Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Whisk and The Donkey

The Whisk and The Donkey

Walking out from the cultural centre I noticed two cute teenage girls a few meters from where I had parked my bike. So I decided to ask them for a portrait. This is Vispen (The Whisk ), and Åsnan, (The Donkey). They are enjoying the summer by hanging out with their friends. They told me that there's been a lot of sunbathing and swimming at Lake Rudan. So I guess it is possible that they know the tough girls I met at the Lake last year. I asked them to name something fun they had done. The Donkey told me about a concert she had seen with Ziggy Marley at Gröna Lund in Stockholm. The Whisk mentioned a family vacation to Crete. The story behind their nicknames are as follows. The Donkey has a laughter that sounds like, you guessed it, a donkey! The Whisks real name is Elvira and that sounds a bit like Elvisp which translates to whisk.

15 comments:

  1. Two very cute firls. The way The Whisk is standing is how an actress would stand if asked to pretend to be a 14-year old girl.

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  2. Lovely subjects, and you got the light just right on a day with hard sun.

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  3. je suis d'accord avec l'ami Bob

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  4. Gorgeous young ladies Steffe, I can't even imagine the one laughing like a Donkey, she looks too cute!

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  5. Despite the strange nicknames, they certainly are cute.

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  6. What funny nicknames for such cute young girls. I hope they are having a fun summer.

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  7. I envy their teenage summer -such fun!

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  8. I envy your good weather, I would be curious to hear that laugh!

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  9. We took a few photos in the direct sunlight first, but then walked over to the tree for a bit more shade.

    I can record video with one of my cameras Mr. Poet, so I guess I could get The Donkey to laugh if and when I see here again!

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  10. Fun post! Lovely examples of Swedish femininity! And thanks for explaining about the names!

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  11. interesting...
    at first i kept wondering... eehmm, are those common swedish names?

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  12. Cute ladies, just like all Swedish girls!

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