The little wooden houses of Sweden remind me of fairy tales.
In summer, the wood glows like red rubies –
But in the winter, those red timbers really come into their own.
Topped with an icing of snow,
They resemble gingerbread houses.
So delicious, I feel I could reach out and eat one.
Even autumn leaves hanging onto the winter branches
Look like delicious gingerbread —
Or perhaps a brown coat fluttering in the wind,
Left there by someone eager for new adventures.
For more deliciousness, please visit: Our World.
What a beautiful place to live in, a bit naughty if wake up at midnight and have a dose of the munchies.
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What a beautiful house and very lovely in the snow. It’s a beauty anytime for that mater. Also love the ice hanging off the leaf.
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I love the red houses!
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It makes me think of the joys of playing with Lincoln logs! That delicious red color is fabulous.
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The fence line is wonderful, too! That leaf is very special – it tells a chilly story.
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nice…what a beautiful plac.e..love the red…and it def pops against the snow….we finally got snow!!!!!! YAY!!!! OUT PLAYING IN IT TODAY….
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I want to live there! Sweetest house ever. 🙂
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Love these pics!
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Lovely shots Lady Fi!
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just like in a storybook fairtale!
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oops….fairytale!
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What a delightful house — winter or summer! I would be thrilled to spend some time there! The macro of the leaf and snow is so beautiful! Hope your week is off to a great start! Enjoy!
Sylvia
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Delicious Gingerbread indeed:) Truly great shots..
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Snow on top of roof I have yet to watch in real life. Maybe this year I will watch snow on top of mountains. Thanks for sharing.
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Oh yes a gingerbread house
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–Yes.
I wonder if Hansel & Gretel live in one of those gingerbread houses?
Lovely. Xx
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that reminds me of the old lincoln log toys! and i LOVE the fence!!!
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I think little red houses are so charming.
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Great post and the house is beautiful!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
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best pics ive seen all day, and I’ve seen a few!
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You sound like you might be hungry! Did you get enough dinner?
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Lovely pictures, looks like all our old houses in Småland with the Smålandstaket.
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You live in such a magical place!
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Oh, lovely. So serene and quiet…
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Wonderful red, I love both ways, greetings.
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the combination of colours is SUPERB!!
great shots!
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Pure Magic shots my friend, makes me want to go and holiday there.
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They do look like gingerbread, all frosted with snow. I love the doors and windows of that second one, too.
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How nice.I love such a small house. I would like to plan this since I’m an architectural engenner. 🙂
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They are just like something out of a fairy-tale! I love them.
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Love the second and third shot. You captured snow beautifully…:)
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That’s really cool! They do look like gingerbread houses. How delightful.
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I agree that it does look wonderful in the snow!
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Indeed your photos are like a fairy tale. beautifull
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It seems your magic wand turns everything into sweets in a fairy tale!
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These are great. I love the fence along the garden around the cottage. Beautiful. You are amazing.
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Can I have a bite of the “gingerbread” These photos are so “delicious” Great contrast of the colors red and the snow!
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Is this the same house that you featured recently, Fiona? I really love it and the last photo of the leaf iced with snow is priceless! 🙂
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Yes, this is the front of the old mill house. Well spotted!
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These are superb shots, I hardly get to see such sights.
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Fantastic images! Love that leaf!
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This house looks gorgeous! Almost too cute to be lived in. I presume they are painted red?
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Yes, this is the typical red colour that most wooden houses are painted in.
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I smell cinnamon toast.
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You are so right! This wonderful house has so much charm and warmth…and in winter does remind one of a gingerbread house! I love the fence too! Beautiful photos!
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It certainly does look like a gingerbread house sprinkled with sugar. Gorgeous shot!
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charming!!!
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Red timber building with white snow on top looks great.
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I want to go inside and light a log fire and watch the snow fall!
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Dear Fiona,
Sorry for the inconvenience! On one of my blogs I changed the word moderation 2 days ago, because I got tired of it, trying to get through it, on someone else’s blog 6 times, so I got to Blogger Help and told them they needed to do a better job!
The other of my 2 blogs, where you tried to get get a comment through, had once been hacked, so I’m trying to prevent that from happening again -also because it has 2 pages (one for art). Sorry again – hopefully other bloggers will complain too about the new word moderation, so they’ll try to do something about it.
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Tres belles photos, la maison sous la neige est tres superbe
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I love that wintery scen. The house really looks its best. 🙂
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Beautiful photos, love them!!!
Have a great day.
Greetings Mette
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The colour of the houses is great!
The way in which our ecosystems burst back into life after a fire really is remarkable. The Prom was burnt 3 summers back – and watching the place grow back has been great.
Cheers – SM
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What a lovely house – is it yours? 🙂
Beautiful pictures Lady!
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I wish it were my house. It’s Olhamra Kvarn.
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Nice series, that is a beautiful house!
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That leaf really does look like a gingerbread man! But the house reminds me of Hansel and Gretel.
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That’s true, these houses are really cute !
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Hi There, I love the little red houses. Bet they are pretty both in Summer and Winter—but I do love seeing them with snow all around… That is awesome!!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Betsy
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The gingerbread houses are beautiful, but I really like your last photo. It’s simply amazing.
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How lovely to compare seasons with the same object. They are beautiful.
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Really amazing, and very very beautiful !
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I loved seeing your photographs, wonderful buildings and that frosty leaf is sweet as can be.
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I haven’t been by for a while, but your posts are still as terrific as ever.
Lay-out seems to have changed a bit.
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You are absolutely right… so beautiful, in different ways in different seasons! I love a red barn in winter w/ snow, but it’s hard to beat a bright red in a yard of green grass under a blue sky! Love em both! =)
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Absolutely beautiful!
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You are really making me fall slowly in love with Sweden.
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I love that little red house. It looks like some of our log homes except much “tighter” for some reason. The snow really does it justice.
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This is a darling house all snug in the snow! It is indeed very sweet and delicious.
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You couldn’t want a warm house on a cold day to be a cozier color, could you? So charming. Beautiful photos.
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Handel and gretal,
When you are a primary school teacher, you teach them a lot of fairy tales.
My surname is CHIN,
so I always tell them, “No NO NO, not by the hair of my Chinny Chin Chin” and they LOL.
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Beautiful wooden house. Great shots.
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I want to eat a gingerbread someday. Your last photo remind me O’Henry’s THE LAST LEAF.
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You have the heart of a poet!
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I wonder if that is where the story of the gingerbread house started…
I love that snowy house, but the fence really caught my eye! I have never seen one like it!!
And I love the dog in the next post!!!!!!! Truly the embodiment of joy!
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Of course… its delicious to eat! lol
Quite lovely and i love to stay in such wood houses.
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It’s the lines of the snow covered fence that catch my eye. Gorgeous!
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Mycket vackert!:-)
Happy week to you
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I love the ice crystals on the leaf..amazing detail and of course the cottage..
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Lady Fi… enchantingly beautiful and you are right about the stain for wood in days of old… iron ore or even the red clay…( saw your post at Pieces of Contentment)
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Oh I see why you love the little red houses.
What wonderful pictures you have there girl. I do so love the leaf but I also adore the way the snow has frosted that old fence.
God bless ya and have an amazin’ day sweetie!!! :o)
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Another beautiful and enchanting series of images. 🙂
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So magical Fiona! That last shot leaves me with my mouth open!
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If you keep tempting me with these photos, one day you will find me on your doorstep. 😉 That leaf is exquisite.
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The red!!!!!
Bowing to you as always:)
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I always wonder what sparks your interest? Just like writers, it must be difficult to stay creative, and come up with new ideas and details to focus on.
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You have snow now..us too I knew a snowless winter was too good to be true. Lovely photos:)
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They look lovely – in a beautifully distant way.
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They do look good enough to eat – wonderful!
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Lovely photos of the red house and the snow crystals on the leaf are simply amazing!
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That red of the house timbers does look great Fi – almost delicious as you say – Dave
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Living in a country with FOUR DISTINCT SEASONS is a blessing, no matter how much I complain about the cold. 🙂
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