Put A Bird On It

So my sister-in-law had mentioned to me that Malmö had some similarities to Portlandia (if you haven't heard about this TV series, be sure to do a YouTube search). After revisiting a few times and leisurely perusing Malmö ... I see it now. Malmö has its art scene, the green and sustainable efforts, a hipster vibe in certain areas, and its women's herbal supplement storefront - all of which Portland takes to a different level of course, according to Carrie and Fred.

But here's where Malmö can compete with Portlandia:

"Put A Bird On It!" For the full effect
visit the Portlandia clip here :)

OK, so I have to acknowledge that someone put a little more
thought into this one. This is a display by one artist, who has
created a whole flock of birds from entirely recycled materials.
It's birds and repurposing of materials - so Portlandia!

All the above photos were taken during one day wandering around Malmö. Once I began noticing the prevalence of the bird motif I couldn't keep from giggling and photographing each time I came across another example. The "Spruce it up! Make it pretty!" with birds movement seems quite sincere; nothing tongue in cheek, wink-wink, about it at this point.

And the birds keep on appearing seemingly whenever I turn a corner. "Birds everywhere! And now you can open for business!"