Jenny lived down by the Salmon river

[Dippe]

This is the short story of Jenny who lived with her husband down by the Salmon river, deep in the woods not far from Gothenburg on the Swedish west coast.
Her husband eventually passed away and she lived by herself in the little house you can see here below. One day she broke a femur but she was stubborn, refused to visit the hospital and told people "I'll be fine!".
But of course she didn't manage to get by with a broken femur! She was in her early eighties and that was a very respectable age in the early 1960s. So she had to be taken to the hospital.

Jenny never came back to her little house by the river.
In a window one can still see an old wooden angel who, at least I think, is praying for Jenny and the people passing by her house as I did only a week ago.
(My friend Ralph told me the story of Jenny.)

[Geoff F]

Those slightly subdued colours work well for this scene, and the composition is good.

[Donald]

Gunther

A very wonderful story in pictures and words for your first contribution here on the CiC forum. I look forward to many more.

[TonyW]

I like this too, the colours and composition. This looks characteristically Scandinavian except for one thing. I remember all the wooden buildings like this being painted in strong plain colours, typically blue, red, yellow.

[davidedric]

I too very much like the image and the story.

I used to work closely with Swedish colleagues, and the family stuga seemed deeply embedded in the culture. This house looks rather grander than a stuga, but captures the simple house in the woods.

Dave

[Dippe]

It hasn't be repainted for more than 50 years so it probably looks somewhat paler than the average Swedish country side "stuga" The red paint used on this "stuga" is called Falu red paint and it contains copper and iron oxide from the area around the city of Falun. Its has a documented history that goes back to 1573 when the roof of royal castle in Stockholm was painted with it. The production of the paint most likely started a long time before that. Even today it is considered quite a good paint and it is still quite popular! The white window frames are also typical for a red-painted "stuga".

[Teton Chuck]

Gunther. Thanks for sharing an interesting story and very nice photos.

[Marie Hass]

Welcoome to CiC!!!!

Thought provoking. I wonder if her spirit still inhabits the place? It would seem that it would belong there.

'Rie

[Shadowman]

Nicely composed.

[IzzieK]

Love the narration and the shots that came with it... Looking forward to more...

[Downrigger]

I am very struck by how powerfully the first image is lit and put together to make the story compelling, not just in the sense of narrative, but visually. Thank you for this one, Gunther.

[bnnrcn]

Welcome Gunther . Very impressive images and story , thanks for sharing