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Miriam went excavating in the garage looking for, I think, some warm weather clothes. Personally, I think she is leaning way too far forward. This is not NYC, it just doesn’t get all that hot here around the bay, even … Continue reading

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Swedish Tourism

It was about this time last year that I went to Northern Sweden on a photography junket. Put off from the year before (2017) but that is a completely uninteresting story.     What brought back the memories and a … Continue reading

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Not visible here

It was during the winter that I sat outside for hours, middle of the night to watch a lunar eclipse. There was another one last night (the 27th) which was not exactly visible in my half of the world. I … Continue reading

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Rivers and Roads

The River first: Rio Dulce. We docked in Guatemala and promptly boarded (ok, more or less promptly. At least they offered the birders a separate group or two) smaller vessels called Pangas in which to go up the river. As … Continue reading

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Lunar Eclipse

starting at 0348 and running through close to 0708. Now, the moon had set by then and the sun was up but still…..

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There are times

I am sure for all of us when you can only shake your head and wonder.. “ What was I thinking?” I wish I could say that it is a seldomly occuring experience but that would not be true. Most … Continue reading

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Cloudy

As it turns out, I am both glad for the extra couple of nights here in Absiko and a bit irritated. But really, it is not like the weather is specifically targeting me now is it? According to all the … Continue reading

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Driving to Narvik

It is only about 40km from Abisko to the Norwegian border and some kilometers from there to Narvik which is the closest reasonable size Norwegian city. Primarily an industrial town where iron ore is moved from rail cars to ships, … Continue reading

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Gates of Lappland

just a bit of snow was to be found from the road going waist deep and going toward the only bit of “open” water that we saw = in Absiko National Park where we stopped early afternoon – before moving … Continue reading

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Abisko National Park

We left the hotel about 2100 and returned almost three hours later. My fingers were cold… The photos are in chronological order – and no editing has been done to this point other than shrinking so that it was possible … Continue reading

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Sami

These photos are in sections – the first being relating to stopping in one of the Sami villages partway to Abisko. If I understood Maria correctly there are about ten families involved and around 5000 reindeer which they move seasonally … Continue reading

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Over the river and through

the woods to find Reindeer, Moose and anything worth a photo stop. early morning – as defined as sunrise +/1 an hour the trees just coated with snow – the river that I mentioned and ending with domesticated “wild life” … Continue reading

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Oh roar a roar for Nora –

Nora Alice in the Night. For she has seen the Aurora Borealis Burning Bright – Pogo….

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Icehotel

Now, this obviously appeals to a large number of people. Bus loads of tourists, a significant number of weddings and plenty who stay overnight. There are two sections to the Icehotel – the temporary one which lasts only until everything … Continue reading

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Dog Sledding

Before I forget – yes, Kiruna is north of the Arctic Circle. Sunrise this morning was 0955 and sunset 1344 giving us a grand total of 3 hours and 49 minutes of true daylight. That would make it also obviously … Continue reading

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Kiruna

Leaving the hotel early wasn’t a problem. The snow wasn’t a problem either and it just wasn’t all that cold to a “born in Minnesota gal.” My first challenge was finding the T stop tucked back in a construction zone … Continue reading

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Fireworks

Did I tell you that I skipped the fireworks at the stadium on Monday night in favor of 4th of July fireworks? I had the bright idea – which turned out to be not so bright – of catching the … Continue reading

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Carl won’t leave

No I don’t have a house guest who has been here longer than three days. What we have is a marine layer – fog in the evening completely obscuring the sky. Since Berkeley can occasionally be thought of as a … Continue reading

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You can’t stay

One of the guys from that photo class on the 26th and I were going to attempt to do night photography this evening. George had volunteered to be the chauffeur. The eldest begged off after having to work late. She … Continue reading

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Up from the depths

the only way I can describe this past week is like a deep well. It has been a combination of the chemo hitting me, the house construction with the jack hammering and pounding to the point where it seems like … Continue reading

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