Etikett: funäsfjällen
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I’ve mentioned it a few times that I’m now doing things instead of just endlessly planning them. The change started about four years ago but after mom died, it just made me even more determined. I do not want to die regretting a life not lived. So if you’ve read my blog, you will have…
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My Olympus Tough compact has a microscope mode. Now that we are starting to have flowers – quite a lot of them, actually – I finally remembered to test it. So I shot this strict primrose (Primula stricta) and indeed, it’s possible to get very close to the subject. And unlike with many other compact…
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I got a new GPS watch with a heart rate sensor a couple of weeks ago. I’ve had so many occasions where I have underestimated the strain from my training sessions (alternatively, overestimated my own capacity) that I’ve given up on ever learning what the correct level is for me, so I need help. It has other…
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Wonderful news from the Crane Watch! The first chick has hatched! I felt really privileged as I was watching the crane family today. I almost didn’t want to leave because I would love to see the second chick hatch… but since I have no idea how far apart the chicks hatch, it could be a…
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You have no idea how much I’ve missed hiking. Every day I see Ånnfjället from my window and I hear it calling me, so it was really almost a relief that I could finally put on my hiking boots and hit the trail. But before I got there, I drove by the crane nest to…
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It’s nice to have some places which you can visit year after year on the same date. And spring is just about the only season where it makes any difference how the season is progressing. Summer just follows the spring, autumn colours appear almost always in the middle of September, first snow can fall at…
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Happy news – my knee is (almost) back to normal! I walked up and down Funäsdalsberget to test it and I didn’t have any reason to be worried about the knee any more. It feels a bit odd on occasion but I’m totally going to ignore it and just do what I want to do. At this…
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I’m back from Finland and I was anxious to see if the crane nest stayed afloat through the spring floods. When I got there, the crane was standing by the nest as if to show me the eggs! I really hope the water didn’t reach the eggs so the chicks are still developing. Stay tuned to…
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When it rains, it pours. It rained non-stop yesterday and water levels are now up to flood levels, although Ljusnan is still not as high as it was last year on 24 May. I can still see the top of the rock which was completely under water last year. It looks like the smaller waterways are…
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I made brief visits here and there to check how the spring is coming along. Here in Ljusnedal the snow is almost gone, there are just some small patches in the forest but that’s about it. But as soon as I drove up to Hållan, it was very different – there was so much snow…