 1926
Dansk maler; P.C. Skovgaard Udkanten af Tisvilde Hegn. Blæst Birth: 1817 Death: 1875
Møns Klint is an outstanding place. It’s beautiful, dramatic and not without danger. Weather changes are guilty of many landslides over the years.
Some of the latest landslides:
Sommerspiret, disappeared in 1988.
In 1994, a part of Dronningestolen slipped down to the sea. A French tourist was killed.
A huge landslide happened in 2007, when up to 500,000 cubic meters of chalk, clay and soil together with approx. 100 beech trees slipped 300 meters into the Baltic Sea.
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg: View of Møns Klint and the Sommerspiret. Danish: Udsigt af Møns Klint og Sommerspiret. Danish painter, university teacher and visual artist. Date of birth/death: 2 January 1783 – 22 July 1853.
Carsten Henrichsen: Summer’s Day at Møn’s Cliff Danish painter. Date of birth/death: 23 September 1824 – 30 April 1897.
P. C. Skovgaard: View of the sea from Møens Klint. Danish: Udsigt over havet fra Møens Klint. Date: 1850. Danish painter. Date of birth/death: 4 April 1817 – 13 April 1875.
It has turned into some memorable walks throughout the year. Snow and clear weather provided us with a wonderful light. Beautiful spring days followed with an abundance of flowering trees and shrubs. Then came summer with a great intensity of bird song and a few weeks of hot weather. In the middle of September the rain sat in and it did’t stop again until Christmas. Well, it has varied between overcast, misty weather, fog and no sun. But it does good to think about the first half because it was infinitely beautiful.
An Irish Blessing:
May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live.
Gentle, peacefully, picturesque and lovely. That is the Danish Fjords. A breathtaking look will dazzle you when your eyes catch sight of small houses along the coastline and toy-like ferries that serve the islands with goods, mail and travellers.
HANNA'S WALK 
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