Kategori: norrland
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Just a little something from Monday, actually, but I didn’t get around to processing the pictures until now. Been busy riding my motorbike! The flower is not fully in bloom yet, the petals will curve all the way around so the flower looks like a crown. This is normally a garden flower here, but I…
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I can’t even remember the last time I rode my motorbike. First it was too hot, then it was too cold, then it was too rainy, then I didn’t have time, then I was too tired, then I wasn’t even at home… and before you know it, half the summer has gone by and the…
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Somehow the weather got the best of me. Of course, it’s nice to have warm sunshine so I shouldn’t complain, it’s better than constant rain for sure. But then there’s the feeling that I’m here too early in the season. And I’m really getting fed up with having to hike up mountains, yes I get…
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I probably shouldn’t say this but I’m getting fed up with the sunshine. I’m one of those people who can’t wait, so I get up early and go on my excursions despite the harsh light. It’s actually not always so bad with flowers, because it can really bring out the colours… but it also creates…
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Time to concentrate on other flowers than just orchids all the time. The logical place for flowers of all sorts is the Hamrafjället mountain, so I took the trail to the meadows and then up to the peak. This is early in the season and many familiar flowers like the fragrant orchid and moor-king are…
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This is turning out to be one busy holiday. Day after I came back from Gotland, my sister came for a visit. I had promised to show her my favourite stomping grounds – the mountains. So we drove up, regardless of the weather (raining), did some hiking and came back and did some local sightseeing…
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June started with a real heatwave that lasted for a week. Then it cooled down, and stayed that way pretty much the month out. At least we got some rain. NB: Observations missing for 7 days. * * * Temperature (High): 25°C Temperature (Low): 6°C Temperature (Average): 16°C Barometer (High): 1018 mbar Barometer (Low): 990…
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5 av 60 toppar i Funäsfjällen Det har gått tre år sedan den förra toppturen. Nu vet jag om 60 toppar och Stor-Axhögen blev min första topp som jag gjorde specifikt för att det är med i listan. Och Stor-Axhögen är definitivt en mycket större utmaning än de första fyra topparna jag gjorde, så nu…
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Holiday. Now. I have been sooo tired lately, chronic tiredness that no amount of sleep or coffee can cure. My brain is tired, my body is tired, I even fell asleep on the bus. And I never sleep on the bus (or train or airplane or anything that moves, for that matter). For the past…
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I have mentioned a few times how the Loos area is rich in orchids. There’s still a few orchids species I haven’t seen here, but I know someone who knows where all of them grow – so today I got a guide to show to me to the lesser twayblade (Listera chordata). It’s a small…