Daily photos, portraits, and stories from Haninge, Stockholm and Södertörn in Sweden.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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.
Cute girls!
ReplyDeleteTwo 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.
ReplyDeleteLovely subjects, and you got the light just right on a day with hard sun.
ReplyDeleteje suis d'accord avec l'ami Bob
ReplyDeleteGorgeous young ladies Steffe, I can't even imagine the one laughing like a Donkey, she looks too cute!
ReplyDeletethey are lovely.
ReplyDeleteFunny nicknames.
ReplyDeleteDespite the strange nicknames, they certainly are cute.
ReplyDeleteWhat funny nicknames for such cute young girls. I hope they are having a fun summer.
ReplyDeleteI envy their teenage summer -such fun!
ReplyDeleteI envy your good weather, I would be curious to hear that laugh!
ReplyDeleteWe took a few photos in the direct sunlight first, but then walked over to the tree for a bit more shade.
ReplyDeleteI 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!
Fun post! Lovely examples of Swedish femininity! And thanks for explaining about the names!
ReplyDeleteinteresting...
ReplyDeleteat first i kept wondering... eehmm, are those common swedish names?
Cute ladies, just like all Swedish girls!
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