Midsummer greetings

In Sweden we celebrate midsummer, to honor the longest and brightest days of the year, it never get really dark these days.

But this year it is the coldest midsummer for over 100 years, so happily I already have taken this image of what we call “midsummer flower”, a cranesbill.

An old saying is to put seven different flowers under your pillow the midsummer night, to dream of who you’re going to marry. Cranesbills use to be one of those flowers.

Do you dare?

Well, I wish you all a very happy midsummer, wether you keep your fresh flowers in a vase or under your pillow!

Enjoy! 🙂

Holga GCFN + macro lens 60mm
Fujia Astia RAP 100
Tetenal E6 dev at home

Tags: 120film, analog photography, analogue photography, art, Discontinued film, dreamy flower, film photography, Fuji Astia RAP 100F, Holga macro, Medium Format photography, midsummer, photography, Sweden

16 thoughts on “Midsummer greetings”

kristelsaintcyr on June 20, 2014 at 13:12 said:

Great midsummer! Thanks so much for letting us know this nice custom

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- Marie on June 20, 2014 at 14:15 said:
  
  Thank you very much! 😊
  
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Thomas Granbacka on June 20, 2014 at 14:04 said:

Jättefin bild, Marie.
Trevlig midsommar!

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- Marie on June 20, 2014 at 14:14 said:
  
  Tack så mycket Thomas!
  Önskar dig detsamma!
  
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dharmaanchor on June 20, 2014 at 14:59 said:

The colors are stunning.

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- Marie on June 20, 2014 at 15:07 said:
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
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Chillbrook on June 20, 2014 at 18:34 said:

A very happy midsummer to you too Marie!

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- Marie on June 20, 2014 at 21:41 said:
  
  Thanks a lot! I wish you the same 🙂
  
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frauinga on June 22, 2014 at 08:32 said:

Lovely image Marie! And it’s nice to read about the old custom you described. 🙂

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- Marie on June 22, 2014 at 19:47 said:
  
  Thanks a lot Inge! 😊
  
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Alexander Lautsyus on July 2, 2014 at 22:29 said:

Interesting superstitious. Does it work? Your picture of that beautiful flower is amazing.

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- Marie on July 3, 2014 at 08:37 said:
  
  Hehe, you’ll never know if you don not try…. 😉
  Thank you very much Alexander.
  
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Malin H on July 8, 2014 at 10:19 said:

Hoppas din midsommar var fin!
Själv var jag uppe i Hälsingland (mina gamla hemtrakter).
Underbar bild!

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- Marie on July 30, 2014 at 21:25 said:
  
  Tack så jättemycket Malin! Ledsen för seeeeeent svar, jag har helt enkelt missat….
  Hoppas allt är bra med dig! 🙂
  
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  - Malin H on July 31, 2014 at 07:14 said:
    
    :))
    
    Allt bra med mig, Marie!
    
    Hoppas allt är bra med dig också.
    
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    - Marie on July 31, 2014 at 08:45 said:
      
      Allt är bra, tack. En helt underbar sommar, äntligen! 😊
      
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