Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
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 →
Uddevalla is where I live when I stay in Sweden, a former industrial town set in lovely natural surroundings. That is the mix I am trying to show in these two pictures. The mid-October sunset is taken from above Skalbanksmuseet - the Shell Bed Museum - on the eastern side of town looking west over... Continue Reading →
I suspect this is going to be be the first of a number of posts on this theme .... these four pictures really are My Sweden: The Falun red paint at sunset on the barn at Äsperöd; The 3 am dawn light over the fjord; The Swedish flags snapping in the cold autumn winds; And,... Continue Reading →
I walked past here three weeks ago on a long day's hike with my brother. It is a couple of years since I stayed in the tiny cottage beyond the headland at Gustafsberg, above the small boat harbour at Lindesnäs. I used to wake up early in the morning and you could hear the weather.... Continue Reading →
For three years I came to Sweden in spring and autumn and stayed in a tiny guest cottage at Lindesnäs. It was beautifully situated up on the hillside above the fjord right against the mountain side with lovely views down to the guest harbour at Lindesnäs. You can probably appreciate how nice it was from... Continue Reading →
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