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We had an unusually warm early May, then it got cold and it was an unusually cold early June. But now it’s summer, with sunshine all around and plenty warm enough for me. In fact, too hot – photography becomes less fun when you can’t decide what’s bothering you more, the mosquitos buzzing around you…
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I finally got my long-awaited 24-105mm f4L lens, it will replace the 17-85mm as my all-round lens as I speculated last year. Add an extension tube and it should double as a close-up lens, so I can hike light with just one lens. But speaking of weight, that’s the first thing you notice with the…
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Caltha palustris English: Marsh Marigold Swedish: Kabbleka (kalvleka) Finnish: Rentukka I think marsh marigold belongs to the category of overlooked flowers. It’s so common that people rarely stop to look at them – we just become blasé to the ubiquituos. But, with a camera in hand, the world looks very different and the deeply yellow…
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Primula veris English: Cowslip Swedish: Gullviva Finnish: Kevätesikko Cowslip is one flower I’ve been itching to have in my catalogue since last spring, so I’ve been busy searching for them in the past weeks. It’s not that rare, but the problem is that every single one of them seems to grow on the roadside in…
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Luzula pilosa English: Hairy Wood-rush Swedish: Vårfryle Finnish: Kevätpiippo The English name sounds like some kind of a disease and the flower looks more like a grass than a ”fleur”, but there is beauty everywhere if you look close enough! That’s one of the things that really appeals to me in close-up photography; the sense…
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Umm… this wasn’t how it was supposed to go… WE WON! And when I say ”WE”, I mean Finland of course. Lordi were so far ahead the rest of the field that the voting wasn’t even exciting!So Finland lost the semi-final in ice-hockey, and Sweden won their’s. Let’s be honest – I couldn’t care less!…
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Uhh… it’s snowing!
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Daphne mezereum English: Daphne or Mezereon Swedish: Tibast Finnish: Näsiä I think that daphne is a special flower. It grows early in the season, it grows straight from the stem in small trees and the scent is enchanting. I could smell the flowers long before I saw them and although I’m normally not a friend…
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From skis to wheels. Beautiful weather to start the cycling season – last year I was out too early and got a cold. So I took out the bike and it was in great shape, just needed to pump some air and the Scott was good to go. I did a short tour yesterday, didn’t…
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It feels like summer already, sunny and warm. I decided to make the most of weather and took a couple of hours off to drive to my old hunting grounds north of Ljusdal. I especially wanted to see Gröntjärn again and I was hoping to get lucky with the pale pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vernalis), normally…