Rails Singing
Train tracks at Västervik railway station.
There’s something entrancing about the sound of trains rattling by. The hypnotic rhythm of the train drawing closer and passing by into a future of its own. Rails singing. The sound of travel.
An hour before dusk I was sitting by the harbour watching the fish come up to the surface to feed. And in Västervik, I found the house that my Swedish grandfather grew up in. Travelling through Småland, passing through the coast, fields, and deep into the woods, past lakes, rivers and meadows. Tints of yellow and rust among the greens.
Arriving on Öland, “solen och vindarnas ö”, the island of the sun and the winds. A ruined castle. Crafters and artists. Traces of a 18th century seaside resort. A spa-town off-season. Windmills. Endless flat plains and long white beaches. Harvest festival and art happening.
Sometimes time is elastic. A short trip packed with impressions expanded my sense of time, leaving me with a feeling of at least twice the time. Heightened senses, just like falling in love.
I saw a magnificent rainbow and I can’t remember when I last saw the Milky Way so clearly, the stars so bright! And yes, I made wishes.
Sailboats and sunset. Borgholm, Öland.
Tags: carpe diem, making wishes, Photography, seize the day, travel
Åh, tack för dina fina ord! Vad roligt att träffa på en fellow fishie som bor i Sverige!! Jag är svensk (flyttade till Quebec 2005) och får lite hemlängtan när jag ser dina vacka foton…
Ha en härlig helg och KRAM!
Ida
Hi Kate. Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting. I love your way with words on your blog. It is so interesting to learn of icon design. I had no idea there was such a thing. So nice to meet you. See you in the fish bowl.
Dana
This is such a lovely post and i love your
photos. :) Have a lovely merry happy day and
love to you! See you in class. :)
@ Ida! Vad roligt att träffa dig! Och exotiskt att träffa en svensk i fiskskålen! Stort grattis till din nya butik och din första kund! Kram!
@Dana Thank you for visiting and for your feedback! Yes, icon design is a small field, unknown to most people! Love your blog and glad we’ll be in the Fish Bowl together!
@Jacqueline Thanks for your kind words about my photos! Hope you have a really nice weekend! Looking forward to meeting you in the Fish Bowl and to reading your wonderful blog!
Kate, your photography and words are so inspiring. I love trains and railroads too (and rainbows and the Swedish countryside) there’s something so human about them that seems lacking in other forms of motorized transport…
So looking forward to connecting more in the fish bowl!
Hello Michele, thanks so much for sweet comment!
Yes, when I visited your blog I certainly was struck by the rainbows! And your lovely nature photography… And your crafts… And I wonder where I can get hold of one of those steam juicers!
Take care!
Kate
Hi Kate, thank you for your forum comments. Love your evocative & visual writing style and great range of icons! See you back in the bowl. Wini :)
Wini, I’m so grateful for your comments about my writing! Thank you! Love communicating with you in the fish bowl too! xx
Thanks, Kate :)
Steam juicers are soooo great! They’re all over Finland, so I suspect you’ll be able to find them somewhere in Sweden too. Let me know if you’d like me to ask the little Swedish branch of our family.
Hello again, Michele ! I think I might have to take you up on that, at least in time for next autumn!