Life
March was the month of frozen water, sporadic snowfall, colourful feathers for Easter, warm sun, a handful of coat free days, anti-vax protests (not us), pockets of coarse grit on pavements and tiny purple flowers called blåsippa. I'm amazed the water stayed frozen for most of the month.
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February began in what felt like the depths of Winter, with snow and daytime temperatures averaging -10c or below. Fat Tuesday arrived, more Covid-19 recommendations were put in place, colourful tulips filled the shops, snow ploughs zipped around, the calls of roof clearers echoed down the streets, hands were stuffed
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January has been a good month for weather nerds like me. The temperatures have fluctuated quite a bit and we've seen rain, fog and snow. Plus the sun finally came back for several hours at a time — what a good day that was. Early January involved lots of
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I only intended to take a few photos of Wintery weather but I love snow and I love taking photos, so of course I ended up with more than I could fit into one of my usual monthly roundups. These were all taken during the first half of January. This
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Light has been the theme of December and ironically, it's one of the best things about this darker season. Christmas trees, glowing paper stars, festive window displays, outdoor lanterns, advent candles and string lights framing windows and balconies. All good things when Stockholm hasn't seen a
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November bought mostly city time. A combination of us continuing to avoid public transport where possible and just feeling the need to rest. We've taken advantage of weekend rain giving us permission to stay cosy at home. This month also delivered the first snow flurries — they were short
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October has been a good month for night walks. I say night walks but darkness arrives by 5pm so it's not like we've had to venture late! The trees have lost their leaves, julstjärna have started appearing in shop windows, city dogs are wearing their safety
Iceland
My photo library sent a reminder that we were in Iceland this time four years ago. We spent five days in Reykjavík and another five in the wilderness about an hour away from the city. Since travel is out of the question for the foreseeable future, I thought I'
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The city came alive again during September. More people, more traffic, more shops are open and best of all... there are more sausage dogs roaming the streets. My game of sausage watch (which could be mistaken for another activity by those not in the know) can finally be resumed. This
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Stockholm has been deserted for most of August but that has started to change this past week. People are returning from their Summer cabins and staycations. Even Gamla Stan, which has been a ghost town for weeks, is now filled with more people than pigeons for the first time in
America
I've been digitising old film photos lately and found some great shots of New York that have never seen the light of day. Almost twelve years have passed so I don't remember a great deal about what I was feeling etc. But I do know I
Film Photography
My favourite film camera is broken at the moment and I missed shooting film so took the Olympus Trip and Lubitel (medium format) for a spin around Stockholm instead. We stood here during our very first week in Stockholm. I remember us walking along the shore talking about feeling anxious
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