BlogHide Resteemsknackart (57)in steem • 6 years agoHappy New Year!Happy new year to all my fellow steemians! Source: Next year will come with new possibilities. //Knackartknackart (57)in photography • 6 years agoSummer holiday in GotlandThis summer's holiday destination was Gotland and the city of Visby. Gotland is a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea and is famous for its rock formations consisting of limestone and ancient coral…knackart (57)in photography • 6 years agoExcursion to the archipelagoThis weekend, me and my family had a very nice day in the Swedish archipelago. Some friends were baptizing their daughter and we were looking forward to enjoying nature. We were out on a…knackart (57)in photography • 6 years agoWho´s that bat?Found this little one on the house wall. Click for full size picture Does anyone know what kind of a bat this is? He or she is very cute I think, I´m surprised that I found it in the daytime.…knackart (57)in photography • 6 years agoPhotosession in the gardenI had to go out and take some pictures in the garden today. We are currently renovating our kitchen, really hard work, so I had to take a break and get some mindfulness among the flowers. The…knackart (57)in photography • 6 years agoDolycoris baccarum, the sloe bug, is a species of shield bugIn Sweden, it is called hairy stink bug, not the world's most charming name. Click here for full size I found one of them on a dandelion, my first guess was that it laid eggs and now watched…knackart (57)in photography • 7 years agoGreen Shield BugFound this little insect at work. When everyone thought it was disgusting and ran around screaming, I was looking forward to taking pictures of it. Click here for full size We will enjoy its…knackart (57)in photography • 7 years agoDandelion vs beeOn my last walk, I found this bee that was delighted to have all the new dandelions to feast on. Incoming! And on to the next. One dandelion was completely covered with ticks…knackart (57)in photography • 7 years agoDolomedes fimbriatusNo, it's not an enchantment from Harry Potter. It's a little scary spider that has a bite in class with a wasp. When I tried to take some pictures on it, it behaved very aggressively and made an…knackart (57)in photography • 7 years agoFlower AnimalsToday's theme with nature images is animals in flowers. Click for full size It takes a while to capture a picture that I'm happy with, but hope you think these are nice to look at. Click…knackart (57)in photography • 7 years agoFind the frozen heartSince spring has come for real to Sweden, I would like to post the last pictures of the winter. Click for full size On one of the pictures there is a frozen heart, can you see it? Pretty…knackart (57)in photography • 7 years agoBirds and bees!At last, the first spring days have come, and with them the birds and bees. And of course the busy bumblebee. Click here for full size picture Click here for full size picture I managed to…knackart (57)in photography • 7 years agoPut the bee on ice, it's a ladybug Sunday!Continued test of my new Samsung Galaxy S9. I love to shoot macro and to get really close to my motifs that usually consist of insects. Click for full size Spring has come to Sweden, the snow…knackart (57)in art • 7 years agoArt photo, death to a prey and it´s hunterPhotos shot with Samsung Galaxy S9. I only used the phone's own photo editor to get some more depth and contrast. Immortalized in his fall, the skull from a buck. Preserved in time and…knackart (57)in photography • 7 years agoCold water in the harborThis Tuesday it was vernal equinox, which means that the bright time of the day is finally longer than the dark. Click here for full size Tomorrow we will set our clocks to summer time and…knackart (57)in photography • 7 years agoPhotosession with Samsung S9First photo round with my new Samsung S9. Below are pictures from the first camera test. I have only had it for one day, but so far I am satisfied. I selected the phone because of the camera and…knackart (57)in art • 7 years agoHeavy art, stone-zoo, part 1I would like to show what my mother and artist Inger R has for ongoing projects. In addition to painting imaginative interpretations of nature in watercolor, she paints with acrylic on rocks. The…knackart (57)in photography • 7 years agoThe seasons of LäppeAt one of Sweden's five largest lakes lies the small village of Läppe. We spend most of the summer there. Here I have taken pictures that capture the four seasons. Early spring Spring…knackart (57)in art • 7 years agoMoss or animal?Is it a stump overgrown with moss or is it really an animal? When you start looking at more than the obvious and see past the given forms, there is a world full of fantasy to discover. And when you…knackart (57)in photography • 7 years agoWalkabout in the villageHave heard that spring is on the way in the south of the country and should be a week away. So I took a walk around the village to capture the last pictures of the winter. Feels very…