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After his long and happy reign, Tjelvar died an old and content man. He was loved by all and buried in a ship-shaped grave. These stone ship burial sites, also called "ship settings" are found throughout Scandinavia and were usually built during the Viking era starting in the late 8th century. But Tjelevar's Grave on Gotland is unique in that it's more than a thousand years older than most stone ships, dating all the way back to the Nordic Bronze Age. Archeologists have dated the burial monument from between 1100 and 500 BC. In the 1930s, several pots were found inside the ship that contained the burned and crushed remains of the person buried there—whoever they may be.

My garden, my haven. Värmland, Sweden (1 May 2019).

By yuki_illust19

(Dex is owned by @blankvhs)

Bombylius medius/prickvingad svävfluga. Värmland, Sweden (30 April 2019).

Värmland, Sweden (30 April 2022).

shapely sugar bowl

Rainy day in Daira Pond, Japan // 雨の日の平池

Värmland, Sweden (February 23, 2025).

Art by Maciej Sidorowicz

05.2024 Hamburg

I still find it slightly surreal that I’ve managed to locate these wild boars/vildsvin, and that they allow me to share their space while I take a few photographs. I keep a respectful distance and do my best not to disturb them, but with their extraordinary sense of smell there is no doubt that they are fully aware of my presence. There is something deeply endearing about them: the quiet determination with which they forage, punctuated now and then by a low, conversational grunting and the occasional sharp squeal when they disagree with one another. I find them utterly charming. Värmland, Sweden (February 23, 2026).

Socotra Island جزيرة سقطرى, Yemen

Art by Pavel Hristov