#eva-lisa

We all got that friend, don't we?

I made Eva-Lisa's friend be the botnia crew member that Tove plays.

Dan-Ole's flower is blåeld, "blueweed" in English. The Swedish name translates to "blue fire", which I find rather poetic - blue not being a colour that tends to get associated with fires. Like Bertel's flower gulsporre/toadflax, the blueweed often grows by the side of roads. Although it's not the smallest of flowers, it still has a kind of restrained modest vibe in my eyes, though I don't think I managed to capture that. But when you look at it closely, it's very lovely. First unassuming and "by the wayside", but with a hidden fire inside - that sounds a lot like Dan-Ole. Eva-Lisa's flower is kråkvicker, known as "cow vetch" or "bird vetch" in English. Apparently, both vetch and vicker refer to the genus Vicia, but you'd need to be a botanist to know that. I just think the name sounds quirky and funny (kråkameans 'crow'). This is yet one more flower that grows well on dry soil, including beaches. The shape of the flower is unusual too (but was hard for me to capture). It has always given me vibes of something capable but dorky, so it feels perfec for Eva-Lisa. The bird reference is just a bonus! Though Dan-Ole and Eva-Lisa don't seem entirely sure of one another yet in this double snapshot, the attraction is clear - and each of them is already holding the other's flower. <3