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Just when I had given up on winter after one more warm spell, it came back with a vengeance. A couple of days of snowfall and cold weather, and we have a contender for the best weekend of the winter!To get things rolling, we had the annual snowmobile event in Los today and I wanted…
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The squirrels seem to be increasing, there were three of them at the same time at my feeder today. Two of them are males but I haven’t been able to sex the third one. Looks like only one of them has learned how to get at the bird food, the big male. The two other…
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After a few warm days it got a bit colder today. It means that it’s very icy everywhere – even my normally reliable winter boots were slipping and I wasn’t sure if the afternoon walk was such a good idea after all. Maybe it’s the weather or maybe it’s just simply that time of the…
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My throat is still sore but otherwise I’m starting be restored from last weekend. I was going to drive to Järvsö today, first to photograph dogs and then their wilder cousins at Järvzoo. But… winter is making a comeback and snow is falling thick so there wasn’t much point to drive that far when there’s…
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I woke up several times tonight, with a sore throat and feeling a bit under the weather. I’m guessing that it’s how my body is responding to the punishment it has been taking in the previous days. Over 10km of skiing or snowshoeing every day, I’m just simply not conditioned to that. I had been…
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Here’s a dilemma: It’s a beautiful winter day with sunshine. The full moon will rise in the afternoon. You have big blisters on your feet and can’t wear ski boots. Options: Snowshoe hike up to Funäsdalsberget for 360 degree views of the mountains. Problem: The moonrise isn’t until the afternoon so it will be a…
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After a solid breakfast, it was time for skiing again. I felt the blisters straight away, but the pain wasn’t intolerable so I proceeded regardless. I took the trail from the hotel and I was aiming for the Andersborg cabin. At first it was easy – just follow the trail. But then at the highest…
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I have Friday and Monday off so I can go to the mountains for a long weekend to ski (cross-country). One of my main goals for this holiday is to photograph Mittåkläppen covered in snow, so that’s where I headed first. As I got to Bruksvallarna, I was wondering if it it’s going to work, because…
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Since it’s weekend, I went for a walk as usual. It’s been keeping warm so I didn’t need a cap, or thermal underwear, or winter boots, or camera… in fact, I didn’t even need the gloves. This is supposed to be January?! Not any January I have ever seen… we had better winter weather in…
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Since the beautiful winter weather keeps, I thought it was time for a serious walk. So I took the shortest way to the camping area by the lake and crossed the lake and a narrow strip of forest to get to the big bog. On my way I noticed that they had just laid new…