Category Archives: Eyes

Aesthetics, movies, sunsets, … all things photonic!

Millesgården, Stockholm

The artist-sculptor Carl Milles and his Austrian wife Olga bought a plot in Stockholm’s suburb Lidingö in 1906 and had an italian-style villa built there in 1908, which got constantly enlarged over the years and later on turned into a museum now known as Millesgården. It is a place as picturesque as it is unique and a visit can only be highly recommended to every visitor of Stockholm!

A selection of impressions from Millesgården, Stockholm
A selection of impressions from Millesgården, Stockholm

Dracula & Octopussy

Left: Masdevallia scitula, right: Encyclia cochleata
Left: Masdevallia scitula, right: Encyclia cochleata

Masdevallia are actually related to a similar genus named “Dracula”, guess why! Encyclia cochleata’s flowers are somewhat reminiscent of an octopus due to their tentacles, so this one has been baptised “Octopussy” 😉 What it lacks in color in comparison to it’s red, bloodsucking friend it compensates with it’s overwhelming perfume, which currently fills the entire bathroom!