It's that time of year again:
For a week the town's population will more than double as young folks from all corners of Denmark and beyond flock to Roskilde for a week's worth of camping out, having fun, and listening to cool music. And for those who don't remember what it's like the library has kindly put up a little 'reminder':
Note to readers: The posts spanning the week from June 30 till July 6 are all covering the same theme, namely the Roskilde Festival. Therefore each post may contain pictures that were not necessarily taken on the supposed date, as I've tried to give each post a sub-theme. Every picture was, however, taken during that week.
McDonald's test marketing a new menu?
Nope...
(Keep watching this blog; all will be revealed. I promise.)
Freshly minted high school graduates a-frolicking in the fountain (local tradition). I think it's safe to say the average blood alcohol level is non-zero...
About the headgear: Danish tradition dictates that students upon passing their last exam be presented with a 'student cap' (bought and paid for in advance; whether you follow the tradition is voluntary, though). The caps have different coloured bands, denoting which branch of youth education the student came up through (academic, business, technical etc.). This bunch have maroon bands, so it's the academic branch, and many will no doubt be starting university in the autumn.
I'm pretty sure this is giant hogweed (and some pretty poppies in the background).
Which means I didn't really want to get any closer.
A few months ago I snapped this sculpture:
Now somebody else has snapped and vandalised it! Here's what it looks like now:
Close-up of the damage:
B***ards.
(I'd use stronger words but this is a family-friendly blog.)
Last month I snapped this mallard. Today he (or one of his twins) and a lady friend were back, apparently not bothered by the traffic in the square:
I came past again a couple of hours later, and they were still there! And the male was especially bold:
He was less than a foot from the lens; probably thought the camera was a new type of bread :-)
PS sorry about the angle, I was sitting down and shooting from the hip.
His lady friend was more shy; she kept to the middle of the basin.
Cloudy day. Then the sun broke through somewhat, and the roof of the steeple just seemed to light up (the pic doesn't quite capture it, I'm afraid).
And well... that's what this picture was about.
Taken shortly after midnight - so technically the 23rd, I know...
(cheat)
We don't quite get midnight sun, Denmark isn't far enough north for that, but around midsummer the sky stays fairly light even when it's darkest. At least it does when it's not cloudy...
The remains of last night's lasagna.
PS: it was delicious :-)
(and healthy... I put peas in it... and the pasta sheets were wholemeal... so practically health food... right?)
Today's pic in honour of one of the world's most famous, fuzzy, furry feline overlords celebrating his 30th birthday!
Who says pasta ain't good for ya?!
So guess what I'm planning to cook tonight :-)
I'm easily pleased.
At least they fill in your name for you.
Yep. I'm a geek :-)
It's the day us geeks have waited for... the day Mozilla Firefox 3 hits the servers!
(it's official: I have no life)
No comment.
Except to say don't be fooled by this pic... it's raining most of the time these past few days.
Ducklings, yes. Ugly, no. I find them adorable. And so clearly not scared of people (I was crouching a couple of feet away from them and they totally ignored me). Probably they think humans=breadcrumbs.
I'm having a problem.
My Internet connection is flaking.
My provider has promised to send a technician to check the problem. Unfortunately they won't make it until next Tuesday.
So until then I'm left with no Internet access from home. Which bites, sucks and blows all at the same time.
"So how is she writing this?" I hear you cry.
Well.
I'm at the library, of course.
But - for some reason - I can't get the library puter to cooperate with my camera. So I can't upload pictures.
Oh well.
#1 Chick Friend has asked me to come visit for a few days, starting Wednesday. So I'll be able to update from her place.
Till then, guys :-)
PS: Perhaps without the procrastinative potential of ***The Web*** at my disposal I'll be able to pull myself together and get some writing done...
Not sure what this one was about, really... 
It's strawberry season! Yum! 
I think these must be a close cousin of 
