Kategori: The Quiet Picture
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I was going to do a short walk, just long enough to see if my new insoles fixed the Haglöfs-boot chafing problem. I took Hateful Hill* #2 up to Kappruskaftet and I was just going to walk around for a while, and get my 365. It was cloudy so it wasn’t really any good for…
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I had a day off and drove to the Frösö Zoo in Östersund. They only keep open during the summer season and they close on Sunday, so this was the last chance. I’ve been there once before, many many years ago and all I could remember from that visit was that they have cotton headed tamarins…
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Went for a walk after work. The cows were all lying down but as I got closer, they got up and mooed at me. When I walked past, they even tried to follow me for a bit but cows are very laid-back and apparently I was just walking too fast for their taste so they gave…
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And here’s the reward for my troubles with berry picking yesterday! I didn’t think I would get quite this much jam out of the berries I had, so now I don’t even know what I’m going to do with it. I don’t normally even eat jam… but I just think it’s so cool to have made…
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Picked some berries in the garden today – raspberry, blackcurrant, redcurrant, gooseberry and wild strawberries, trying to get enough berries to make jam. I was counting on the raspberries but it is not a good year for them, they’re not very many and only about half the normal size. And my landlord had cut many…
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One of the flowers I’ve nurtured from seed are still not blooming. I was starting to get a bit worried that they might not bloom all summer, but now I can finally see some buds. They are sure taking it slowly… even slower than this slug which was chomping away on one of the buds.
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When I came home, the first thing I did was to pick some strawberries. This is my garden variety wild strawberry without red pigment… that’s what the name tag said anyway. I’m tempted to disagree.
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The sea is like being abroad for me, the landscape (seascape!) is so different from what I’m used to. Sailing boats a-plenty, bare cliffs, salty air, flat horizon, constant fear of ticks bearing dangerous diseases and strange plants. It was an awesome day out on the sea, complete with an almost full super-moon rising! When…
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I think it was the closest I’ve come to missing the 365 picture. I had to drive to Vätö near Norrtälje for the weekend, but it’s a long drive especially when you do it after work. I had counted on getting there just before sunset to get the picture, but after a couple of wrong…
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The insufferable heat is gone, now it’s just pleasant. Absolutely perfect for cycling!