In Sweden, birthdays and name days of some members of the Swedish Royal Family are official flag days. For example, the name day of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is celebrated on January 28.Carl Gustaf was born on April 30, 1946 to Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. His father never ascended the Swedish throne because of his death in an airplane crash in 1947. Carl Gustaf became Crown Prince at the age of four and ascended the throne at the age of 27 upon the deaf of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, adopting “For Sweden – With the times” (För Sverige – i tiden) as his motto.
Although King Carl XVI Gustaf was born on April 30, his name day is celebrated on January 28. Sweden has its own name day calendar adopted by the Swedish Academy, in which almost every day of the year has a corresponding name. The current name day list was adopted in 2001. Although it has no official status, many people in Sweden celebrate their name day. Name days of the king, the queen, and the heir apparent were officially proclaimed flag days.
On flag days, the national flag of Sweden is flown on all public flagpoles and buildings from sunrise to sunset. However, flag days are not public holidays. They are ordinary work days unless falling on a weekend.
Today's Name Day: Karl, Karla
Known several Carls & my neighbour's daughter is Karla.
I had a full day. After a goodnight I went back to work. I almost forgot how to comb my hair & put on makeup!!
Good to be back at work. But it started out with trouble. I would scan one photo & all was well. Then scan another one & it was a giant blue blob. I finally unplug whatever is plugged into my scanner. Then & only then would it work good.
I have been doing photos from the Smolan school in 1978. One photo was of all the teachers. I knew 1 & recognized 2. I posted it on Lindsborg Nostalgia. And it did not take long & the names started coming in!! I have all but one. It was fun.
Supper was at Jalisco's. Nice to relax with good food & friends.
I was scared to drive home. I got stuck in my drive last night. It was awful. I am not religious at all but I truly believe we all have angels & spirits around us. I did some desperate talking to mine. I finally got to my house. Whew.
KN told me I should have no trouble but to call him if I got stuck again. I had no trouble!! We both were relieved.
MM has been sick for a couple of days. Slow to feel better. A bit better tonight.
I had photos all picked out for tonight & they were not synched in. So upset. But they finally showed up. They are just local shots. I am trying to not post so many. These are from in town.
Remains of a tree by a sidewalk. I always hope that no falls on it.
No swimmers today!!!
Rock at the Old Mill
Red Barn Museum
Lindsborg church. By my brother's house. As I waited on him I took photos.
Fuel station
Cheap fuel.
Red Barn Museum again
Old Mill
Old Mill train station & train
Old Mill
Lindsborg Street
Line of trees with snow
Old Mill
Old Mill
Nico napping
