December 13 is a special day (Lucia):
It’s when the Swedes celebrate light over darkness
With the eating of Lucia buns
And special candlelit ceremonies with beautiful singing.
Even the skies spread a gorgeous light
To let us know that the sun will return
And to remind us of love and compassion
In the midwinter darkness.
For more light skies, please visit: Skywatch.
Gorgeous lavender.
I Love ! Xx
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wow look at all the snow…and the colors in the sky… a gorgeous spot….is there a name for this special day? pretty cool thing to celebrate as well….light over darkness…there is more than one metaphor in that…smiles.
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Yes, It’s called Lucia.
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What a great day I was just impressed
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Oh, (sigh) you gotta love the Swedes! 🙂 Many thanks. Loved that image.
Greetings from London.
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What a wonderful thing to celebrate! Beautiful shot!
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Beautiful, but I thought the cusp day was December 21?
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Yes, the solstic is Dec 21 this year.
Way back when, people didn’t know exactly when mid-winter was so they celebrated on this day.
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Incredible! You sure have amazing color over there.
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I´m always amazed at how you catch the light in your pics.
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Linda foto e boas e lindas LUZES. Ótima celebração!beijos,chica
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i recently finished a novel set just before Christmas in Sweden … and the mention of Lucia buns is now something i don’t need to Google!!
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What an wonderful celebration and reminder for all of us! Breathtaking capture and colors, Fiona! Thanks as always for sharing the beauty and the wisdom! Have a beautiful weekend!
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Wow!! I love the way the light is playing with the trees!! Just fantastic!!
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Nydelig bilde:) Klem fra Anette 🙂
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ah, yes! i remember reading about that saint’s day!
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There’s always Light – After the Darkness.
Wonderful shot my friend.
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okay, I hate the cold but this looks like fun snow. Love that sky!
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The colours, wowee.
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I actually gasped when I saw this photo that look so much like a wonderful watercolor painting! Amazing! This knocks me out!
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At least you have these glorious colours to promise the return of the light…
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Wow! What an image. The colour is just superb. Lovely ritual with the Lucia buns.
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Awesome shot!! You know, I still remember last years wonderful post. Beutiful tradition. So glad you are enjoying it once more!!
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oh, my gosh… that´s not my profile photo!! hahahaha where did that come from?? hugs
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LOL! So nice to see you hear again. Hugs!
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Lovely colors & wonderful capture =)
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So true Moreau’s words… I love what he has written….Agnès
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This shot is pure magic!
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Stunning!
Have a great weekend.
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A very pretty scene Fi, and a wonderful celebratory idea.
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Hello Lady Fi!
Wonderful picture.
I admire!
I send greetings
Lucia
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Wonderful photo! So beautiful. I loved hearing about Lucia.
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Happy Lucia’s Day! Gorgeous shot!
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Such a glorious llight. Mega thanks – and happy Lucia’s Day.
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That picture is amazing — a miracle in itself. Did you not once show us the ceremony, with the girls and their candle wreaths? (I am so far behind I have no time to look back, but I’m sure it is your blog where I saw that last year maybe.)
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Yes, last year I showed you the girls and boys in white with candles and wreaths. It’s a lovely tradition.
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Happy Lucia Fi. Wish I could share a bun! The winter trees are beckoning me.
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What a beautiful backdrop for this great tradition, Fiona.
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A wonderful celebration! Your photo and landscape is beautiful. Lovely colors. Happy Skywatching!
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The pink and lavender hues are divine! Especially with the trees silhouetted against it.
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I am glad you got such a beautiful reminder that the sun will shine again…and even more glad you shared it with us…:-)
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Is your daughter going to play St. Lucia?
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No, she’s one of the maidens. Lucia doesn’t sing, so it’s probably better not to be her.
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oh my! you rock
Warm Aloha from Honolulu
Comfort Spiral
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Nevermind the weather, a bun is a bun!
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Wow, I believe this is now my favorite photo of yours! Gorgeous!
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“Lucia buns?” Count me in! That photo is exquisite! Someday, I’m determined to turn up on your doorstep, my friend.
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What a wonderful ceremony to celebrate the fact that the light shall return! And what a gorgeous photo! The pastels in the sky and the bare tree–just beautiful. 🙂
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Wonderful, I hope that nobody in Sweden will take offense if we celebrate Lucia here in the Oklahoma, USA. Beautiful photograph.
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Exceptionally beautiful, and would love to try Lucia buns!
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Fantastic colors! Happy sky watching.
Threatening sky
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This is pure magic!
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The cold blue / pink tone of this image is great. Have a good Lucia.
Cheers – Stewart M – Melbourne
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Another wonderful photo….I wish one day to see the Lucia celebrations as my parents came to Canada from Sweden so your blog is always an inspiration to me.
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Glorious shot, and what a great idea for a celebration! I love it.
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awesome… and I enjoy the different hues of the winter sky. Let happiness take over shades of sadness.
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Yes, a delicious photo, beautiful sky tones combined with white snow.
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Gorgeous capture 🙂
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Sa vackert!!!
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Light in the darkness, indeed!
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The light and the colours are wonderful, so delicate and perfectly timed as I understand.
Thanks for sharing and enjoy your weekend.
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Awesome shades of colors in the picture.
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Gorgeous in thought and sight.
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Oh that is so fantastic! Glad you had a wonderful 13-Dec! Lucia buns must be delicious 🙂
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Lovely shades. Beautiful. 🙂
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AA beautiful sky for a strange celebration .
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Wonderful winter shot.
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Wow. Very beautiful shot! I hope you enjoyed the special day.
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Oh gorgeous, just as super gorgeous like you said..the colors are just incredible!
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Great series of photos, gorgeous compositions and thanks for the history, too!
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What a beautiful picture !
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It’s not long now before the sun returns. 🙂
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That…is MAGICAL!
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Supersnyggt!
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Pure magic Fi!!!
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I thought of you yesterday..a Celebration of Light..yes we need one too:)
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Did you make the St. Lucia buns this year? I still remember you talking about them years ago….and you inspired me to make them. They were so good.
Jen
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We make Lucia buns every year!
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Great color! Love all the shades in the sky!
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Amazing! Just amazing.
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a friend of mine has recently moved to Sweden and she’s telling so many nice things about this country! and this tradition is one that most of us should follow, as we too often forget to celebrate light, and allow ourselves to be covered by darkness…
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Magical shot 🙂 Love it!
Thanks for dropping by.
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The picture is simply wow! I would love to be a part of the ceremony, it sounds so beautiful.
My Yatra Diary…
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The picture is simply wow! I would love to be a part of the ceremony, it sounds so beautiful.
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As always, your shot are so visually stunning, very romantic. Looks as if painted..) Have a great weekend and stay warm.;)
xoxo
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So beautiful in its melancholy!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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lots of tracks on the ground. Beautiful sky above it. 🙂
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You do it time after time – BEAUTIFUL shot!
The colors are so lovely!
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I have seen this sky saturated in colour, felt that light and sensed the wonder. Though it was twenty five an more years ago in northern Ontario. It was early early morning, we were on snowmobiles and had been traveling through remote bush on our way to a secluded bush camp. We had two more lakes to cross. The lake infront , which was a wash in light an colour reminds me of this photo, was called Little Ella. Many of lakes in this forested rocky area were named by the Finnish people who immigrated to Canada and made new homes for themselves in the area. Many have lady names, such as Hannah and Ella. But what strikes me as interesting with your photo and Lucia, an my memory of early light over Ella is that Ella means ‘true to all, bright one, torch, radiant light -fitting name.
I have spent the last 24 hours thinking of the tragic elementary school shooting in Connecticut, your photo has brought humanity back to me -‘light over dark’ and I thank you. If I could wish for anything, it would be for everyone on this earth, to stand in crisp cold air and stare into this kind of light and see this kind of colour as it has the power to change how we see life.
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Thank you for these words. They mean so much to me. It really is important not to lose hope.
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It’s a wonderful tribute to the loss of light. It’s only upwards from here, right? at least that’s what I have to keep reminding myself… Lovely! -Danette
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A gorgeous Christmas card!
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· Just on 21st, the Sun will win the battle.
· A new year is starting.
· hugs
· CR · & · LMA ·
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what is your bun like? Do you share it?
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