It's Midsummer Eve, and just like last summer there are still a lot of corona restrictions in place here, so no big gatherings allowed - which is otherwise very much part of our Midsummer Eve traditions in Sweden. (See for example my Midsummer Eve post from 2019, which in turn contains a link to 2014.)
The weather has been fine though - mostly sunny but without being too hot.
I went for a walk into town in the late morning - quite forgetting that I did same thing last year and found everything closed. (I had expected some shops to be open part of the day.) Well, never mind. The camera and I got a bit of exercise anyway.
At the Travel Center there is a new sculpture waiting to be officially uncovered on the 29th (Tuesday) when they city celebrates its 400th birthday. Again, they can't make a really big public event of it because of the corona restrictions. I'm not sure how they will go about it to avoid people gathering, though, as at some point someone will still have to pull some actual piece of string to unveil the sculpture...
Anyway I don't expect to be there myself when that happens, as my 2nd covid jab has been moved forward to the 28th (Monday). It will be good to get that over with, but based on my experiences of the first one, I'm not counting on Tuesday as a day to go walkabout, as I might then be feeling more like this...
(...Only probably not quite as flexible, as I recall that one of the worst initial side effects for me with the 1st jab was rather bad muscle pain the first couple of days...) Anyway, this is a sculpture that has previously been in one or two other places in the city, but that I now found to have been moved to the place in front of the railway station.
In the river by the park, there is a "text installation" (in Swedish) saying "Borås 400 years and influential". There is a pun involved which might come through even in English but even more so in Swedish ('flyt' can refer to influential, flow and float)
Walking back home along the river I came across these two ducklings swimming. (Mum and dad and siblings weren't far away, but my camera focused on these two.)
That is a clever floating text art installation, and I wonder what the sculpture will be when it is unveiled. Good you are able to get your vaxx, I am more relaxed since getting mine, though still vigilant and spending a lot of time at home or with a friend. The new variant from India sounds dangerous! You live in a pretty area.
ReplyDeleteThanks Terra. It is because of the delta version of the virus that the date for my 2nd vaccination has been moved forward (not just for me, but for a whole group of people locally who were originally given an extra long waiting period for the next shot).
DeleteMaybe all your ijection side affects have already happened, and you will do well with the second one. Can't wait to finally see what the new statue will be!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed about the side effects, Ginny! Better not to take it for granted though. "What will be, will be"...
DeleteI hope that you don't end up on Monday anting to put your head in the sand. I have read that if you are one of the ones with a bad reaction it means that you are forming antibodies much faster than people like me who had no reaction whatsoever. I'm looking forward to seeing what the sculpture looks like.
ReplyDeleteGraham, that's how I reasoned with the first jab, and will try to do with the second one as well (if need be). Just find it better to be prepared for some similar reactions this time as well.
DeleteHopefully, your second jab will not give you any negative side effects. I shall be thinking of you when I go to my first jab that same day! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour town is always so active and vibrant, even with corona restrictions in place. I am sure you will show us the sculpture some other time, after it has been unveiled.
Thanks Meike. Yes, the new sculpture is meant to be permanent, so sooner or later it will be revealed what it looks like!
Deletenature is the best of all artists, and the pond photos are wonderful. I can't wait to see what isunder the tent, maybe after your second shot you can go when the place is not crowded
ReplyDeleteSandra, it's along one of my normal routes into town, so sooner or later you'll get to see it! :)
DeleteI had my first vaccine last week, apart from a sore arm I most ok, next one booked in for 6 weeks time, I think they are waiting for the next shipment.
ReplyDeleteAmy, I think the recommended time in between shots also varies with different vaccines. My arm was sore for a week or two after the first shot, but it did eventually wear off :)
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