As we wind our way south along the Norwegian border I marvel at the beauty of west #Sweden, count myself lucky to live among the dense forests, breathtaking lakes and wide valleys of #Värmland and feel homesick already, knowing that we'll be spending the next week in the concrete cultivated blandness of The Netherlands, counting the days until we travel up north again and follow those same winding roads to our home.
#Jag%C3%84lskarSverige
Nomz, fresh from the forest. Chantarelle and funnel chantarelle.
Today was nice. Went out in the forest with a local guy as guide. Learned a lot about mushrooms, picked some too and fried them in a tasting session. So good! And the weather was nice too. No rain (even though it's been raining cats and dogs yesterday and today in the evening too), no sun, not too much wind, around 14°C.
Mushrooms are fascinating, and the sheer variety is astonishing. Tasty too!
#JagÄlskarSverige #ILoveSweden #Mushroom #Mushrooms #ForestFood
It took us 3+ years in #Sweden but we're finally brave enough to put some chanterelle we picked from the forest ourselves in our meal.
Reason #3647 why I like Sweden. I'm literally in the middle of one of the largest commercial districts in #Karlstad, and what's there? A forest! Big enough for me to get lost in while waiting for the shops to open.
Despite migraine, I took myself to Skövde today to celebrate international workers day. My first such celebration, for in The Netherlands, this is not observed. But throughout Sweden, people took to the streets. In Skövde we had a marching band, followed by us holding banners with such radical suggestions as 'everyone should make a living wage' and 'a Sweden for everyone, not just the richest'. Then there was music and speeches in the central park.
So inspiring, 10/10, would go again.
#InternationalWorkersDay #ILoveSweden #JagÄlskarSverige #Skövde #VänsterPartiet #Sweden
I don't usually watch daytime TV, but I'm making an exception for Sweden's best show: den stora älgvandringen (the greate moose migration).
It's 24/7 camera streams from the forest, spotting moose migrating over rivers. That's it, that's the program. It's brilliant.
#ILoveSweden #JagÄlskarSverige #DenStoraÄlgvandringen #SVT #SVTPlay
Another perfect day in the making: -10°C, clear skies and snow. Probably the last one, there'll be thaw in the coming week.
Wild lynx.
(shamelessly stolen from another social network)
#caturday #ILoveSweden #JagÄlskarSverige #lodjur #lynx #CatVideo #CatVideos
Landlord just called, 'Feel free to pick any tree from the forest as a christmas tree.'
I don't think I mind the immediate surroundings of our new home too much...
This is the life... Launched the boat today, sailed to the middle of the bay Åråsviken and turned off the engine. Just drifting all alone on the water.
Except, now my thoughts drift to installing an auxilliary battery, solar panels, a 12V screen. You know, create a little office space so I can do this every day. "Work from boat" instead of "Work from home."
Record fair in #Gävle today hasn't even started and I'm already two records richer. Picked up Vermillion Sky, the latest from #Skraeckoedlan, and Myriad from #Gaupa yesterday at the live gigs. Heavy #PsychedelicRock from #Sweden.
Now heaving breakfast at my temporary residence at the coast with a gorgeous view.
Sweden really has it all!
And the cover of Myriad qualifies for #caturday as well, right?
What a perfect day! Sky is blue, -1°C, birds are tweeting.
14 Juni 12:00 - 14:00, demonstration mot fascism i #Stockholm - Riksdagshuset och Rosenbad.
Nu är det dags för oss i Sverige att visa att vi också kan och att vi menar allvar med att mota hatet, rasismen och det inskränkta åsikterna tillbaka in i garderoben igen där de hör hemma!
https://www.facebook.com/events/377938918185724
#ILoveSweden #JagÄlskarSverige #StopFascism #Demonstration #InteIMittNamn #Sverige #Sweden
Some pics of our walk a bit south of #Göteborg. Or, well, walk... Clambering over icy rocks to follow steep trails up and down along the coast. And if you think that fazes the Swedes, think again. We met quite a few elderly couples along the way.
The views were worth it.
Last pic is a random set of stairs in the city.
Did some crate digging too, so many record stores!
Some snowy scenes around the house earlier today.
#happiness #ILoveSweden #JagÄlskarSverige
The crunch of fresh snow underfoot, the dog's pleasure as it's frolicking through the white powder, the cold on my face. I love it.
Walking the dog earlier today. I love where I live.
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