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Back in the 80’s and 90’s I loved the Eurovision Song Contest. Those days are over, but I still make sure to catch it every year. Here in Sweden, it’s almost impossible to miss it anyway. The Swedes sure love their Melodifestivalen (the Swedish qualification for the ESC) and every year the contest sparks a…
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Clear blue skies, sparkling new snow, a few minus degrees but very warm in the sun. It’s a classic late winter’s day! I decided to do the same skiing trip as yesterday, thought it would be a different experience now that the tracks are new and the sun is shining. And so it was, I…
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I finally got my GPS unit, Garmin eTrex Venture to be specific. So now it’s just a matter of skiing and hiking and mapping out my favourite trails! Speaking of skiing, I did a tour today. We only have two prepared tracks here – the short 2.5km illuminated tracks and a longer trail (about 10km)…
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I went to the zoo today. Perfect weather – sunshine and a little bit of snowfall. At the same time. A few years ago I visited the zoo almost every other week, but after I started shooting film I gave up on that and then I moved to Los which added 50km between me and…
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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…