Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Day 1925: IS TOO EARLY

IT IS TOO EARLY FOR:


LUSSEBULLAR.

THESE BUNS ARE FOR LUCIA ONLY!

 JULMUST.

 IT'S NOT TIME FOR CHRISTMAS YET

 TEMPERATURES LOWER THAN MY FRIDGE.

I DON'T WANT TO COMPARE THIS WITH THE EXTERNAL TEMP AT BREAKFAST
 AND GIVE UP ON MY DAY BEFORE IT HAS BEGUN, THANKS.

WEARING A COAT NOT A JACKET.

 DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN ONE OF THESE COATS...FOR LATER.

DARK. DARK. DARK. ALL THE TIME DARK.

A PIC FROM MY BEDROOM WINDOW

DARK WHEN I WAKE UP.


IS IT THE INSIDE OF MY EYELIDS, OR MY ROOM, OR BOTH?

DARK WHEN I LEAVE WORK.

 THIS IS THE BUS STOP WHERE I CATCH THE BUS

DARK WHEN I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW.

 OH, THERE'S A BIRD. I THINK. 

TRICK OR TREATERS.

SWEDISH PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHEN HALLOWEEN IS
KIDS JUST TRICK OR TREAT FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS.

BALD TREES.

SERIOUSLY, I SNEEZED AND THE LEAVES WERE GONE.

VINTERDÄCK.

WHY ARE THE ROADS ICY ALREADY?

RECIPES TRYING TO REINVENT THE SAME OLD CHRISTMAS FOODS.

NO I DON'T WANT MAYONNAISE IN MY SAFFRON BUN.


PEOPLE ASKING ME WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

I DON'T KNOW 


SNOW. 

YEP, SEEN SOME ALREADY. NOT YET PLZ.


THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

Saturday, 13 October 2018

Day 1908: Literal bird is literal

The arrival of a new bird in the garden, a Eurasian Jay, inspired me to break my 188 day silence and share with everyone the joy and lunacy of Swedish bird names. 

1. NUT SHOUTER (Nötskrika, Eurasian Jay)


2. NUT WAKER (Nötväcka, Nuthatch - Ok that one's funny in English, too)


3. TRIBUTE SNEAK (Gärdsmyg, Wren)



4. STONE CRACKER (Stenknäck, Hawfinch)




5. BLACK-HAIRED BUSH-SPLASHER (Svarthakad buskskvätta, Stonechat)



6. WHERE BIRD (Varfågel, Grey Shrike)



7. STORM BIRD (Stormfågel, Fulmar)



8. QUACK DUCK (Snatterand, Gadwall)


9. BROWN GLAD (Brun Glada, Black Kite)



10. GREAT STAIRCASE (Stortrapp, Great Bustard)



11. COAST BEEPER (Kustpipare, Grey Plover)



12. ROSE CHAP (Roskarl, Ruddy Turnstone)



13. FAT FOOT (Tjockfot, Stone Curlew)



14. TOWER SAILOR (Tornseglare, Swift)



15. NOTCH CROWBAR (Hackspett, Woodpecker) 



16. JUDGEMENT GENTLEMAN (Domherre, Bullfinch)