Green Foxy's summer 208

Backens kyrka
and the river
Part 1

2018

A walk by the river and
in the park by the Backen Church
2018-07-04. My by the Umu River behind the Backen Church.
2018-07-04. We made a trip by bus to the Backen Church. Ove standing by the bus stop.
2018-07-04. There were beautiful fireweeds growing near the bus stop.
2018-07-04. Ove in the park by the Backen Church
2018-07-04. Me in the park.
2018-07-04. The park
2018-07-04. Me in the park.
2018-07-04. The river behind the church
2018-07-04. A gull.
2018-07-04. My by the river. On this place the woods are near the river with fir trees and birches.
2018-07-04. The river. This day it was cloudy.
2018-07-04. A part of a lagoon.
2018-07-04. Ove by a navigation mark (sea mark)
2018-07-04. Me taking pictures.
2018-07-04. The place is called Kyrkhamn (Church harbour) In former times this was a real marina. But now there is no harbour anymore.
2018-07-04. The woods.
2018-07-04. Me sitting by the grill place. But we did not grill. We only walked.
2018-07-04. It was lovely to walk here.
2018-07-04. Back in the park.
2018-07-04. Me by the gate of the church

The Backen Church
2018-07-04. The cemetery and the bell tower in the background.
2018-07-04. The cemetery.
2018-07-04. The cemetery.
2018-07-04. A squirrel on the cemetery.
2018-07-04. Inside the church. Picture taken from the balcony.
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2018-07-04. The organ.
2018-07-04. The organ.
2018-07-04. The pulpit.
2018-07-04. The pulpit and the baptismal (christening) font.
2018-07-04. My by the communion table and the stained glass window in the background. There are painted doves on the wall.
2018-07-04. The stained glass window and the organ. The organ is in front of the church on the left side.
2018-07-04. Some parts of the stained glass window.
2018-07-04. I like the stained glass window very much.
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2018-07-04. Painted doves in the front of the church.
2018-07-04. In the vestry.
2018-07-04. In the vestry.
2018-07-04. In the vestry.
2018-07-04. Ove and I had waffles in the café by the church.
2018-07-04. Waffles with cream and raspberry sylt.
2018-07-04. Another view of the church taken from the balcony.
2018-07-04. Ove in the cemetery and a part of the church at the ringt.
2018-07-04. Me walking uphill's to the bus stop . The cemetery in the background.
2018-07-04. Fireweeds.
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2018-07-04. When we got off the bus in our street, the sky was black. Just when we came indoors the rain was pouring down. We were lucky the rain did not come when we were walking by the river.

By the river and by the Church
2018-07-20. This date I went alone to the curch and the river.
2018-07-20. I had a lovely walk. The waterside by the river is steep.
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2018-07-20. This day it was sunny and the sky and the river were blue.
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2018-07-20. I like the bench around the tree.
2018-07-20. The Backen Church.
2018-07-20. The bell tower. The bell was ringing because there was a funeral in the church. That's why I did not go inside the church that day.

Photo: Wilhelmina and Ove Schedin

2018-10-02