Uncle Otto !

Otto Landahl as 'The Crofter'

Otto Landahl - our own in-house family Swedish actor, who actually worked with Ingmar Bergman, as can be checked in the Bergmanorama site. His bio in the IMDb site is short " Born on 22 October 1889, Härnösand, Västernorrlands län, Sweden, died 31 March 1949, Helsingborg, Skånelän, Sweden . The actor Otto Landahl comes from large family with 8 siblings. He was born in Harnosand, in the north part of Sweden, where he lived with his family. Later on he moved to South Sweden, to Helsingborg, where he worked on Helsingborg Theater and performed in 8 plays directed by Ingermar Bergman."

The 'Crofter'

His roles included: Kalle, the cook in the 1952 film ‘Adolf i toppform’; the crofter in the 1948 film ‘ Each Heart Has Its Own Story’; Verkstadschefen in 1946 ‘Youths in Danger’; a Professor in 1945 ‘Sten Stensson kommer till stan’; Måns Olssonin in 1944 ‘Skåningar’, Elvira's Father 'Mikael' in 1943 Elvira Madigan, Kalle in 1939 ‘A Cruise in the Albertina’, Pastor Borg in 1937 ‘Laila’; and Aslak in 1935 ‘Fredløs’. 

as Kalle, the cook on the 'Albertina'

The play is Rekviem, directed by Ingemar Bergman in 1946 at the the Helsingborg Theatre.
Otto is fourth from the left.

Otto also worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm in 1934, in the Othello by Shakespeare classic play. His first child was born out of wedlock, and his mother (sister in law for Per Oskar ) took care of that child. Later on he met his wife to be, also an actor. She had an accident which left her permanently disabled and eventually died still very young. Apparently she was the love of his life, as he never remarried and dedicated himself to the theatre instead completely.

California Wilderness

I'm jealous! Being the 'house Biologist' I am naturally inclined for Nature walks and trails, and try to make them whenever, wherever possible. But the pictures below show a recent hike and camp-out in the California / Lake Tahoe area done by Michael, Nicholas and friend adventurers... Check out the crispness of the air, the apparently very cool waters of the lake, and the degree of communion with nature these guys had!

California trailblazers...

and their competent guides...

A 'natural' friend...

NOT sand! --- Snow! Brrrrr

Cliff hanger!

Rock surfing?

The quest for the sun...