the deadly virus H1N1

Street car conductor in Seattle not allowing
passengers aboard without a mask. 1918

The year was 1918 and a deadly virus caused a pandemi killing perhaps up to a 100 million people. The horrors of World War I were coming to an end, but people around the world were now facing yet another terrible threat.

My grandfather on my mother´s side died of "The Spanish Flu", and so did my grandmother on my father´s side. The influenza was taking the lives of so many, often young people.

I came to think of this reading the news about "the bird flu", H5N1, that apparently still is around.

Picture found at the National Archive

here comes the night...

in sicily /caltagirone, palermo/06

For your eyes only pt.3

I'm still collecting Metrograd-sketches. Some might work, some might not

invited guest David Björkén (the beach)

A beautiful sky, a mood of prescense.
-urbano

Loneliness is everywhere. The promenade along the beach sees only a
couple of people. Their eyes meet in a flash. A fleeting moment soon
forgotten.
Helsingborg 2006,©David Björkén

invited guest David Björkén (the lake)

A beautiful winter landscpae in black and white.
-urbano


The desert landscape of the past. A freezing cold wind sweeps the lake
in Northern Sweden. It is quiet, forlorn and the bright summer nights
are many months away.
Brännberg 2006, ©David Björkén

invited guest David Björkén (the bridge)

To me this is like an entrance.
-urbano


Nature takes over. The old bridge is out of service. It once served to carry
people who are now gone.
Boden 2006, ©David Björkén

invited guest David Björkén (work bench)

This is a magnificent interior.
-urbano


The owner of the shoe has checked out a long time ago. A thick layer
of dust covers the work bench and the paint in the cans has hardened.
Malmö 2005, ©David Björkén

invited guest David Björkén (the sofa)

I am glad to publish pictures by David Björkén at the F Blog. He sent me
some "lone stars" and I will post them one by one to give each picture
the attention it deservs. The first one is stuck in my mind forever. I
associated it with the film Diva.
invited by ulf fågelhammar



A sofa. Like a monument from past times. A time of life and movement.
All signs of that are inexorably removed by time itself. Now there is
only eternity
Malmö 2005, ©David Björkén

see more pictures by David here.

And don´t miss the rest of the pictures by David at the F blog!
the beach
the lake
the bridge
work bench

Jacek Gąsiorowski