Midsummer is that most Swedish of Swedish traditions:
A wonderful time spent in red cottages with outdoor loos;
Where you can take shots of yourself
Next to iconic old red buildings;
And where you dance around the midsummer pole
Wearing flowers and a silly smile.
This year was a bit of a wash-out for us —
But the rain did create a canvas of abstract beauty.
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cool…i want to stay in a red cottage somewhere….smiles..
pretty cool midsummers pole too….we have had evening thundershowers…
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Wonderful photography and great words for summertime… xox
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the first photo looks like a painting .. beautiful .. sorry about the rain …. but it did make for a nice photo
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I absolutely loved your own capture. Very artistic.
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A beautiful scenery, and the selfie, love it.
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love these image Lady Fi, especially the frosty image in the mirror.
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Oh, that’s not frost, but broken mirror and gravel on the ground… It was actually fairly warm when I took the shot.
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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Sorry it rained on your parade … to use a cliché. It does this quite frequently in my part of the world but as you say there is always something wonderful to discover in the gray such as bright red splashes of color and lovely patterns formed by the drops.
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Lovely photos, and interesting traditions!
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I have always wondered why they call it ‘midsummer’ when it is the *first* day of summer? Perhaps because it is the mid-point of the warmer months?
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Hi – it’s not actually the ‘first’ day of summer over here. Midsummer celebrations always occur near the summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year. After that, the days get shorter and the days get longer, so I think this is why it’s the mid-point.
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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Beautiful photos, I love these beautiful frames! I would be tempted by those colors!
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I love the first image!!! All those paintbrushes in the window make me curious!!
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Love the red buildings.
That’s a great selfie.
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Beautiful colourful shots….so very Swedish 🙂
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sorry about the rains, but that’s part of nature’s gift, too, i suppose. 🙂
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It certainly is!
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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God sommer, Lady Fi! I’m sorry it was a such a wet happening this year. I like the way TexWisGirl reflects on it… 🙂
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Beautiful, colorful captures as always, Fiona, in spite of the rain!! Love that red house!! Hope your week is off to a great start!!
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It sounds like Swedes know how to celebrate summer right! Love your auto-portrait next to the cottage! 🙂
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Very nice pictures. Here in Norway too!
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Sounds like great traditions. Beautiful shots including the raining one.
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These are wonderful, especially the first one.
It looks like a beautiful painting.
Happy day to you!
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The greens on the leaves in that first photo are electrifyingly beautiful. How I would love to visit Sweden at midsummer — and you! Maybe someday.
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A really cool collection of shots. Love the reds and that dramatic sky.
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Wonderful, it looks like a great summer.
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I love getting a glimpse of you taking the photos. Very neat! Enjoy your week…hope you have some sunny days! Hugs, Diane
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Härliga bilder! Du är en riktigt bra fotograf!
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So typical Swedish.
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Happy belated Midsommar!
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Lovely scenes and photos.. I do hope the rain has stopped.. Enjoy your week!
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Your mirror photo is so innovative! We have had a lot of rain so far this spring and summer but in a way I am happy about it as this area has had much drought the past few years. I hope we both get more sunshine and pretty summer days soon!
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All very creative photos ~ Wonderfully done for OWT ~ thanks, ^_^
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Hi! Beautiful photos! I like the third one very much. Thanks for sharing.
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Sorry about the rain, but it sure did make for a pretty shot.
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It looks like a dream land…the selfie!!!!…:)JP
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Ahhh,
I love that little red cottage!! xx kiss for Oscar.
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What a beautiful area – I love that red building.
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So happy to dance through your lovely photos!
ALOHA from Honolulu
ComfortSpiral
=^..^= ❤
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I love the way you walked us through the scenes.
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Love the contrast between green and red in the first pic.Monsoon is still far and It has been pretty hot here, send some rain here 🙂
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Wonderful images which remind me of many lovely summers spent in Sweden…in a red wooden house next to a lake ( with an indoor loo!) A friend told me that it was one of the coldest midsummers ever?
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Wonderful pictures. I love midsummer since I read my first book of Astrid Lindgren, and always dreamt of Scandinavian summer houses!
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The green against the red is magnificent. The colours vibrate. Wonderful!
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j’aime ce premier cliché avec ce qu’il y a à la fenêtre
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Beautiful … interesting selfie too.
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Clearly Sweden is The Place To Be at midsummer!
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Pretty area of the world!! Love the raindrops…and I’ve not heard of the mid summer pole before today. Interesting culture.
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Great shots of the place. I like the red cottages.
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I love red barns! 🙂
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Lovely!
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Your world is so beautiful!
We just have rain :), and I need to find something beautiful to shoot soon or else I’ll wither!
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I know how you feel!
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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Love the colour contrast of the red building and the rich green leaves.
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This does indeed look like a very cool place….
Mollyxxx
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beautiful midsummer! those houses are so special…
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Super shots!
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Fun view of the maypole against the sky. Lots of celebrating in the many Swedish and Norwegian communities in Minnesota this weekend, too.
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Lovely words, super details and thoughts … Hope you have a summer filled with lots of precious moments, sunny days (from now on), lots of joys and good energy for holiday! Toate cele bune! All the best! Alexa T
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Oh, sweet cottage with red color; I wish I could visit the place lie that. So sorry for the rain, in our place having a usual rainy season. Your photos are BEAUTIFUL♡♡♡ Sending you lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
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Happy festival season ladyfi! Great photos from the midsummer and I liked the pretty red cottages
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Nice to see you Fiona 🙂 Love your ‘lunar’ water-scape!
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Even though rain can be a bit of a pain, it does make for some wonderful shots! I love the midsummer pole!! xx
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Marvelous impressions of your Midsommar time. Great !
Best regards, Synnöve
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It sounds like a lovely summer to me 🙂
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Oh my, those photos are absolutely stunning! The summer may have been a wash out to you, but it sure brought colour and warmth into my space this morning. Thanks for all the work you do on this meme!
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I absolutely love the physical feel and the bold color of the cottage photo…It is really amazing.
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HOMESICK NOW!
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I sure could use some relaxing in a red cottage someplace…looks like a special place even in the rain:)
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so you get rain in summer too. Just like our weather here, the joke is w can get 4 seasons in one day.
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Very creative with the self shot LadyFi. Rain has been plentiful here as well.
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very different and beautiful 🙂
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Your photos are absolutely beautiful!
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That red and green snapped me to attention. Love the mix. I have coneflowers in crewcuts.
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What a nice collection of photos. Thanks so much for visiting my blog! 🙂
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Wonderful set of pictures – must be great to have such long days – although the long nights may be a kind of revenge.
Cheers – Stewart M – Melbourne
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Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your weblog and
wished to say that I have really enjoyed browsing your blog posts.
In any case I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again very soon!
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Summer rains have beauty in themselves, love the puddle and your image, creative and wonderful. Summertime looks good in your hood 🙂
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Such lovely photos. I’m so happy to visit. I love your reflection. This is much fun!
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Looks idyllic, Fi – even with the rain. I like how you positioned the mirrored shot.
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Rains always add to the beauty of summer:)
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LOVE the old red buildings.. and a treat to see you included in one of your photos.
Happy Midsummer, Lady Fi!
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Such a great serie of photos!
Thanks for stopping by … Frauke
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lol, yeah, that´s midsummer for sure. 🙂
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Wonderful midsummer shots, so beautiful! Happy Midsummer to you!
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I really liked this post! Thanks do much for sharing midsummer in your part of the world!
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Can a summer festival ever be washed out? Rain must fall, without it no green and no rain drop canvases.
The red the hand hewn logs -honey icing if there is such thing.
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