Winter in the Park

Another photograph from my local park, which also happens to be one of Norway's most visited attractions. On hot summer days people flock here for sunbathing and picnics, or to swim in the nearby pools. But even in winter there is a steady stream of visitors from all around the world, most of them keen to see the dozens of statues that line the park's central avenue and the unique monument known as the monolith that depicts the struggle for life, made up of figures of men and women clambering upwards. The park is a delight at any time of the year, and the perfect place for a Sunday walk. It must also be Norway's most photographed place, and I am guilty of having taken many, many pictures there over the years. One more cannot hurt! On this particular afternoon the light was rather wistful, with light snow wafting in the air, until it turned to heavy snow shortly after. The few spots of bright colour somehow draw us into the picture and I love the multitude of relationships that can be envisgaed in the way the various people are walking or standing. And amusingly roles are reversed since here it is the statues who are doing the observing, nakedly looking down on the warmly dressed visitors. Location: Oslo, Norway