The Old Bridge

  

 

     

 

 

This bridge is in the vicinity of the stone circle in the previous post.
It was built in 1829, is 43 m long and 6 m wide.
Traffic nowadays goes over a more modern bridge close by.

I’m entering this post for Watery Wednesday

Stone Circle

 

In “the middle of Nowhere” there is an old stone circle.
(“Nowhere” is a translation of the name of the place,
rather than an accurate description of the present-day surroundings)

.~.~.~.

I took several photos experimenting a bit with exposure because the best view was against the light.
The one above came out the best, not as the most realistic, but as the most magical… ;)

 

 

Here is a shot from the other direction… a bit “tampered with”… compare below…

 

 

.~.~.~.

 

And here are both photos again, in b&w/sepia:

 

The stone circles of the Iron Age (ca. 500 BC – ca. 400 AD) were a characteristic burial custom of southern Scandinavia, especially on Gotland and in Götaland during the Pre-Roman Iron Age and the Roman Iron Age. In Sweden, they are called Domarringar (judge circles). The circles are usually round, or elongated ellipses. The stones may be very large and they are usually between 9 and 12. Sometimes there are as few as 6–8. Excavations have shown burnt coal in the centre of the circles and they are nowadays considered to be incineration graves. There is also a widespread tradition that the circles were used for so-called “things”, or general assemblies.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Mirror Of Legend

‘Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?'
‘A man may do both,' said Aragorn. 'For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!’ 
~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~

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Rush Hour In The Cemetery

 

 

 

This weekend is our Halloween / All Saints Day.
A holiday which in Sweden is primarily “celebrated” by visiting family graves and lighting candles.

 

This is different cemetery from the one in yesterday’s post and much bigger. My visit there this “Halloween” Friday was before noon and I have to say I was a little taken aback as I entered the cemetery (on foot) and saw all the cars. I know it tends to get crowded towards dusk on these occasions, but I had not expected traffic jam at 11 am! In that first picture, none of the cars was getting anywhere, and someone even started honking their car horn! (That really helps in that kind of situation, doesn’t it? And so lifts everyone’s spirit on a day like this…)

 

 

 

 

 

While the traffic was lively, the lake was very still!