Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
Do trees have personality? You bet, especially somewhere like Omberg ecopark. Åsa and Lasse kindly took us to the shores of Lake Vattern yesterday for some sight seeing and a picnic. The flowers were an absolute treat at Vadstena where we visited the Lustgården (Hortus Paradisus) in the abbey grounds. Then we were met by... Continue Reading →
Last December's MyCOE/SERVIR fellowship workshop in Nairobi has already been the inspiration for new research work at Rhodes University that integrates geographical technologies with field-based research. Kate and I are presenting a seminar at Linköping University's TEMA-Vatten today (and at Northampton University next week) that looks at extreme weather events in the Sneeuberg Mountains of... Continue Reading →
At sunset on Friday and Saturday it was cold with clouds and rain. But there was a narrow letter box of clear sky between the clouds and the horizon so as the sun slid down we were treated to some lovely light draped softly on the trees and barns. I grabbed my camera and ran... Continue Reading →
On the other side of the paddocks outside our room, beyond the horses and the open air museum, is a stretch of woodland. We've been meaning to go across for a while but waited for a sunny day to get out and explore. On the other side of the woodland lies Gamla Linköping - the... Continue Reading →
We were very lucky: last weekend was sunny. Jan and Janet hosted us for a country weekend at Hundby (near Gnesta in Sörmland) where there are lovely walks to be had, photos to be taken and excellent hospitality. We got out for four good walks in our two days: including Sunday morning at 5.30 for... Continue Reading →
When you walk up the rise and on to Valla campus your first impression is bikes, bikes and more bikes. There must be several thousand on the campus and they congregate outside Kårallen (the student's centre). What a difference to Rhodes University where there are maybe a hundred or so - and how this must... Continue Reading →
We have arrived at Linköping University on our latest Linnaeus-Palme exchange programme - collaborating with Tema Vatten (the Department of Water and Environmental Studies) - but more on that and LiU's excellent international reputation in a later post. Fortunately we came across a really nice place to stay right adjacent to the campus at Valla... Continue Reading →
Kate and I arrived into a cold, grey and wintry Uddevalla on Thursday. On Friday it snowed most of the day but it was mixed with rain so by Saturday morning there was no snow left. We did manage to get out for a walk, though, along our local river. It is appropriately named Bäveån... Continue Reading →
We made a return trip to the Karoo last week. It was dramatic. As we drove in on the Nieu Bethesda road the whole sky was dark and the weather very unsettled but as we crested the rise at the end of Rubidge Kloof the Kompassberg appeared, rising some 1200 metres above the plains. That... Continue Reading →
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