I’m trying to apply a new strategy to my weekends. Normally I always have a slow morning with an extended breakfast, then go out on an excursion and spend the rest of the day wasting time. It means that I’m always missing the best light (althought in the dead of winter, every light is good light) so I thought I should now try to be out at sunrise, spend the noon at home and then go out for the sunset. And in case you haven’t noticed, I’ve sort of succeeded – there’s been more sunrise and sunset images in this blog than usual. But now I have a problem with the weather, it’s just simply too good. With all these clear skies, every sunrise and sunset is identical and the only difference I can make is to find a new location. Honestly, can you even tell the difference between sunrise and sunset if I didn’t say so?

It has also been the coldest day of the winter so far. Even the tripod was frozen and I struggled to operate the leg locks. And every once in a while I had to stop to rub my face to get circulation going again, it was -17°C when I got home, but in some cold spots while I was out I’m sure it was below -20°C. So at long last, proper winter temperatures so I shouldn’t complain. It’s just that photography becomes a very complicated procedure and I quickly decided that there was nothing about the sunset worth staying around.

Another ”new” thing I tried today is skiing. I haven’t written anything about skiing this winter, for the simple reason that I haven’t skied much – just one short trip early in the season to discover that my blister problem hasn’t miraculously disappeared over the summer. But now I found a new blister-prevention method so I wanted to try it, unfortunately it didn’t work though. The heel was already hurting after 2 km. By the time I got home, I knew I had a blister there and the worst part was that it had developed under the tape. I wasn’t looking forward to removing the tape, but somehow I managed to do it without tearing out the loose skin in the process.

It’s official now, I’m done with skiing. It’s a real shame because I really like it, but not enough to endure the pain. The good news is that I have found an alternative (painless) method of taking me around the trails, I will write more about that in the future!