The weather has since October been really gloomy with very little sun. It seems most of Europe experienced a very grey November 2014. Duffer climate? It is still comparatively mild weather. This fall I have so far only seen snow once. I haven’t been to the sea for some years, and December may not seem …
Last night we went from summer savings time to standard time. A pretty daft system if you ask me, but I am not going to rant about that. One mnemonic for the problem of turning a clock backwards or forwards one hour is that "when you put BACK your outdoor furniture to indoor storage is …
I put away un-seasonal clothing into boxes and other storage. Maybe that is old-fashioned. Or maybe I just do not want drawers filled with shorts at Christmas? In summer, having winter boots and coats occupying the hallway is not very nice. Today I brought up some autumn/winter coats from the basement storage. It felt a …
In June last year, I moved from house in countryside (lived there for 23 years) to an apartment in town. The house was on a side of a not high mountain, with open landscapes, so one could see quite far in some directions. One seasonal change that was very obvious was the migration of birds, …
I have a very small allotment garden. It is nice, but a bit hard for me to maintain, due to my ME/CFS. Lately I had some back pains, which has not helped. But my plot it is just a minute walk from my apartment, and it is very nice to have. 🙂 I moved to …
The weather was very fine today, and quite warm. Not much sign of autumn yet, except a slightly cool wind. I had a walk today to a place I’ve never been before. Here’s a view from the walk: It was just a few slow kilometres, but I got exhausted, as usual. It is a thin …
Well, the spring was late, and now it is late spring, but not a late spring anymore. Almost-summer. Sprummer? Around here, there are many wild cherry trees. White flowers en masse. That is over now. The garden cherries have also bloomed. Sadly I forgot to take photos. But, as most wonders of nature, it will …
"Let’s talk about the weather". That is the epitome of small talk. Except of course for people really dependent on or affected by the weather, such as farmers or people living in areas that experience severe snow stroms, floods and hurricanes. For most people living in modernized areas, the weather is mostly a nuisance. The …
This spring is very late. Still a thin layer of icy snow on most ground. The ground is still deep frozen and nights are quite cold, so the melting is very slow, despite being mostly sunshine for weeks. We had a lot better weather here than in most of Europe, I think. But not even …
Ett år är ju en inte helt godtycklig tidsenhet. Ett varv runt solen för gamla Tellus. Från vilken dag man räknar nytt år är ju däremot tämligen godtyckligt. Förra året skrev jag om hur det gamla året dör och det nya föds (också en helt godtycklig metafor) i japanska ritualer. Vi har ju också bilder, …
I always put away the garden furniture in autumn, but for some reason, or no reason, two of them were left outdoors this year. It has been snowing heavily since yesterday, and this evening, nature (together with my slacking) has created this (almost) stilleben: Could be used as a image of climate change…
I’ve written about cranes in autumn and spring. Today I heard and saw the cranes’ southward migration for the first time this year. It was a big V-formation (skein) of about fifty birds. In Swedish we call it "plog" ("plow") formation. They do plow through the air, abandoning us ground dwellers for greener pastures. I …