Happiest Country, Part II
For a number of years, Denmark held the title of the world’s happiest people. I don’t know if that’s really true. After all, what is happiness? Who defines it? Is it a constant state or a series of experiences?
What I do know is that each of the following images represents a personal moment of quiet elation that could be recognized as happiness.
2015 - 2018, iphone 5S, edited with Mextures
![Thin bright strip of orange sunset sky over forest in Denmark](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,3264,2448,3264,1200/0-0-0/53401ecb-4f79-4e62-a10d-2d30a37dfada/1/1/IMG_7278.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=c079236df1226a1d7b759c6fc321602ed7936a3f34fd2d36c175f0884706ae36)
![A man submerged in the sea enjoying the sun on his face in Denmark](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,2272,1704,2272,1200/0-0-0/cfc54682-8a5d-446d-84ac-b0da719ebb5f/1/1/IMG_0483.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=72a781ea4c49f9be530da548e9c6a63f475a7b1c61191e6ad62423160c2c5ba5)
![Midsummer fireweed flailing in the wind against pink cloud on Amager strand, Denmark](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,1704,2272,1600,2272/0-0-0/4610545b-fd5c-4ce4-b804-2b3dc27a6916/1/1/IMG_1370.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=034ce5ac6c2e0fa8964dba50db2828fc72446eaa6395a6f4e63c69459bc21d32)
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![View through rained-up car window of Svendborg haven](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,2377,2377,1600,2377/0-0-0/d7fd4f31-02e6-423b-a1f4-9965154cc616/1/1/IMG_8358.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=eb572efad4cd967980fd05fa7131b71cf30975ad5e7ca9a08dfe50356b079c33)
![Torrential rain pouring over Ærø, Denmark](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,2448,2448,1600,2448/0-0-0/70ec15e6-0782-4340-a959-0f1756d77a1c/1/1/IMG_8579.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=036fad241962a9a3c81813595ee334ac1e772c06251d0301853186938ae3d8f5)
![Ferry boat en route to Svendborg from Ærø, Denmark](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,2448,2448,1600,2448/0-0-0/0c442e5a-3521-44ec-8b3d-6be4ed2319b1/1/1/IMG_8387.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=036fad241962a9a3c81813595ee334ac1e772c06251d0301853186938ae3d8f5)
![Onboard of evening ferry to Ærø, Denmark](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,2448,2448,1600,2448/0-0-0/ecd98c4a-b4c8-4e4e-b75c-3093103742c1/1/1/IMG_8778.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=036fad241962a9a3c81813595ee334ac1e772c06251d0301853186938ae3d8f5)
![Blue and green building in Vesterbro, Copenhagen](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,3264,2448,3264,1200/0-0-0/c77b2e65-0521-4990-a007-2b845eec6084/1/1/IMG_8647.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=c079236df1226a1d7b759c6fc321602ed7936a3f34fd2d36c175f0884706ae36)
![A lion's mane jelly-fish seen from the bottom of the sea in Denmark](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,1704,2272,1600,2272/0-0-0/a89182e0-7c83-4c3a-8132-d60f87d54774/1/1/IMG_2624.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=034ce5ac6c2e0fa8964dba50db2828fc72446eaa6395a6f4e63c69459bc21d32)
![Pollen gathered in wavy patterns on the sea's surface in Denmark](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,2272,1704,2272,1200/0-0-0/125b501f-d804-48ff-b9f6-976db7e4e7aa/1/1/IMG_9871.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=72a781ea4c49f9be530da548e9c6a63f475a7b1c61191e6ad62423160c2c5ba5)
![Poppies against blue sky in Jægerspris, Denmark](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,2272,1704,2272,1200/0-0-0/428f5977-92c6-49d3-a288-f3a109383078/1/1/IMG_1935.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=72a781ea4c49f9be530da548e9c6a63f475a7b1c61191e6ad62423160c2c5ba5)
![Rainbow over colorful buildings of Ærøskøbing, Denmark](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,2418,2418,1600,2418/0-0-0/09225017-45ef-4e13-9a5c-0df3369f7091/1/1/IMG_8757.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=e80713e4e58c46a71fa605551d42092aadc0daa7df42615110bb7f13e523d711)
![Jupiter-like clouds over Copenhagen, Denmark](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,3264,2448,3264,1200/0-0-0/5cc4e575-139e-4be8-81d0-6b2f6b801ec1/1/1/IMG_2712.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=c079236df1226a1d7b759c6fc321602ed7936a3f34fd2d36c175f0884706ae36)
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![Stormy winter sky over beach cabins of Marstal, Ærø, Denmark](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56e381ad-bca2-4db5-9a39-93ba5ebd798e/0/0/0/0,0,2266,2266,1600,2266/0-0-0/cfdbd858-0696-4ecd-9e04-f5505a0dc491/1/1/IMG_8992.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037607145~hmac=a04adc41ddbd06f929395eb3416191185076ecc102af163cde952322cd2fa0f5)
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